Anna and the French Kiss
by Stephanie Perkins
★ Top 25 book of 2010 · #19 on Best Books of 2010
Anna is unhappy to be sent from Atlanta to a boarding school in Paris, until she meets the charming Étienne St. Clair. He already has a girlfriend, so their year together becomes a series of near-misses.
Best for: Teen readers who enjoy sweet, slow-burn romances set in Paris
Anna and the French Kiss is #19 on BookWard's Best Books of 2010, out of 43 2010 books that cleared our data bar.
What Anna and the French Kiss is about
Anna has a good life lined up for her senior year in Atlanta: a job she loves, a loyal best friend, and a crush that is just about to become something more. Then she is sent to boarding school in Paris, and she is not happy about it. Among the new faces is Étienne St. Clair, who is smart, charming and beautiful, and who also has a serious girlfriend. Over the course of a year in the City of Light, the two keep drifting close and missing each other. Warm, witty and romantic, the story is about first love, homesickness and finding where you belong in a place that is not yours yet. It will suit readers who enjoy a slow, tender romance and a setting that feels like part of the story.
Anna and the French Kiss on the Best Books of 2010
Anna and the French Kiss came out in 2010. Of the 43 books first published in 2010 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #19 on our Best Books of 2010 list.
Why it made the list: 267 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.5 out of 5 (17 ratings). The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2010 list
- Death's End (the Three-Body Problem Series Book 3) 刘慈欣, #17
- Clockwork Angel Cassandra Clare, #18
- The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee, #20
- The Scorch Trials James Dashner, #21
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 219 want to read it, 19 are reading it now and 29 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 from 17 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 40 | 55% |
| Reader love | 84 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 53 | 20% |
Questions about Anna and the French Kiss
When was Anna and the French Kiss published?
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins was first published in 2010.
Was Anna and the French Kiss one of the best books of 2010?
Anna and the French Kiss is #19 on BookWard's Best Books of 2010, out of 43 2010 books that cleared our data bar. 267 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.5 out of 5 (17 ratings).
Why is Anna and the French Kiss on the Best Books of 2010 list?
267 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.5 out of 5 (17 ratings).
More of the best books of 2010
- The Lost Hero Rick Riordan, #1
- The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, #2
- Divergent Veronica Roth, #3
- The Personal MBA Josh Kaufman, #4
- The Red Pyramid Rick Riordan, #5
- It's Not Summer Without You Jenny Han, #6
See the full Best Books of 2010, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
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