The Smile
Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · September 3, 2009
A Historical Fiction pick for readers exploring The Smile.
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- Who it’s for
- A bittersweet historical romance blends passion, loss, and art in Renaissance Florence.
- Genres
- Renaissance YA, Historical YA Romance, YA Art & Artists
- Published
- Penguin Young Readers Group, September 3, 2009
Nearest books
Matched by what the books are about, then ordered by what their readers also loved. Most of these share its genre: Renaissance YA.
The Siren and the StarColby Cedar Smith47% match
Daughter of VeniceDonna Jo Napoli54% matchAlso shares Historical YA Romance
Da Vinci's TigerL. M. Elliott63% matchAlso shares Historical YA Romance and YA Art & Artists
Leonardo's ShadowChristopher Grey, Christopher Peter Grey63% matchAlso shares YA Art & Artists
Leonardo Da Vinci: the Renaissance ManDan Danko, Lalit Kumar Sharma56% match
The ApprenticePilar Molina Llorente52% matchAlso shares YA Art & Artists
DaringJordana Pomeroy50% match
Medici HeistSara Alexander, Caitlin Schneiderhan50% match
For younger readers: The Second Mrs. Gioconda
For older readers: Leonardo, Da Vinci's Ghost
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Hers is the most famous portrait in the world. Here, in prose as rich as the high Renaissance, is Mona Lisa's tale. A story of passion, loss, and, above all, love. Elisabetta longs for romance, though she thinks she's too plain. Then, on a visit to Florence, she catches the eye of the great Leonardo da Vinci, and falls for a boy, Giuliano de Medici. It's a dangerous time to be involved with a Medici.
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As tragedy and chaos threaten their happiness, Elisabetta faces the bittersweet truth of love.
Love in Florence
A bittersweet historical romance blends passion, loss, and art in Renaissance Florence.
Come here for
- A romance threaded through Renaissance Florence and the Medici’s dangerous orbit
- The allure of Mona Lisa’s tale, told in lush prose
Expect
- Romantic longing shadowed by danger and upheaval
- A sustained story of love’s sweetness and cost
Where it sits
| YA Art & Artists | 72% |
|---|---|
| Renaissance YA | 71% |
| Historical YA Romance | 70% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Stories About Girls & Women
- Renaissance YA
- Historical YA Romance
- Authors
- Charlotte Miller, Donna Jo Napoli, Listening Library
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- September 3, 2009
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- YA Stories About Girls & Women