It’s twice the adventure when two students exchange places for a semester!

Eliza Ritter has high expectations for her semester in Melbourne, Australia. Sure, she’s participating in an environmental program, but really she’s hoping to spend her time meeting cute boys—and it doesn’t take long to find one! Meanwhile, Aussie Billie Echols actually does have an interest in the environmental program she’s signed up for in Washington, D.C. She hopes to learn from America’s most influential politicians, including Eliza’s father. But the States are nothing like she expected and soon Billie is caught in the middle of controversy—not to mention a growing attraction to the boyfriend Eliza left behind!
Micol Ostow is an editor, writer, and complete Anglophile living and working in New York City. She can do a mean British accent—but only if you ask nicely. Questions, comments, and all manner of praise can be directed to: micolz@aol.com View titles by Micol Ostow

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It’s twice the adventure when two students exchange places for a semester!

Eliza Ritter has high expectations for her semester in Melbourne, Australia. Sure, she’s participating in an environmental program, but really she’s hoping to spend her time meeting cute boys—and it doesn’t take long to find one! Meanwhile, Aussie Billie Echols actually does have an interest in the environmental program she’s signed up for in Washington, D.C. She hopes to learn from America’s most influential politicians, including Eliza’s father. But the States are nothing like she expected and soon Billie is caught in the middle of controversy—not to mention a growing attraction to the boyfriend Eliza left behind!

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Micol Ostow is an editor, writer, and complete Anglophile living and working in New York City. She can do a mean British accent—but only if you ask nicely. Questions, comments, and all manner of praise can be directed to: micolz@aol.com View titles by Micol Ostow

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