Revolution

 By Jennifer Donnelly

Andi Alpers is torn apart by the death of her younger brother. She's constantly on the edge, angry at the world. Her father, a Nobel prize winning scientist, is barely part of Andi's life anymore, and Andi's mother has gone crazy with depression for her son. Andi is failing school, and doesn't care.

So when Andi's father decides that taking Andi to Paris with him over winter break and forcing her to write her senior year thesis will fix all of Andi's problems, the last thing she wants to do is go with him.  

When Andi finds Alexandrine's centuries old diary, she finds solace and distraction in the girl's words, until one night, in the catacombs, Andi finds herself living the words she has read in the diary.

I really enjoyed this book, but I found that the beginning was a bit slow and it took me awhile to really get into the story. If you're looking for a quick read, this probably isn't the book for you, but it's definitely a book worth reading, and it made the French Revolution so much more interesting for me.