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Anna and the French KissStephanie PerkinsAnna and the French Kiss, book 1

Characters in Anna and the French Kiss

14 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Anna Oliphant

    A seventeen-year-old American high schooler studying in Paris for her senior year, who falls for a French classmate and must decide whether to stay with him or return home.

    Also in Lola and the boy next door

Supporting characters

  • Meredith Chevalier

    Anna's first friend at SOAP in Paris; she has a long, unspoken crush on Étienne St. Clair and supports Anna through the year even as Anna and Étienne grow close.

  • Rashmi

  • Joshua Wasserstein

  • Ellie

  • Bridgette Saunderwick

  • Christopher

  • Dave Higgenbottom

  • Sean Oliphant

  • Kevin Quiggley

  • Amanda Spitterton-Watts

  • Matt

  • Isla Martin

    Also in Isla and the happily ever after