And Both Were Young

And Both Were Young

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name = And Both Were Young
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author = Madeleine L'Engle
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country = United States
language = English
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genre = Young Adult
publisher = Dell
pub_date = 1949
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media_type = Print (Hardback, Paperback)
pages = 240 pages (Hardback),
isbn = ISBN 9994110454
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"And Both Were Young" is a novel by Madeleine L'Engle. It tells the story of a girl at boarding school in Switzerland and the relationship she develops with a boy she meets there.

Plot Summary

Flip doesn't think she'll ever fit in at the Swiss boarding school. Besides being homesick for her father and Connecticut, she isn't sophisticated like the other girls, and discussions about boys leave her tongue-tied. Her happiest times are spent apart from the others, sketching or wandering in the mountains.

But the day she's out walking alone and meets a French boy, Paul, things change for Flip. As their relationship grows, so does her self-confidence. Despite her newfound happiness, there are times when Paul seems a stranger to her. And since dating is forbidden except to seniors, their romance must remain a secret. With so many new feelings and obstacles to overcome in her present, can Flip help Paul to confront his troubled past and find a future?

(Source: [http://www.madeleinelengle.com/books/andBothWereYoung.htm Madeline L'Engle Online] )

Main Characters

* Philippa Hunter "Flip"-A young girl who is being sent to boarding school against her will because of Eunice Jackman
* Paul Laurens- A French boy who has no memory of his past
* Mademoiselle Dragonet- Flip's boarding school superintendent
* Madame Perceval- One of Flip's teachers, and also Paul's aunt
* Philip Hunter
* Eunice Jackman- A gorgeous widow who is, as Flip says, "lusting after her father"

External links

* [http://www.librarything.com/work/35804 And Both Were Young] , work profile at LibraryThing


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