Francesca.. something
they call her chess
edit.. it's coming back to me.. surname begins with a N
no, definately not that..
i know her best friend is called Sophie...
Just took a glance over the French. It's ok from what I see.
would a state be the same thing as a county in English?
If so then isn't it a department in French? Cant remember.
Anyway you should be fine there
When I last checked Polish was pretty much spot on !