The Paris Project

u003cbu003e"Gephart once again compassionately creates complex characters...Une histoire d'espoir—a story of hope." —u003ciu003eKirkus Reviewsu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003eu003cbu003eFans of the Nate series by Tim Federle and u003ciu003eThe Fourteenth Goldfish u003c/iu003eby Jennifer Holm will love Cleveland Rosebud Potts in this poignant and heartfelt novel from the award-winning author of u003ciu003eLily and Dunkinu003c/iu003e.u003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eCleveland Rosebud Potts has a plan. If she can check off the six items on her très important Paris Project List she will make it out of the small-minded and scorching town of Sassafras, Florida, to a rich and cultured life at The American School of Paris.u003cbru003e u003cbru003eUnfortunately, everything seems to conspire against Cleveland reaching her goal.u003cbru003e u003cbru003eCleveland is ashamed of her father and angry that her mother and sister are never around because they have to work extra shifts to help out the family. Her Eiffel Tower tin has zero funds. And to top it all off, Cleveland's best friend Jenna Finch has decided she's too fancy for her and her neighbor Declan seems to be hiding something. u003cbru003e u003cbru003eAs Cleveland puts her talents to the test, she must learn how to forgive family for their faults, appreciate friends for exactly who they are, and bloom where she's planted—even if that's in a tiny town in central Florida that doesn't even have a French restaurant. C'èst la vie!