We do not stand in airports with guns, outside of clubs (which we don't call disco- number three of the list that bothered me) checking I.D's and being called when there's a fight- That is for the police to take care of. I am 19, which means that I am a soldier.We, soldires, are not, I repeat, are NOT bodyguards or work in any security company. It's more like: Maya, Mia, Noa, Dana, Natalie.Ģ. So before I tell you what I thought about the book I have to clarify some things that bothered me throughout the book.įirst of all, in the twenty first century teenagers name's aren't usually Osnat, Ofra. But when you write a book you need to make sure you have all the right facts. While I was reading this book I understood that the author didn't really know many things about Israel. About Israeli's and American's being together. I started reading this book knowing it will be a fun read about a book that's written from Americans perspective about Israel. My mom lived in the US for 20 years and moved to Israel because of my dad, therefore I read only english books and speak english better then I speak hebrew. Ok, before I start reviewing the book I have to say a couple of things a bout Israel. (She also loves sushi, which you can probably tell by reading her books.) Simone writes about teens because she was a teen in the 80’s (when spiked hair and blue eye shadow were “rad”) and she loves writing about those exciting teen relationships and romances. 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. Simone Elkeles is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of novels for teens.

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