Masterpiece

Masterpiece - Paperback

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Masterpiece - Paperback

Masterpiece - Paperback

by Elise Broach
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A New York Times bestselling middle grade mystery novel full of adventure, friendship, and stolen art.

Marvin lives with his family under the kitchen sink in the Pompadays' apartment. He is very much a beetle. James Pompaday lives with his family in New York City. He is very much an eleven-year-old boy. After James gets a pen-and-ink set for his birthday, Marvin surprises him by creating an elaborate miniature drawing. James gets all the credit for the picture and before these unlikely friends know it they are caught up in a staged art heist at the Metropolitan Museum of Art that could help recover a famous drawing by Albrecht Dürer. But James can't go through with the plan without Marvin's help. And that's where things get really complicated (and interesting!). This fast-paced mystery will have young readers on the edge of their seats as they root for boy and beetle.

In Shakespeare's Secret Elise Broach showed her keen ability to weave storytelling with history and suspense, and Masterpiece is yet another example of her talent. This time around it's an irresistible miniature world, fascinating art history, all wrapped up in a special friendship-- something for everyone to enjoy.

Masterpiece is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
ISBN9780312608705
Author Elise Broach
PublisherSquare Fish
GenreChildren and Arts
FormatPaperback
PublishedMarch 2010
LanguageENG- English
Pages320
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceKids and Teens & young adults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Elise Broach

Elise Broach is the New York Times bestselling author of nearly thirty books for children, including the Masterpiece Adventures chapter book series, picture books such as Bedtime for Little Bulldozer, and the mysteries Duet, Masterpiece, Shakespeare's Secret, The Wolf Keepers, and the Superstition Mountain trilogy. She lives in Connecticut. Elise invites you to visit her at elisebroach.com.

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