Love Requires Chocolate

Gr 9 Up–Whitney is super-excited to be spending a semester of her junior year of high school in Paris. Her first day in Paris isn’t going well, however: Whitney’s roommates are not happy to see her, and she breaks an antique door handle. Every foreign student has an assigned French language tutor, and Whitney has a terrible first meeting with her tutor—a very handsome boy named Thierry. She isn’t in Paris for romance, though; she’s so excited to soak up the city that she has a list of things not to miss while there. But she has a terrible habit of getting lost. After getting off to a rocky start with her roommates, the only other person she knows in Paris is Thierry. Whitney and Thierry come to an agreement. He will take her around Paris to see the sights and for her research project. She in turn will give him a glowing review. Whitney has a lot of stops planned for her project. For her theater track dissertation, she’s performing a one-woman show about Josephine Baker. She’ll be dancing, singing, and sharing her idol’s life story. The more time she spends in Paris, the more she feels at home. Sure, she misses her friends and family, but she’s having the time of her life. Whitney and Thierry have a whirlwind romance where they share secrets, hopes, and dreams. The main characters are Black.