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How to ruin a summer vacation

When sixteen-year-old Amy, a spoiled American, goes to Israel for a three-month summer vacation with a father she barely knows, she is not prepared for his Jewish family and the changes they bring about in her life.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Elkeles, Simone
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Woodbury, Minn. : Flux, 2006.
Subjects:	Fathers and daughters > Young adult fiction. Family > Young adult fiction. Jews > Young adult fiction. Israel > Young adult fiction.
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Summary:	When sixteen-year-old Amy, a spoiled American, goes to Israel for a three-month summer vacation with a father she barely knows, she is not prepared for his Jewish family and the changes they bring about in her life.
Physical Description:	234 p. ; 21 cm.
ISBN:	9780738709611 0738709611 (pbk.)
Author Notes:	Simone Elkeles received a Bachelor's of Science degree in psychology from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign in 1992 and a Master's of Science degree in industrial relations from Loyola University-Chicago. Before becoming a full-time author, she worked for a manufacturing company creating diversity programs for their employees. Her books include Perfect Chemistry, How to Ruin a Summer Vacation, How to Ruin My Teenage Life, and Leaving Paradise. She was voted the Illinois Author of the Year by the Illinois Association of Teachers of English. (Bowker Author Biography)