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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler meets Chasing Vermeer in this clever middle grade debut When Theodora Tenpenny spills a bottle of rubbing alcohol on her late grandfather's painting, she discovers what seems to be an old Renaissance masterpiece underneath. That's great news for Theo, who's struggling to hang onto her family's two-hundred-year-old townhouse and support her unstable mother on her grandfather's legacy of $463. There's just one problem: Theo's grandfather was a security guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and she worries the painting may be stolen. With the help of some unusual new friends, Theo's search for answers takes her all around Manhattan, and introduces her to a side of the city--and her grandfather--that she never knew. To solve the mystery, she'll have to abandon her hard-won self-reliance and build a community, one serendipitous friendship at a time. "Uniquely readable, entirely charming, and a pleasure from start to finish. Debuts this good are meant to be discovered." --SLJ Fuse 8 Blog "Riveting from start to finish." --BookPage
- Format: TradePaperback
- Author: Fitzgerald, Laura Marx
- ISBN: 9780142427651
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 7.70 x 0.80
- Number Of Pages: 272
- Publication Year: 2015
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Great book! perfect for readers of all ages. Highly entertaining and helps readers learn a bit of history in the process.
Anna B. - 6 years 4 months agoI would highly recommend this book for readers of all ages. It is engaging and entertaining and includes historical content as well as a mystery. My family and I listened to this book as a book on tape on one of our road trips and absolutely loved it. The unique characters made the book intriguing and hard to put down. The book is a good balance for readers who enjoy puzzles, mysteries, art, history, and fiction. It is child friendly, and perfect for families to read together, although the opening scene contains a death and might not be recommended for very young children.
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Magdalena B. - 6 years 5 months agoI am not sure how my family came across this book, but we listened to it during a road trip one summer as a family, and were impressed by how well written it was, how engaging and entertaining it was, and how well the storyline played out all the way to the end. We enjoyed the incredibly unique characters and their quirks, and we were pleasantly surprised by the history that was woven into the story. This book is appropriate for all ages, and we have already suggested it to friends who have loved it as much as we did.