Josie is fifteen going on sixteen and she is completely brilliant. Its just as good as i now pronounce you someone else and has further cemented my love for mccahans contemporary ya. Love and other foreign words is one of those books that made me feel good. In fact, without her narrating this novel, i rather doubt i would think love and other foreign words was remarkable the way i do currently. Initially, i thought i wont be liking josie that much. She doesnt understand why feelings for someone else would drive you to do wild things. Can anyone be truly herselfor truly in lovein a language thats not her own. Shes also the author of love and other foreign words and i now pronounce you someone else. Book trailer for love and other foreign words by erin mccahan this is a book trailer for love and other foreign words by erin mccahan. Erin mccahan is the reigning queen of summer ya reads. It goes without saying that ive been looking forward to her. Love and other foreign words erin mccahan alexa loves. Hardcover summary love and other foreign words follows our main character named josie.
Elise allen, new york times bestselling coauthor of elixir buy now amazon barnes. Brilliant fifteenyearold josie has a knack for languages, but her sisters engagement has josie grappling with the nature of true love, her feelings for her best friend stu, and how anyone can be truly herself. Love and other foreign words by erin mccahan librisnotes. Love and other foreign words by erin mccahan kirkus. Love and other foreign words by erin mccahan published on may 1, 2014 by dial genres. I could see why, for some readers, shes going to rub them the wrong way, but her entire personality just worked for me. In terms of story, love and other foreign words is actually a fairly simple one. Shes also the author of love and other foreign words and i now pronounce you. Love and other foreign words by erin mccahan the young. Im about to gush, absolutely gush, about love and other foreign words.
Parents need to know that love and other foreign words by erin mccahan is a comingofage story for younger teen readers. She lives in new albany, ohio, near columbus, with her husband. Love and other foreign words by erin mccahan purplebooky. I now pronounce you someone else, love and other foreign words. I looooved erin mccahans first novel, i now pronounce you someone else. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read love and other foreign words. Josie is smart, funny and full of oneliners that had me laughing out loud. Love and other foreign words by erin mccahan penguin books australia skip to content. She has a fantastic way with words and a great understanding of the teenage mind, so i was ridiculously excited to get the chance to read her second novel, love and other foreign words. Love and other foreign words ebook written by erin mccahan. Equal parts comedy and coming of age, this is a whipsmart. She lives in new albany, near columbus, with her husband. Every one of erin mccahans characters rings perfectly unique and trueyoull laugh with them, struggle with them, and youll seriously hate to leave them when the book is over. Perfect for fans of john green and rainbow rowell, love and other foreign words is equal parts comedy and coming of agea whipsmart, bighearted, laughoutloud love story about sisters, friends, and what it means to love at all.
Love and other foreign words download pdfepub ebook. Erin mccahans love and other foreign words is a novel i was excited to read. I wanted a sweet escape, that is exactly what i got from this book. Love and other foreign words hardcover schuler books. One concept she has trouble grasping is romantic love, especially when it comes to her old. Praise for love and other foreign words im about to gush, absolutely gush, about love and other foreign words.
It focuses on an extremely gifted 15yearold junior who has to translate teenspeak and other foreign to her concepts into a language she can understand. Sixteenyearold josie lives her life in translation. Love and other foreign words by erin mccahan book resume. Equal parts comedy and coming of age, this is a whipsmart, bighearted, laughoutloud love story about sisters, friends, and what it means to love at all. Book talk love and other foreign words by erin mccahan. Popsugar erin lives in columbus, oh, with her husband of over 18 years, tim, and their two cats, simon and josie. But she does love her family, which is why when her older sister gets engaged to absolutely the wrong guy, she becomes determined to break them up before its too. It is a book that i went into with no expectations except that it would be a contemporary book and that there might be something to do with love.
Love and other fourletter words laurelleaf books by carolyn mackler and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. I enjoyed love and other foreign words, plain and simple, from the story to the characters including the secondary ones, who i think deserved a little more time to shine in their own rights. Love and other foreign words brings this issue to the ya world. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Get love and other foreign words erin mccahan pdf file for free on our ebook library. Book talk love and other foreign words by erin mccahan tiny reads.
Erin mccahan is an ohiodwelling, unabashedly styxloving, fulltime writer who enjoys a variety of hobbies, excluding roleplaying, sticky things and karaoke. Love and other foreign words author wants one direction for. Do you like books about intelligent girls and out of the norm love stories. And with the book finally hitting shelves next week, mtv news checked in with author erin mccahan to get some inside dirt on what to expect. Erin mccahan author of love and other foreign words. Its beautifully written, and it touches the heart of the high school and lets be honest, adult life experience. Erin mccahan is an ohiodwelling, unabashedly styxloving, fulltime writer who enjoys a variety of hobbies, excluding roleplaying, sticky things, and karaoke. Love and other foreign words ebook by erin mccahan. Erin mccahan brilliant fifteenyearold josie has a knack for languages, but her sisters engagement has josie grappling with the nature of true love, her feelings for her best friend stu, and how anyone can be. Love and other foreign words by erin mccahan love and other foreign words is a delightful book about a young woman trying to understand the nature of love just as she experiences her first love and comes to terms with her older sisters upcoming marriage. Every one of erin mccahan s characters rings perfectly unique and trueyoull laugh with them, struggle with them, and youll seriously hate to leave them when the book is over. There are books where you want to critique it to within an inch of its life, then there books that you want to just appreciate it for how it made it you feel.
It was trial and error throughout the whole book for josie. Love and other foreign words by erin mccahan penguin books. We all find the word love to be confusing, intimidating, and just all around complex. Love and other foreign words fits that description perfectly and i think you need to pick it up right away. Shes so smart in fact, shes smart enough to be in a program where she takes college classes half of her time at high school.
Ive been a fan of erin mccahans writing ever since i read her debut novel, i now pronounce you someone else, way back in 2010 wow, where does the time go. Love and other foreign words by erin mccahan penguin. I had to get away from all paranormal and horror stuff for a while, so i chose this love and other foreign words by erin mccahan. Love and other foreign words by erin mccahan books on. Review of love and other foreign words by erin mccahan. Josie is so smart and is known to be quite the top notch student. Read love and other foreign words by erin mccahan available from rakuten kobo. Love and other foreign words by erin mccahan is a quirky youngadult novel that i really enjoyed. Love and other foreign words is a delightful book about a young woman trying to understand the nature of love just as she experiences her. Love and other foreign words by erin mccahan is a book that i have not seen receive much acclaim in the circles that i run in, but its certainly a book that deserves to be on your stacks. I had heard good things and i enjoyed most parts of her previous ya, i now pronounce you someone else, particularly the writing and character development. Josie is a fifteen year old girl who has been blessed with an incredibly high iq and a family who puts up with her antics. In love and other foreign words, were introduced to josie, a sixteenyearold who spends her life translating other peoples languages high school, boyfriends, etc. Perfect for fans of john green and rainbow rowell, love and other foreign words is equal parts comedy and coming of.
It might sound strange, but reading it is an experience that i can compare to listening to a beautifully performed musical composition fluid, pleasant and entertaining. Love and other foreign words by erin mccahan nook book. Love and other foreign words by erin mccahan, 9780147509598, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Love and other foreign words by erin mccahan goodreads. Erin mccahans new novel, love and other foreign words, is one of those appealing, cant miss ya books and i am feeling a little smug that i found it before my daughter so i have one to recommend to her instead of the other way around. Love and other foreign words by erin mccahan overdrive.
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