How to Ruin a Summer Vacation by Simone Elkeles

She also spends time mentoring other teen and adult authors. In her spare time she’s the Hockey Mom for her kids hockey teams and is an active Girl Scout leader specially trained in outdoor education. She loves animals (she has two dogs – a labradoodle and a German Shepherd), kids (she also has two of those) and her family. She continued her education at Loyola University-Chicago where she received her Master’s of Science degree in Industrial Relations while working for a manufacturing company creating diversity programs for their employees. Simone went to the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign and received her Bachelor’s of Science there in Psychology in 1992. Simone was born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago, where she still lives today. Simone is especially proud of the fact that the Illinois Association of Teachers of English named her Author of the Year. Simone also won the coveted RITA award from the Romance Writers of America for her book Perfect Chemistry. Simone’s books have won many awards including being YALSA Top Ten Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, being named to the YALSA Popular Paperbacks and Teens Top Ten lists, and added to the Illinois “Read for a Lifetime” Reading List.

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.Simone Elkeles is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of novels for teens. “Sperm Donor,” for showing up so rarely in her life. She's got a serious grudge against her dad, a.k.a. Going to Israel with her estranged Israeli father is the last thing Amy wants to do this summer. Unfortunately for 16-year-old Amy Nelson, “moshav” is not Hebrew for “shopping mall.” Not even close. 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.

That black dress Jessica has is really awesome. 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. How to Ruin a Summer Vacation (How to Ruin #1)

How to Ruin a Summer Vacation by Simone Elkeles