Fresh Off the Boat by Melissa De La Cruz
Fresh Off the Boat (FOB) is a familiar term to many people. It describes someone who’s just moved to a foreign country. It describes Vicenza, who is “fresh off the boat” from her home in Manila. She is away from her huge house, all her friends and her life. Moving to America is her paren'ts’ “new adventure” but everything was far from good for Vicenza. Sure, she got into a prestigious all-girl private high school on a scholarship but she has no friends and no money for fashionable clothes to impress the snotty people at the school. She needs a date to the Soirée d’Hiver, a hot, charming, and Tobey Maguire look-alike….NOT Freddy the family scrawny friend!
Fresh Off the Boat by Melissa De La Cruz describes the problems of many teenage girls, from getting a hot boyfriend to becoming popular. It’s a story that everyone can relate to, and it teaches you to see what’s right before your eyes.
Jacqueline, 15
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