The Name of the Star: Shades of London, bk. 1 by Maureen Johnson

Aurora (Rory) Deveaux is definitely a Louisiana catfish out of water. Due to her professor parents' European sabbatical, the gawky Southern teen has just started her senior year at a tony English boarding school called Wexford in the heart of London. Small town Rory couldn't be more different than her brisk British classmates, and struggles [...]