Love and Other Foreign Words (McCahan)

Book Reviews
(Starred review.) Fifteen-year-old Josie Sheridan may have a genius-level IQ, but that doesn’t mean she understands everything. One concept she has trouble grasping is romantic love, especially when it comes to her older sister Kate’s inexplicable attraction to her nerdy librarian fiance, Geoff. Josie is sure that Geoff is completely wrong for Kate.
Publishers Weekly


Josie Sheridan, 15.4 years old, knows a lot about social language. With a schedule that involves both high school and college courses, she has learned to adapt her communication style in order to fit in with both groups. However, Josie can't seem to wrap her head around the language of Love.... [For those] who want a quirky love story (grade 8 up). —Kimberly Castle-Alberts, Hudson Library & Historical Society, OH
Library Journal


Fifteen-year-old Josie....loves languages of all kinds, but has to work hard at understanding the current language of her peers.... Even though Josie is “different,” she has friends and family who accept her without her having to downplay her intelligence, which makes it easy to empathize with her inner struggle to figure out her life (ages 11 to 18). —Jane Van Wiemokly
Voya


Josie's a rarity in teen literature, a genuine original. Being gifted sets her apart. Armored by arch mannerisms, 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 (ages 12-18).
Kirkus Reviews