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The smile

by Donna Jo Napoli

RenaissanceJuvenile fictionHistoryFictionHistoricalMona Lisa (Leonardo, da Vinci)Children's fictionLeonardo, da vinci, 1452-1519, fiction

In Renaissance Italy, Elisabetta longs for romance, and when Leonardo da Vinci introduces her to Guiliano de Medici, whose family rules Florence but is about to be deposed, she has no inkling of the romance--and sorrow--that will ensue.

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Book data: Open Library