Anna and the French Kiss - by Stephanie Perkins (Paperback)

About the Book

"When Anna's romance-novelist father sends her to an elite American boarding school in Paris for her senior year of high school, she reluctantly goes, and meets an amazing boy who becomes her best friend, in spite of the fact that they both want something more"--

Book Synopsis

"Stephanie Perkin's characters fall in love the way we all want to, in real time and for good." --Rainbow Rowell, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"Stephanie Perkins is the Jane Austen of our generation. Her stories ache, soothe, and leave you breathless with joy; there's true magic in these pages." --Tahereh Mafi, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Anna can't wait for her senior year in Atlanta, where she has a great job, a loyal best friend, and a crush on the verge of becoming more. So she's less than thrilled when her father unexpectedly ships her off to boarding school in Paris--until she meets Étienne St. Clair, the perfect boy. The only problem? He's taken, and Anna might be, too, if anything comes of her crush back home. Will a year of romantic near-misses end in the French kiss Anna awaits?

Review Quotes

An International Bestseller

"Magical. Anna and the French Kiss really captures the feeling of being in love." -Cassandra Clare, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"Smart and sensual, Anna and the French Kiss is everything your heart is longing for. You'll want to live inside this story forever. More, s'il vous plait!" --Lisa McMann, New York Times bestselling author

"A perfect feel-­good book." --The Guardian

"I loved this book! Love, love, love.... Sweet, and warm, and fun, and happy-making. I literally smiled my way through it. --SLJ

★ "Smart dialogue, fresh characters and plenty of tingly interactions, all set amid pastries, parks and walks along the Seine in arguably the most romantic city in the world. Très charmante. --Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"Tantalizing pacing, sparkling repartee, vibrant supporting characters." -Gayle Forman, #1 New York Times bestselling author

About the Author

Stephanie Perkins is the New York Times bestselling author and anthology editor of multiple books, including Anna and the French Kiss, Lola and the Boy Next Door, and Isla and the Happily Ever After, as well as contemporary horror novels There's Someone Inside Your House and The Woods Are Always Watching. She has always worked with books--first as a bookseller, then as a librarian, and now as a novelist. Stephanie lives in the mountains of North Carolina with her husband. Every room of their house is painted a different color of the rainbow.