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ISBN: 978-0-7387-0961-1
Book 3 in the series:
How To Ruin Your
Boyfriend’s Reputation

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How does a fashionista teen end up on a farm in the middle of Israel with her estranged father? Oy, vey doesn't even come close to describing it.

Moshav? What’s a moshav? Is it “shopping mall” in Hebrew? I mean, from what Jessica was telling me, Israeli stores have the latest fashions from Europe. That black dress Jessica has is really awesome. I know I’d be selling out if I go with the Sperm Donor to a mall, but I keep thinking about all the great stuff I could bring back home.

Unfortunately for 16-year-old Amy Nelson, “moshav” is not Hebrew for “shopping mall.” Not even close. Think goats, not Gucci.

Going to Israel with her estranged Israeli father is the last thing Amy wants to do this summer. She’s got a serious grudge against her dad, a.k.a. “Sperm Donor,” for showing up so rarely in her life. Now he’s dragging her to a war zone to meet a family she’s never known, where she’ll probably be drafted into the army. At the very least, she’ll be stuck in a house with no AC and only one bathroom for seven people all summer—no best friend, no boyfriend, no shopping, no cell phone…

Goodbye pride—hello Israel.

  • 2008/2009 Read for a Lifetime List by the IL Secretary of State and State Librarian and the Illinois State Library
  • Listed as a feature Young Adult book on the ADL – Anti-Defamation League - website
  • Voted #3 on the Top Ten Teen book of the year (2007) by YALSA, the young adult division of the American Library Association (www.ala.org/teenstopten)
  • Silver medal in the (IPPY’s) independent publisher book awards in the Multicultural Children’s fiction category
  • Finalist in the Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence contest
  • Finalist in the National Readers Choice Awards
  • Finalist in the Aspen Gold book awards Winner, Chick Lit Stiletto contest
  • #3 on Teens’ Top Ten List by
    YALSA, a division of the
    American Library Association