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Love and Other Foreign Words
  • Published: 1 May 2014
  • ISBN: 9781101625972
  • Imprint: PEN US eBook Childrens
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 336

Love and Other Foreign Words

  • Erin McCahan
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Equal parts comedy and coming of age, this is a whip-smart, big-hearted, laugh-out-loud love story about sisters, friends, and what it means to love at all. 


Can anyone be truly herself—or truly in love—in a language that's not her own?

Sixteen-year-old Josie lives her life in translation. She speaks High School, College, Friends, Boyfriends, Break-ups, and even the language of Beautiful Girls. But none of these is her native tongue--the only people who speak that are her best friend Stu and her sister Kate. So when Kate gets engaged to an epically insufferable guy, how can Josie see it as anything but the mistake of a lifetime? Kate is determined to bend Josie to her will for the wedding; Josie is determined to break Kate and her fiancé up. As battles are waged over secrets and semantics, Josie is forced to examine her feelings for the boyfriend who says he loves her, the sister she loves but doesn't always like, and the best friend who hasn't said a word--at least not in a language Josie understands.


“Josie’s a rarity in teen literature, a genuine original . . . Lively characters and a satisfying plot foil reader expectations in the best possible way.”—Kirkus Reviews  
  • Published: 1 May 2014
  • ISBN: 9781101625972
  • Imprint: PEN US eBook Childrens
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 336
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Praise for Love and Other Foreign Words

Reviews and Awards for I Now Pronounce You Someone Else:
- 2010 Cybils Awards Finalist
- 2011 RITA Awards Finalist for Best First Book
- 2011 RITA Awards Finalist for Best YA Novel
- Librarians' Choice for Best 100 Books of 2010
- Bookpage Best Book Titles 2010
- TOP PICK, June 2010, RT Book Reviews
- A "Must Read" Girls Life, June 2010

Praise for Love and Other Foreign Words:

"I'm about to GUSH, absolutely GUSH, about Love and Other Foreign Words. . . . It's beautifully written, and it touches the heart of the high school (and let's be honest, adult) life experience: figuring out where you belong and what that means about who you are. . . . A standout . . . I loved every single moment, and I can't recommend [it] enough!"--Lisa Parkin for the Huffington Post's "Top 12 Young Adult Books of 2014"

"Cracklingly smart . . . With impeccable clarity--and hilarity . . . This clever read will satisfy fans of Rainbow Rowell, John Green, and Stephanie Perkins." --Booklist

"Impossibly winning." --The Wall Street Journal

«"McCahan's sharp-witted first-person narrative will keep readers laughing." --Publisher's Weekly (starred review)

"Josie's a rarity in teen literature, a genuine original. . . . Trying to control what can't be controlled, wanting and fearing love, she's one of us. Lively characters and a satisfying plot foil reader expectations in the best possible way."--Kirkus Reviews

"Readers in the mood for serious laughs need look no further . . . [Josie Sheridan's] analytical, overthinking narration and knack for delivering truly lacerating quips . . . will have readers sticking by her side." --Publisher's Weekly, Best Summer Books 2014

"A true-blue lovable weirdo, [Josie is] the type of character I really enjoy seeing . . . [She is] authentically herself, even when being herself gets in her into trouble." --HelloGiggles