![]() While still processing her grief over her mother's death, Lina Emerson is sent to Italy to live with an old friend of her mother's for the summer. This light, fun, fast-paced romance is a charmer. Most of the characters are good, supportive people. ![]() Characters kiss but only a few times, and it isn't sexually charged. There's no swearing and very little smoking, drinking, and violence in the book. The story is fast-paced and deals in a bit of wish fulfillment (characters live in Tuscan villas, throw big parties, and so on). Within a few weeks, she has made friends, had romantic ups and downs, and has read her mom's most intimate secrets from her time in Florence. When she moves to Italy from Seattle, Lina doesn't even know the man she's sent to live with. ![]() Though the book's a light, fun read, it deals with a teen, Lina, who has lost her mother to cancer and is trying to figure out who her real father is. Parents need to know that Love & Gelato is a combination romance and coming-of-age novel set in and around Florence, Italy. ![]() Adults drink wine at a dinner party and get a little tipsy.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide. There are a couple of scenes of kids drinking at parties, a few times until they're tipsy, but no one is shown drunk. Lina, an American, experiences culture shock and declines when she first is offered wine. ![]()
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