Under the Egg
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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:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0142427659
ISBN13:9780142427651
Release Date:May 2015
Publisher:Penguin Young Readers Group
Length:272 Pages
Weight:0.48 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.1" x 7.7"
Age Range:8 to 12 years
Grade Range:Grades 3 to 7
Customer Reviews
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I love a good art find.
Published by Jamice , 3 years ago
I really liked this book because its so fun to tap back into a childhood read. I have read both Chasing Vermeer and Mixed Up Files and this falls right in line along with it. The story keeps moving and its not some long dragged out plot.
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