Reading order · 3 books · 2010 to 2014 · Mostly set in Paris
Anna and the French Kiss Books in Order
Stephanie Perkins’s companion novels are funny, romantic stories for teenagers, set in Paris and San Francisco, with characters from each book appearing in the others.
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Series facts
- Books
- 3
- Published
- 2010 to 2014
- First book
- Anna and the French Kiss
- Latest
- Isla and the Happily Ever After (2014)
- Setting
- Mostly set in Paris
The reading order
Every Anna and the French Kiss book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
3 books · Mostly set in Paris
- 1Anna and the French Kiss2010With Anna Oliphant and Étienne St ClairAnna Oliphant is sent to an American boarding school in Paris for her final year, where she meets the charming Étienne St Clair, who happens to have a girlfriend.Buy on Amazon
- 2Lola and the Boy Next Door2011With Lola Nolan and Cricket BellLola Nolan, a costume-loving teenager in San Francisco, has a rock musician boyfriend, until the boy next door, Cricket Bell, moves back home.Buy on Amazon
- 3Isla and the Happily Ever After2014With Isla Martin and Josh WassersteinIsla has had a crush on Josh, an artist at her school in Paris, for years, and in their final year something finally happens.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read Anna and the French Kiss, Lola and the Boy Next Door and Isla and the Happily Ever After in order.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Anna Oliphant | Étienne St Clair | Isla Martin | Josh Wasserstein | Lola Nolan | Cricket Bell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Anna and the French Kiss | LLead | LLead | ·Minor | MMajor | ||
| 2 Lola and the Boy Next Door | MMajor | MMajor | LLead | LLead | ||
| 3 Isla and the Happily Ever After | ·Minor | ·Minor | LLead | LLead | ·Minor | ·Minor |
Characters in the Anna and the French Kiss books
6 characters from Stephanie Perkins’s chart, with the number of Anna and the French Kiss books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Anna OliphantGirl sent to school in Paris | 3 | Anna and the French Kiss 2010 |
| Étienne St ClairCharming classmate | 3 | Anna and the French Kiss 2010 |
| Isla MartinShy girl with a long crush | 2 | Anna and the French Kiss 2010 |
| Josh WassersteinArtist at the school in Paris | 2 | Anna and the French Kiss 2010 |
| Lola NolanCostume-loving San Franciscan | 2 | Lola and the Boy Next Door 2011 |
| Cricket BellInventor and Lola's neighbour | 2 | Lola and the Boy Next Door 2011 |