Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Foreign Exposure The Social Climber Abroad by Lauren Mechling ISBN 13: 9781439505984. FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. After two semesters with her dad in New York City, Mimi ends up in Berlin with her mom for summer break, but it's not long before a friend gets her an internship in London where Mimi is soon living it up with glamorous friends. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Lauren Mechling grew up in Brooklyn, and has written for the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Seventeen. Laura Moser grew up in Houston, Texas. She is the author of a biography of Bette Davis and has written for various publications, including Newsday, Slate, and the Guardian. Both Laura and Lauren are crazy about London - where Laura lived for three years and Lauren spent a winter as a cat sitter. Though they still pine for London's trashy nighttime soaps, fry-up breakfasts, and advanced text-messaging technology, they now call New York home. Both authors live in Brooklyn, NY. Excerpt. � Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. : Top three people I’d give anything to spend my summer with: Boris, the boyfriend I never see Lily, light of my social life, fire of my lunch hour Dad. Top three people I’d give anything not to spend my summer with: Mom Mom’s boyfriend, Maurice Mom and Maurice together. I used to look forward to the last day of school, back when summer was all about improving my backstroke and kicking back with my cat, Simon. But not this year. As the final days of tenth grade ticked by, I watched with growing envy as my friends pranced around in flip-flops and oversize sunglasses. I would’ve gladly taken summer school, or even one of those military-academy- cum-fat-camps advertised in the back of the New York Times Magazine, over the nightmare that awaited me. Apart from DNA, my mother and I have very little in common. I’m five-eleven and growing; she’s well below the national average for women’s height and, therefore, has never suffered the humiliation of being called sir” by inattentive clerks and waiters. Self-consciousness and bewilderment, my specialties, are completely foreign concepts to her. Once, when I asked her if she ever feels insecure or depressed, she chuckled and said she believes in positive thinking. Mom is a psychology professor, and an expert on denial. Though usually too wrapped up in thinking positively about her own life to notice any developments in mine, she will occasionally descend from her cloud of self-absorption to hurt my feelings inadvertently, of course. I often remind myself that, deep down, she loves me a lot; she just has a quirky way of expressing it. I let it slide when, after watching me fumble through a duet from Anything Goes at my eighth- grade talent show, she mentioned a position paper she’d read on female adolescents’ voice changes. When she scrutinized the beautiful gold heels I was wearing to the ninth-grade winter dance and declared that I needed three extra inches like a hole in the head,” I brushed it off. But when, late last spring, she kicked my saintly father out of the house to shack up with Maurice, the roly-poly physics professor she claimed to be her existential companion,” my patience ran out. If she could live without Dad, then she’d have to live without me too. But in exchange for letting me hightail it to New York to spend this past school year with poor Dad, Mom extracted a promise in return: that I’d spend the summer with her in Houston. Or so I’d naively assumed. As it turned out, Mom had landed a summer fellowship at the Teichen Institute and expected me to tag along while she conducted spatial-memory experiments on rhesus monkeys. The Teichen Institute, I should point out, is located in Berlin, a huge European metropolis where I’d know exactly two people: Mom and the aforementioned puffball physicist who’d replaced Dad. With the school year drawing to a close, I began to dread the experience, and moped around the house accordingly. In the weeks before school let out, Quinn, Dad’s delightful darkroom assistant and an honorary member of our family, kept trying to cheer me up by describing Berlin as decadent and fabulous a city where nobody works or gets up before noon. Quinn was unable to be serious about anything for longer than five seconds, and was a world-class expert at pulling Dad or me out of a funk. One night in late May, he even lured me to the couch and removed a red Netflix envelope from his messenger bag, announcing, If you don’t love Germany after this masterpiece, I’m taking you to Bellevue for a mental health checkup!” And so I was subjected to Satan’s Brew, an unbelievably pretentious German movie about a deranged anarchist poet named Walter who’s obsessed with a prostitute. Later in the film, Walter becomes convinced he’s the reincarnation of a gay nineteenth-century poet and loses interest in the streetwalker. It was a preposterous movie that solidified my suspicion of all things German, but I couldn’t tell that to Quinn, who was gasping from start to finish. This was fun,” I said gamely after the movie was over. Maybe you should come visit this summer. You can show me all the other German things that deserve a chance.” You’ll be fine without me,” Quinn promised, inserting the DVD back in its envelope. I think your dad would decompose if we both left him.” On the last day of school, my friends and I cut second period to hang out in Cadman Plaza Park, but the huge rectangle of dirt in downtown Brooklyn that served as Baldwin’s soccer/ baseball/Frisbee/Brazilian dance field had been cordoned off foor grass planting, so we sat on a bench in the shade. While the girls entertained themselves deciphering the senseless profanities carved into the bench (my favorite: eat my burrito”), I was anxious even more so after I looked at my watch and realized that in exactly twenty-four hours I’d be on a plane. A loud sigh sailed out of my mouth. Cheer up,” Pia said. It’s only a few months. We’ll be here when you get back.” I know, I know,” I said. It’s just . . . there are so many things I’d rather do with my summer than study German.” Like what, study Russian?” Lily ventured, an unsubtle reference to Boris Potasnik, my so- called sort-of-not-quite boyfriend. Her joke only increased my gloominess, for Boris, too, had become a sore subject in recent weeks. In private, he played the part of boyfriend well, laughing at my jokes, complimenting my hideous freckles, and stashing Belgian chocolate bars inside my laptop case. It was how he behaved in public that troubled me. Whenever we hung out with other people, Boris didn’t just ignore me, but made a grand show of doing so. He’d avert his eyes and address everyone else in the room except yours truly, even if I was saying something supremely interesting, which, quite often, I was. The problem was that Boris and I shared more than a love for smoked salmon and fancy chocolate. We also shared a close friend, Sam Geckman, and Sam and I had a highly complicated relationship, mostly thanks to a few brief and regrettable hookup sessions during the fall semester. Claiming that Sam had a crush on me, Boris thought it inappropriate to flaunt” our relationship and insisted we maintain a low profile” as a couple. Just keep it cool,” he told me whenever I vented my growing frustration. But Boris was Russian, and his idea of cool was as cold as caviar on ice. It’s stupid to be depressed,” Jess told me. It’s the last day of school, which means no more Zora Blanchard, no more Bugle melodramas, no more loopy assignments from Yuri Knutz. Three whole months of liberation are just an hour away! Next summer, we’re going to have to fill out college applications and visit campuses, so this is really it for us the last free ride.” Jess grinned, so moved by her own motivational speech that she suggested we go around in a circle and name the one thing we were most looking forward to that summer. I rolled my eyes, though I did love Jess for her optimism. While less financially blessed than her friends she lived with her mother in a shabby walkup apartment in Park Slope and never had more than ten dollars in her piggy bank she had us all beat for good humor. Fab. Me first,” Pia said, flicking back her chestnut-colored hair. I can’t wait to learn how to drive a motorboat. I’m getting a license this summer.” She was headed to Lake Como, in northern Italy, to hang with long-lost cousins and various villa-dwellers, all of whom, she said, dressed exclusively in leopard print and cashmere. And I can’t wait to be somewhere where nobody cares about my mother,” Lily volunteered. Lily the daughter of Margaret Morton, queen of the House and Home empire was taking drama studies classes at some millennia-old academy in London, well beyond the reach of her mother’s fame. Perhaps in rebellion against Margaret Morton’s fastidious, perfectionist public image, Lily lived in men’s jeans and sweatshirts and wore her hair in a sloppy ponytail. Viv, our resident rock ’n’ roller, took some time to formulate her answer. She had a big summer ahead of her: a mountaineering tour of Oregon and, later, an internship at Immortal Records in Manhattan. I’m looking forward to not having to see my ex at school every day,” she said, and I tried not to wince. That winter she’d dated Sam the same Sam who, according to Boris, was pining for me and now, irritatingly, she refused to get over him. Viv’s fixation made zero sense to me, given the vast gulf in their attractiveness levels. Viv, who was half-Jewish and half-Filipino, had creamy skin, wide-set brown eyes, and a perfect body. Sam, on the other hand, was, well, Sam. Smart, funny, and charming, yes, but in the eleven years I’d known him, I hadn’t once heard him described as hot.” Viv, when prodded by all of us to say something positive, admitted, I guess I’m looking forward to spending time in the Oregon wilderness. Maybe I’m secretly an outdoorsy type.” Yeah, right.” Jess laughed. We won’t hold our breath. You know what I’m the most excited about this summer?” Making piles of money?” I guessed. Jess was sticking around the city for a high-paid gig at an investment bank. Bri Meets Books. Lauren Mechling’s the co-author of three novels: The Rise and Fall of a 10th grade Social Climber , All Q, No A: More Tales of a 10th Grade Social Climber , and Foreign Exposure: The Social Climber Abroad . Now she’s got a new series about a French girl who receives psychic dreams from a cameo necklace given to her by her grandmother. The first, Dream Life, was published in 2009 and this January Dream Girl was released. You can read my reviews of Dream Life and Dream Girl reviews. Visit Lauren’s website at LaurenMechling.com. Can I say that Lauren is the fastest interview answerer I’ve ever met?! A large plot element of both Dream Girl and Dream Life are the dreams of Claire, which are confusing and a mixture of different things. Going off this theme, what’s one of the strangest dreams you’ve ever had? There was a very sweet football player in my homeroom named Pete (well, that wasn’t his name, but let’s say it was). I dreamed that he had a kangaroo body and he stuffed me inside his pouch and I was stuck to his stomach all day long. Not only was it a weird dream, but it was very awkward–I could never look him in the eye after that. Throughout the novels, Claire narrates what several characters are wearing, as well as her own ensembles. Which of Claire’s dresses or outfits would you want for your very own? I would kill to have her colorful Givenchy dresses. They’d have to be simple, though–Im not the most adventurous dresser. In other interviews, you’ve stated that all of Claire’s world in NYC is factual. I have two days to spend in New York City, and I’ve never been. In the voice of Claire, can you tell me what I should see and do? You’ll have to forgive me–I’m writing something else now in the third person and I’m not feeling equal to re-infiltrating Claire (besides, I hardly know her anymore–it’s been a year and a half since I finished Dream Life and she was just on the cusp of in-her-own-skin greatness; can only imagine how much she’s grown since). Anyway, as ME talking, I’d say the best thing to do in New York is walk around as much as humanly possible and watch the neighborhoods change. Start in Dumbo Brooklyn and look up at the underbelly of the Manhattan Bridge (DUMBO=Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass). Walk 5 minutes to the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge and set out on the most glorious pedestrian experience of your life (assuming the bikes dont mow you down). When you get to Manhattan, ogle at City Hall and the Municipal Building, with its glittery gold top. Wander up Centre and Lafayette Streets, through Chinatown and into the East Village, which used to be where all the strung-out poets lived and now is filled with vintage clothing stores and vegan tea shops. End up at Momofuku Milk Bar, on 12th St and 2nd Ave. Buy yourself a piece of crack pie. Heck, buy a whole pie and make friends with the other customers. You’re on vacation. What’s your writing process like? Do you outline, plan out plot points, or just do it on the fly? My books have so many threads and subplots and supporting characters I have to outline like a maniac. Women’s History Month is next month and I’ll be making a post or two related to the observance. Claire is such a fun heroine, with her plucky spirit and wry voice. Who are some are your favorite heroines, real or fictional? I love Scarlett O’Hara, for her humor and foolishness; Anne Elliot, the 27-year-old spinster (!) in Persuasion for her refusal to settle; the writer Grace Paley for her gumption and grit; Julia Child for giving late bloomers a good reputation; Norma Klein for making everyone remember that children are smart. What five celebrities (writers included!) living or dead, would you like to have dinner with? Do you have any particular questions you’d ask them? I’ve met enough celebrities to know this would not be all that fun. I prefer my celebrities from afar. What’s your favorite word? Ort. It means uneatened morsel. I always ask authors… If you could live inside any children’s title, which would it be and why? Foreign Exposure. After two glorious (though somewhat hectic) semesters with her dad in New York City, Mimi must make good on her promise to her parents: summer break with her mom. But it seems going back to her cozy old life in Houston isnt in the cards. Instead, shes dragged off to Berlin, where her mothers been offered a fellowship. After a few weeks of a nightmare nanny job, it becomes clear that Mimis European vacation isnt much of a vacation after all. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, she receives a call from Lily Morton, her friend from New York, who invites her to London, where an internship at a family friends magazine awaits. Soon Mimi is at it againliving it up with glamorous friends, pursuing a new crush, and chasing down celebrities at her very entertaining job. For a while, Mimis convinced she has it made. Never before has fitting in been so easy. If only it could stay that way. Mimi may have gotten a handle on the Empire Statebut thats nothing compared to the state of the empire! Lauren Mechling. Foreign Exposure: The Social Climber Abroad. Lauren Mechling, Laura Moser. Published by HMH Books for Young Readers, 2007. Used - Softcover Condition: VERY GOOD. Paperback. Condition: VERY GOOD. Light rubbing wear to cover, spine and page edges. Very minimal writing or notations in margins not affecting the text. Possible clean ex-library copy, with their stickers and or stamp(s). More buying choices from other sellers on AbeBooks. The Rise and Fall of a 10th Grade Social Climber. Lauren Mechling, Laura Moser. Published by HMH Books for Young Readers, 2005. Used - Softcover Condition: VERY GOOD. Paperback. Condition: VERY GOOD. Light rubbing wear to cover, spine and page edges. Very minimal writing or notations in margins not affecting the text. Possible clean ex-library copy, with their stickers and or stamp(s). More buying choices from other sellers on AbeBooks. How Could She: A Novel. Lauren Mechling. Published by Viking, 2019. Used - Hardcover Condition: GOOD. Hardcover. Condition: GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. More buying choices from other sellers on AbeBooks. All Q, No A: More Tales of a 10th-Grade Social Climber. Mechling, Lauren, and Moser, Laura. Published by Graphia Books, 2006. New - Softcover Condition: New. Trade paperback. Condition: New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 277 p. Audience: Children/juvenile; Young adult. More buying choices from other sellers on AbeBooks. Dream Girl. Mechling, Lauren. Published by Random House Children's Books, 2008. Used - Hardcover Condition: Good. Condition: Good. 1st. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. More buying choices from other sellers on AbeBooks. Dream Life. Mechling, Lauren. Published by Delacorte Books for Young Reader, 2010. Used - Hardcover Condition: Good. Hardcover. Condition: Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972. Used books may not include companion materials, some shelf wear, may contain highlighting/notes, may not include cdrom or access codes. Customer service is our top priority!. More buying choices from other sellers on AbeBooks. Rise and Fall of a 10th Grade Social Climber. Mechling, Lauren; Laura Moser. Published by Turtleback Books, 2005. Used Condition: Good. Condition: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. How Could She: A Novel. Mechling, Lauren. Published by Penguin Books, 2020. Used - Softcover Condition: Fair. Paperback. Condition: Fair. More buying choices from other sellers on AbeBooks. Dream Girl. Lauren Mechling. Published by Random House Children's Books, 2009. Used - Softcover Condition: Very Good. Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. More buying choices from other sellers on AbeBooks. All Q, No A: More Tales of a 10th-Grade Social Climber -- Advance Reading Copy (ARC) Mechling, Lauren / Moser, Laura. Published by Graphia, 2006. Used - Softcover Condition: Fine. Trade Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Trade Paperback -- FINE -- Advance Reading Copy (ARC) -- Clean and bright with only slightest of shelf wear. 276 pages. Advance Reading Copy (ARC). Foreign Exposure: The Social Climber Abroad. Mechling, Lauren, Moser, Laura. Published by Graphia. Used Condition: Good. All Q, No A: More Tales of a 10th-Grade Social Climber. Mechling, Lauren & Moser, Laura. Published by Graphia, New York, 2006. First Edition Signed. Used - Softcover Condition: Good. Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. First Printing. 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