The Smile
By Donna Jo Napoli
(Speak, Paperback, 9780142414927, 272pp.)
Publication Date: September 2009
Other Editions of This Title: eBook, Hardcover (October 2008)
Categories: Historical - General, Girls & Women, Love & Romance
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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--or to be involved with--a Medici. As tragedy and chaos threaten their happiness, Elisabetta faces the bittersweet truth of love.
Donna Jo Napoli lives in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.
?Napoli skillfully draws readers into the vibrant settings.? ?Booklist
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