

The pair click and Lucy spends as much time with him as possible, which completely upsets Charlene. Lucy also meets a boy, Jesse, a local street musician in Italy. Then things go a bit south when Charlene meets a boy in a hostel and she decides to stay on with Lucy rather than follow her heart. The girl have a good time, with Charlene using her skills as a photographer to document the journey. Charlene seems to have a chip on her shoulder since Lucy’s father is paying for the trip. A suitable companion is found and studious Charlene accepts the offer of a paid trip to Europe. Her dad wants her to major in business and even though her heart isn’t in it, she agrees to his offer of a trip backpacking through Europe.

Lucy Summerworth has one last summer before she start college as her parents want her to and give up her dream of musical theater and singing. In this coming-of-age romance, April Lindner perfectly captures the highs and lows of a summer love that might just be meant to last beyond the season. After a whirlwind romance, Lucy returns home, determined to move on from her "vacation flirtation." But just because summer is over doesn't mean Lucy and Jesse are over, too. While backpacking through Florence, Italy, during the summer before she heads off to college, Lucy Sommersworth finds herself falling in love with the culture, the architecture, the food.and Jesse Palladino, a handsome street musician. Genres: Classics, Europe, Love & Romance, People & Places, Young Adult Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers on January 27th 2015 I received this book at no cost from the publisher Love, Lucy by April Lindner
