“For the two of us, home isn't a place. It is a person. And we are finally home.”
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<b>“Stephanie Perkin’s characters fall in love the way we all want to, in real time and for good.” —Rainbow Rowell, #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author</b><br><br><b>“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 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author</b><br><br>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?
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Stephanie Perkins
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“For the two of us, home isn't a place. It is a person. And we are finally home.”
“The more you know who you are, and what you want, the less you let things upset you.”
“Yes, St. Claire. I like you. But I can't say it aloud, because he's my friend. And friends don't let other friends make drunken declarations and expect them to act upon them the next day”
“Is it possible for home to be a person and not a place?”
“Welcome to Paris, Anna. I'm glad you've come.”
“You ought to stop listening to stereotypes and start forming your own opinions.”
“Har. Bloody. Har.”
“French name, English accent, American school. Anna confused.”
“I mean, really. Who sends their kid to boarding school? It's so Hogwarts. Only mine doesn't have cute boy wizards or magic candy or flying lessons.”
“I'm saying I'm in love with you! I've been in love with you this whole bleeding year!”
“The only French word I know is oui, which means “yes,” and only recently did I learn it’s spelled o-u-i and not w-e-e.”