Anna and the French Kiss

Stephanie Perkins

Anna Oliphant is looking forward to her senior year in Atlanta, complete with a great job, a loyal best friend, and a budding romance. Her plans are upended when her parents send her to a boarding school in Paris for her final year. While initially devastated to leave everything behind, Anna's world changes when she meets the impossibly charming and handsome Étienne St. Clair. Their connection is immediate, but Étienne comes with a complication: a girlfriend. As Anna navigates the challenges of a new school and a foreign city, she finds herself drawn deeper into a year of romantic near-misses and the tantalizing possibility of a first French kiss.

Stephanie Perkins

Lola, a vibrant and aspiring costume designer, navigates her colorful life in San Francisco alongside her supportive dads and loyal dog. Her world is turned upside down when the enigmatic Bell twins return to her neighborhood, stirring up a potent mix of forgotten childhood memories and unresolved feelings. As Lola confronts the past, she must reconcile her current punk-rock romance with the lingering presence of Cricket, the boy next door who once held her heart. This novel explores themes of first love, friendship, and the complexities of growing up, all wrapped in a charming and heartfelt narrative.

Stephanie Perkins

Isla has always been a hopeless dreamer, but when she meets Josh—a thoughtful artist with a quiet intensity—she discovers that real love might be more complicated than she imagined. As the two navigate their senior year in the romantic backdrop of France, their relationship is tested by the harsh reality that some connections, no matter how meaningful, may not be meant to last forever. This poignant conclusion to Stephanie Perkins' beloved trilogy explores the bittersweet truth that happily ever after doesn't always look the way we expect, and that sometimes the most important love stories are the ones that teach us how to let go. With Perkins' signature blend of humor, heart, and emotional depth, Isla and the Happily Ever After is a tender meditation on growing up, accepting change, and discovering that the end of one chapter can be the beginning of something equally beautiful.