My husband had a friend Oded who was dating a girl named Osnat, so that gave me the idea to put them together in my book.Įverywhere Amy goes in Israel in the book, I've been.
I must say that I do have a cousin named Osnat, but the character in my book does not resemble her at all. The family members in How to Ruin a Summer Vacation are caricatures of people I know, Were any of the events or characters in How to Ruin a Summer VacationĪbsolutely! My father was Israeli and my husband is Israeli, so I have a lot of family members in Israel who I've spent summers with. (Until they turn eighteen and have to serve in the military - which, incidentally, they are proud and happy to do.) Of Israel people might not know about (and in a hilarious way). If the news channels only showed to the world the south side of Chicago, you'd get a very skewed view of what Chicago is. What you see on television news channels is just one little part of Israel. Gosh, there's so much about Israel and Israelis I want people to know. Today's teens have about Israel? What do you hope they What do you think are some common misconceptions that "Elka-less," she replied, "I always tell people it's not Elka-more, it's Elka-less." I think I heard a little bit of Amy in that, so we went right into: A girl is critically injured by a boy her age - someone she knows, in fact - and their lives are forever changed.īefore diving into the deep waters of the interview, I dipped my toe in the shallow end of the pool and asked Simone how to pronounce her last name. More serious is Elkeles' other 2007 release, Leaving Paradise, which deals with the aftermath of a hit-and-run car accident. Like its predecessor, Life mixes the funny with the serious. Amy's story continues in How to Ruin my Teenage Life, which was released this year. Sheĭidn't know her grandmother and barely knew herįather, much less their culture and religion. Trip to Israel when her grandmother becomes ill. In How to Ruin a Summer Vacation, the first novel by Simone Elkeles,ġ6-year-old American teenager Amy takes an unexpected
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