Books of Wonder

And Both Were Young

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Category: Teens YA

Philippa is miserable at an all girls’ boarding school in Switzerland . . until she meets the mysterious Paul.

Flip feels like a prisoner when she first arrives at boarding school in Switzerland; her days are strictly scheduled and she never has a minute to herself. She’s constantly surrounded by girls who never stop talking about clothes and boys, making Flip feel lonely, clumsy, and awkward. Then she finds a true friend in Paul. He understands her in a way that no one at school does, and she breaks the rules to spend time with him. But as the two become closer, Flip learns that Paul has a mystery in his past. To help him discover the truth, she must put herself in serious danger.

This new edition of one of Madeleine L’Engle’s earliest works features an introduction by the author’s granddaughter, the writer Léna Roy.
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Customer Reviews (4.6 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Eli ★★★★★

I was hooked from the first chapter, and the way Flip's loneliness in Switzerland mirrors Philippa's story kept me turning pages fast. The sense of place is so vivid it felt like I was there in that cold boarding school with them.

Grace ★★★★★

I was so drawn into Flip’s loneliness at that Swiss boarding school that I couldn’t put the book down until I found out how she’d meet Paul. The way her misery shifts to curiosity as their connection builds felt so real.

Jason T. ★★★★★

The way Paul is introduced feels so mysterious, like a secret you’re dying to uncover. I loved how Flip’s initial misery turned into something hopeful, and the Swiss setting made every scene feel cold and real.

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