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Across the Pond
Storyheart
Xlibris
ISBN: 978-1-4363-7176-6
Fiction, Young Adult
Reviewed by Kate Greenwood
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Storyheart brings his success with romance stories to the children’s novel as he delivers his first young adult book. Across the Pond is a charming tale of teenage love between British Fred Squire and American Brittany complete with tough adolescent choices, mall hopping and sport star idolization.
When Fred’s parents send him on holiday to their American friends and daughter he is initially reluctant but that feeling evaporates quickly as he forms a strong bond with Brit. Storyheart’s British heritage reveals itself as he highlights the differences and similarities between life in England and the U.S. while keenly showing that teenagers are virtually the same everywhere.
It is a short story but full of fun and sure to propel your teenager into summer reading!