An ordinary girl from the "States" goes to a boarding school in Europe, where she meets a handsome teacher, a jealous classmate, and a boy more or less from back home. ( )

You would think that I would tire of boarding school stories but I really don't. I really liked Jody as a character. She was a very realistic teenager. The Swiss boarding school setting was a good backdrop for this. I liked how Betty Cavanna did not have to resort to stereotypes for the different nationalities. ( )

Such a sweet romance, and one most females can identify with. Haven't we all known a boy who wasn't the greatest in the looks department, but who was so tender to us that we hated ourselves for secretly being a little ashamed. But a lot of growing up takes place during the school year spent abroad. ( )