Masterpiece
$28.26
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
30 March 2010
Summary
Masterpiece: A Daring Art Heist Adventure
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 miniatu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780312608705 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0312608705 |
| Series: | Masterpiece Adventures |
| Author: | Elise Broach, Kelly Murphy |
| Publisher: | St Martin's Press |
| Imprint: | St Martin's Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 30 March 2010 |
| Weight: | 259g |
| Dimensions: | 193mm x 130mm x 23mm |
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Critics Review
This marvelous story is sure to be a hit.
“Inventive … Broach … packs this fast-moving story with perennially seductive themes: hidden lives and secret friendships, miniature worlds lost to disbelievers … Broach and Kelly show readers something new.” –Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
“Delightful intricacies of beetle life … blend seamlessly with the suspenseful caper as well as the sentimental story of a complicated-but-rewarding friendship … Murphy’s charming pen-and-ink drawings populate the short chapters of this funny, winsome novel.” –Kirkus Reviews
“This marvelous story is sure to be a hit.” –School Library Journal
About The Author
Elise Broach
Elise Broach is the New York Times bestselling author of books for children and young adults, including Desert Crossing and Shakespeare’s Secret, as well as several picture books. Her books have been selected as ALA notable books, Junior Library Guild selections, an E.B. White Read Aloud Award, and nominated for an Edgar Award, among other distinctions. Ms. Broach holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in history from Yale University. She was born in Georgia and lives in the woods of rural Connecticut, walking distance from three farms, a library, a post office and two country stores.
Kelly Murphy has illustrated many books for children including Hush Little Dragon. She lives in North Attleboro, Massachusetts.
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