10 Books to Read After "The Summer I Turned Pretty"

"Love & Gelato" by Jenna Evans Welch is sure to hit that same sweet (and bittersweet) summer feeling spot as "The Summer I Turned Pretty." Lina, a 16-year-old girl, is spending the summer in Tuscany, but not for a fun trip. She's there because her mother's dying wish was that she get to know her absent father. When Lina receives a journal documenting her mother's own time in Italy, she sets out to retrace those steps and discover the Italy her mother loved, alongside her charming new friend Ren.