How to Ruin a Summer Vacation by Simone Elkeles has been on the shelf for ten years. I enjoyed it when I first read it, and I still think about the story and the lessons learned about family. Well, zoom forward to today, and there's a new twist on an old story with My Almost Flawless Tokyo Dream Life by Rachel Cohn. Elle's father, who has never been a part of her life, whisks her away from her American life to live in Tokyo with him. What she doesn't know about her father is that he is a part of the elite. He is a Japanese hotel mogul and she is being submersed in the culture of the Tokyo rich. What will this teach her about herself and about her family? This book leaves lots of room for life lessons.
Over the years I have read a lot of YA books. There have been times when the genres and the story lines have started to build around the same themes and you start to wonder when will there be something new and fresh. There have also been times when I've read a book and then a few years later a similar story line will appear and I am reminded of the first book and I anticipate that the new book will be fun to read. That's where I am with the books I will mention today.
How to Ruin a Summer Vacation by Simone Elkeles has been on the shelf for ten years. I enjoyed it when I first read it, and I still think about the story and the lessons learned about family. Well, zoom forward to today, and there's a new twist on an old story with My Almost Flawless Tokyo Dream Life by Rachel Cohn. Elle's father, who has never been a part of her life, whisks her away from her American life to live in Tokyo with him. What she doesn't know about her father is that he is a part of the elite. He is a Japanese hotel mogul and she is being submersed in the culture of the Tokyo rich. What will this teach her about herself and about her family? This book leaves lots of room for life lessons.
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AuthorHi! I'm Sonya, the Young Adult Librarian at Algona Public Library. I'll be sharing about YA books - old and new. Archives
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