The following books in English as well as in French are suggestions from Lycée parents. This is only a small selection among the many books written on the French culture, the American culture and their differences. The books followed by an asterisk are avalaible at the CDI (middle and high school library) at the San Francisco campus. The bibliography specific to bilinguism complements André Obadia's published in the Lycée handbook .

Bilingual Children
L'enfant bilingue* Elizabeth Deshays (1998) Réponses Robert Laffont, Paris.
L'enfant aux deux langues* Claude Hagège (1996) Odile Jacob, Paris.
Enfances plurilingues* Gilbert Dalgalian (2000) L'Harmattan, Paris.
Bilingualité et bilinguisme* Josiane Hamers, Michel Blanc (1989) Pierre Margada, Bruxelles.
Life with Two Languages* François Grosjean (1982) Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA.
So You Want Your Child to Learn French! Berkeley Fleming and Margaret Whitla (1985) CPF Canadian Parents for French Publications.
Bilingual Children:From Birth to Teens George Saunders (1988) Multilingual Matters Ldt. Clevedon Philadelphia
Bilingual Parenting:Guidance for the Family George Saunders (1988) Multilingual Matters Ldt. Clevedon Philadelphia

Living in The United States
Le Petit Débrouillard: Le Guide Pratique de San Francisco SF Bay Accueil (2000) San Francisco, CA
Culture Shock! USA Esther Wanning (1991) in the same series Culture shock!
San Francisco at your Door Frances Gendlin Graphic Arts Center Publishing, Portland, OR.
American Ways: A Guide for Foreigners in the United States Gary Althen Intercultural Press, Yarmouth, ME.
The French in the United States, an Ethnographic Study Jacqueline Lindenfeld (2000) Bergin & Garvey, Westport, CT.

French Points of View on the United States
Amérique Jean Baudrillard (1986) Grasset, Paris.
L'étudiant étranger* Philippe Labro (1986) Un été dans l'ouest (1988) Gallimard, Paris.
Evidences invisibles: Américains et Français au quotidien* Raymonde Carroll (1988) Le Seuil, Paris. Traduit en anglais par Carol Volk
Cultural Misunderstandings: the French American Experience University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
Le salon de conversation Catherine Hermary-Vieille et Michèle Sarde (1997) Jean Claude Lattès, Paris.

American Points of View on France
Ready to Learn: The French System of Early Education and Care Offers Lessons for the United States French–American Foundation (1999) New York, NY.
Au Contraire! Figuring Out The French Gilles Asselin and Ruth Mastron (2001) Intercultural Press Yarmouth, ME.
The French Way, Aspect of Behavior, Attitudes and Customs of the French* Ross Steele (1995) Passport Books, Lincolnwood, IL.
French or Foe Polly Platt (1998) Culture Crossings, London. Traduit en français: Ils sont fous, ces Français… Bayard, Paris.
Culture Shock! France, A guide to Customs and Etiquette* Sally Andamson Taylor (1999) Graphic Arts Center Publishing, Portland, OR.
French Toast* Harriet Welty Rochefort (1999) St Martin's Press, New York, NY.
Paris to the Moon* Adam Gopnick (1999) Random House, New York, NY.

Intercultural Communication
Introduction to Intercultural Communication John Condon and Fathi Yousef (1986) Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, NY.
Intercultural Competence: International Communication across Cultures* Myron W. Lustig, Jolene Koester (1998) Longman.
The Art of Crossing Cultures Craig Storti (1990) Intercultural Press Yarmouth, MENew Parents