Love & Gelato
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Chapter Book · Ages 12–18 · 2016 · Est. 7 hour read

Love & Gelato

By Jenna Evans Welch

Book #1 in the The Love & Gelato series

A journal leads Lina on a Tuscan adventure to uncover family secrets.

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416 pages· 76,954 words· Est. 7 hour read
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Lina's summer in Tuscany, meant to fulfill her mother's dying wish, takes an unexpected turn when she discovers her mother's journal. As she delves into a world of hidden romances and art, Lina, alongside the charming Ren, embarks on a journey to unravel a long-kept secret. This revelation could change everything she knows about her family and herself. Will Lina find more than just love and gelato in Italy?

From the publisher

A summer in Italy turns into a road trip across Tuscany in this sweeping New York Times bestseller filled with romance, mystery, and adventure. 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. Kirkus Reviews called Love & Gelato “a sure bet for fans of romance fiction,” while VOYA said readers “will find it difficult to put this book down.” Readers are about to discover a new place, a new romance, and a new talent.

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
416
Words
76,954
Reading age
12–18
Audience
Young Adult
Lexile
640L
Themes & topics
Books about father-daughter relationshipsBooks about mother-daughter relationshipsBooks about diariesBooks about identityBooks about love
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~4.1
F&P level
~P
Publication
Published
May 2, 2017
First published
May 3, 2016
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781481432559

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