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Love & Gelato
Book (2017)
Now a movie streaming on Netflix! A summer in Italy turns into a road trip across Tuscany in this sweeping New York Times bestseller filled with romance, mystery, and adventure that Kirkus Reviews called “a sure bet for fans of romance fiction.”Lina is spending the summer in Tuscany, but she isn’t in the mood for Italy’s famous sunshine and fairy-tale landscape. She’s only there because it was her mother’s dying wish that she get to know her father. But what kind of father isn’t around for sixteen years? All Lina wants to do is get back home. But then Lina is given a journal that her mom had kept when she lived in Italy. Suddenly Lina’s uncovering a magical world of secret romances, art, and hidden bakeries. A world that inspires Lina, along with the ever-so-charming Ren, to follow in her mother’s footsteps and unearth a secret that has been kept for far too long. It’s a secret that will change everything Lina knew about her mother, her father—and even herself. People come to Italy for love and gelato, someone tells her, but sometimes they discover much more.
Book (2017)
Now a movie streaming on Netflix! A summer in Italy turns into a road trip across Tuscany in this sweeping New York Times bestseller filled with romance, mystery, and adventure that Kirkus Reviews called “a sure bet for fans of romance fiction.”Lina is spending the summer in Tuscany, but she isn’t in the mood for Italy’s famous sunshine and fairy-tale landscape. She’s only there because it was her mother’s dying wish that she get to know her father. But what kind of father isn’t around for sixteen years? All Lina wants to do is get back home. But then Lina is given a journal that her mom had kept when she lived in Italy. Suddenly Lina’s uncovering a magical world of secret romances, art, and hidden bakeries. A world that inspires Lina, along with the ever-so-charming Ren, to follow in her mother’s footsteps and unearth a secret that has been kept for far too long. It’s a secret that will change everything Lina knew about her mother, her father—and even herself. People come to Italy for love and gelato, someone tells her, but sometimes they discover much more.
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Sex & Nudity
A few mild, non-graphic scenes of kissing.
Violence & Gore
A man gropes a teenage girl in a nightclub.
Profanity
No swearing, only the words butt and boobs.
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
No smoking; characters decline wine initially, and a couple of scenes feature kids and adults drinking until tipsy.
Frightening Scenes
The heroine grieves her mother’s death from cancer; unwanted sexual touching may also distress readers.
Other things to know
Most brands and media used for scene setting or to indicate a time period, including Cosmopolitan magazine, The Price Is Right, Red Bull, iPod, FaceTime, the Olive Garden, Barbie, Dirty Dancing, Converse, Roman Holiday.
Positives & learning
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Positive messages
Themes include taking risks, following your heart, being yourself and honest, and finding happiness despite unfairness.
Role models
Lina is a smart, kind teen overcoming self-pity, supported by caring adult and teen role models like Howard, Sonia, Addie, and Ren.
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Learning
Includes details on the geography, art, history, and architecture of Florence, Rome, and Venice, plus Italian phrases.
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