Masterpiece / Elise Broach ; illustrated by Kelly Murphy.
After Marvin, a beetle, makes a miniature drawing as an eleventh birthday gift for James, a human with whom he shares a house, the two new friends work together to help recover a Durer drawing stolen from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780805082708
- ISBN: 0805082700
- ISBN: 9780606146043
- ISBN: 0606146040
- ISBN: 9780312608705
- ISBN: 0312608705
- Physical Description: 292 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition: 1st edition
- Publisher: New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2008.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "Christy Ottaviano Books."
- Formatted Contents Note:
- A family emergency -- Down the drain -- The birthday party -- A present for James -- "It's remarkable!" -- A new kind of trouble -- "It could be a Durer" -- The temple of art -- The woman and the lion -- The woman and the sword -- Left behind -- In Christina's office -- To copy a copy -- Stealing Virtue -- Hitching a ride -- Too risky -- In the solarium -- Turtle-beetle battle -- Jame's problem -- The art of the fake -- More than a copy -- The fight -- A perfect crime -- Fate and Fortitude -- The middleman -- The secret journey -- Hidden Virtues -- Among thieves -- Hatching a plan -- With the help of a friend -- Breaking and entering -- A revelation -- Trapped -- Reunion -- The thief of Virtue -- Safe returns -- James's gift -- Masterpiece.
- Creation/Production Credits Note:
- A Junior Library Guild selection.
- Participant or Performer Note:
- Grades 3 - 5.
- Target Audience Note:
- 700 Lexile.700L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.8 8 125321.Accelerated Reader MG 4.8 8.AR 4.8 8.0.Reading Counts 6-8 6.1 14.
- Awards Note:
- A Junior Library Guild selection
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