Learning to Swear in America by Katie Kennedy
A huge asteroid is heading toward earth, Yuri, a physicist from Russia , has been called by NASA to come to California to help save the earth. Yuri thinks he knows how to stop the asteroid, because of the research he has been doing on antimatter. The problem is Yuri is only 17, even though he's a genius it is hard for him to get the other physicists to listen to his plan. Then Yuri meets Dovie, a normal California teenager who becomes Yuri's friend, and introduces him to a whole different kind of life.
Yuri Strelnikov comes from Russia to the United States, somewhat suddenly, he didn't even tell his mother he was leaving, which is a bit weird, remembering he is only 17. Yuri is lonely here in the USA, although it seems he might have been lonely in Russia too, because he's never had a real friend. Dovie, and her family befriend Yuri, and introduce him to California culture. I was prepared for some swear words in this book, because of the title, but I wasn't prepared for the weird sex-related topics that seemed forced and didn't fit with Yuri's personality.
This book had some awkward and funny moments. I did enjoy the science portions of the story, with Yuri having the weight of the world on his shoulders, as he tries to save earth from extinction.
You can find Learning to Swear in America in the Young Adult section of the library.
Yuri Strelnikov comes from Russia to the United States, somewhat suddenly, he didn't even tell his mother he was leaving, which is a bit weird, remembering he is only 17. Yuri is lonely here in the USA, although it seems he might have been lonely in Russia too, because he's never had a real friend. Dovie, and her family befriend Yuri, and introduce him to California culture. I was prepared for some swear words in this book, because of the title, but I wasn't prepared for the weird sex-related topics that seemed forced and didn't fit with Yuri's personality.
This book had some awkward and funny moments. I did enjoy the science portions of the story, with Yuri having the weight of the world on his shoulders, as he tries to save earth from extinction.
You can find Learning to Swear in America in the Young Adult section of the library.
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