About Me

I'm the school librarian at G.S. Lakie Middle School. As you can see - me, reading and comfy chairs go way back. I still enjoy Asterix and many other graphic novels. My main reason for blogging is for reviewing books for the students and anyone else that might be interested in YA literature.

Saturday, January 3, 2009

Winter break reading



The Smile by Donna Jo Napoli

Here, is the most famous portrait in the world. Here, in prose as rich as the Renaissance - is Mona Lisa's tale -- a story of passion, intrigue, loss and most of all love. Elisabetta longs for romance, though she thinks she's 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 be involved with a Medici. As tradegy and chaos threaten their happiness, Elisabetta faces the bittersweet truth of love.

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