Donna Jo Napoli
The Smile
Hardcover
(Dutton Juvenile Oct. 16, 2008)
Hers is the most famous portrait in the world. Here, in prose as rich as the high Renaissance, is Mona Lisas talea story of passion, intrigue, loss, and, most of all, love. Elisabetta longs for romance, though she thinks she is too plain. Then, on a fateful visit to glittering Florence, she catches the eye of the great Leonardo da Vinci, and falls for a boy named Giuliano de Medici. It is a dangerous time to beor be involved witha Medici. As tragedy and chaos threaten their happiness, Elisabetta faces the bittersweet truth of love.
- ISBN
- 0525479996 /
- Pages
- 272
- Weight
- 12.8 oz.
- Dimensions
- 5.8 x 0.9
in.