What's French For "Ew"? [Mass Market Paperback]

Katie Maxwell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2004

Spring break arrives, and that means it’s time for Emily to brush up on her sadly lacking French language skills. Emily, however, has much more important plans for her time—she is determined to keep the interest of her boyfriend Devon, and what better place to storm his Bastille than Paris?

Unfortunately her attempts to conquer strange French cuisine, Devon—and oh, yes, there’s that little thing about learning the language—end up in …well, let’s just call it The French Revolution II and leave it at that.

Subject: Emily’s Handy Phrases For Spring Break in Paris
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J’apprendrais par coeur plutot le Klingon qu’essaye d’apprendre le francais en deux semaines. I would rather memorize Klingon than try to learn French in two weeks.

Vous voulez que je mange un escargot? You want me to EAT a snail?!?

Vous etes nummy, mais mon petit ami est le roi des hotties, et il vient a Paris seulement pour me voir! You are nummy, but my boyfriend is the king of hotties, and he’s coming to Paris just to see me!

Praise For Katie Maxwell

"Gripping, smart-alecky, shocking...and at the same time, tender. A brilliant debut by Katie Maxwell in the Young Adult Forum." - KLIATT

"Fans of The Princess Diaries and other well written teen books will cheer this new entry to the scene." - Huntress Reviews

"Girls will laugh, sigh and squeal aloud as they embark upon Emily's journey." - Romantic Times BOOKClub

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 13 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 196 pages
• Publisher: Smooch (May 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0843952970
• ISBN-13: 978-0843952971
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,166,503 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious..., May 7, 2004

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This review is from: What's French For "Ew"? (Mass Market Paperback)

Wouldn't any young girl give her eyeteeth to spend her seventeenth birthday in Paris with the man of her dreams? Probably, unless she happened to have her very own baby as an obligatory guest on the excursion. Before your eyebrows hit the ceiling, it's a fake baby, as Emily has to explain a few dozen times over the course of the novel.

She was supposed to only have Baby Annoy for a few days, as a school project to learn how serious a parenting career is, but life threw her a curve, forcing Emily to have to take it with her to Paris for Spring Break or risk killing her GPA. So, "Jack", her "child" gets to go along to her survival French lessons, gets a nice, unexpected swin in the canal, locked in at Notre Dame, and a few other adventures. Emily realizes that she is going to have to be able to afford a nanny when she has a real baby. Then comes the big night of her birthday, one she's been planning for ages. It is supposed to be a once in a lifetime night shared with Devon, but will it be?

**** Katie Maxwell deftly and hilariously delivers a potent message about the most important decisions. Emily is a breath of fresh air, wholly realistic, and utterly charming. If you love the Princess Diaries, this series is equally fun, no matter if you are a teen or once were one. ****
Amanda Killgore

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Katie's books are always great, May 9, 2004

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K. Kraus "mskraus2u" (Pleasant Prairie, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: What's French For "Ew"? (Mass Market Paperback)

I'm another adult fan of Katie's "Emily" series, and I thought this was a great book. The use of Paris as the setting was really fun, especially Emily's massacring of the French language. My favorite part of the book was Emily's "son" Jack, the pregnancy-prevention doll she was forced to lug around Paris. I missed Emily's interaction with her family, especially her father Brother. I can't wait for her to get back to England. I didn't like this book quite as much as the first two in the series, but Katie's worst book is better than most other authors' best. Maybe I just liked it less because I know Emily was meant to be with Fang, and he wasn't in this book at all. But I can be patient until the next book where I'm sure Katie will wrap things up nicely.

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Hilarious Return of Emily, May 18, 2004

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Erika Sorocco (Southern California, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: What's French For "Ew"? (Mass Market Paperback)

Everyone's favorite Englander, Emily, is back and better than ever. However, this time she's not in England, or even Scotland, but rather Paris, France, the city of love. Where she is spending her Spring Break learning to speak the language of love, and she's not going it alone. Emily's best friend, Holly, is there with her, as well as her super hot new boyfriend, Devon, and...a baby? That's right, Emily is stuck with a whining, wetting, little baby for a whole month. No, not a REAL baby, but rather one of those dolls that teach you what being a young Mother is really like, known as the LuvMyBaby v4.75. It seems easy to raise a doll for a month, however, Emily is unprepared for the true responsibility, and the fact that the doll is truly cramping her style. I mean, how is a girl supposed to enjoy not only her seventeenth birthday, but her very long-awaited trip to Paris, as well as spend time with her super cute new boyfriend with a baby in tow?

As WHAT'S FRENCH FOR "EW!"? is the third book in the favorite-to-many Emily series, it is a harsh fact that Emily will soon be leaving us for good, as there is only one more title planned in the series. Until that last title comes, we must savor the enjoyment, and cherish the time we get to spend with her. It is a known fact that readers can become attached to fictional characters whom they read often. But with Emily it's more. Reading an Emily book is like reading a letter from your best friend. Her ridiculously witty personality keep the reader on the edge of their seat, always hoping for the best for our dear little Emily. Fans of THE YEAR MY LIFE WENT DOWN THE LOO and THEY WEAR WHAT UNDER THEIR KILTS? will not be disappointed in this latest installment to the Emily series. A must have.

Erika Sorocco