Goy Crazy by Melissa Schorr is a comedic YA teen drama about a Jewish girl coming to terms with her identity, free courtesy of publisher Hyperion which, IIRC, is some sort of subsidiary of Disney.
Currently free @
Amazon (available to Canadians and in the
UK). Doesn't seem to exist in the B&N and Sony catalogues as an e-book, though sometimes they add these things later.
Description
Rachel Lowenstein can't help it. She's got a massive crush on a goy: Luke Christensen, the gorgeous star of the basketball team at St. Joseph's prep.
But as the name implies, he's not exactly in Rachel's tribe. Rachel just knows her parents would never approve.
Then Rachel's Jewish grandmother issues a stern edict--"Don't go with the goyim!"-- sealing Rachel's fate and presenting her with a serious dilemma.
Everyone's got an opinion--from her annoying neighbor Howard to her newly social-climbing best friend. Should Rachel follow her heart and turn her back on her faith? Or should she heed her family's advice and try and find a nice Jewish boy?
With an unforgettable cast of characters and razor-sharp wit, Melissa Schorr's debut novel is an engaging comedy about a girl's decision to go goy crazy.