{"product_id":"masterpiece-9780312608705","title":"Masterpiece","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling middle grade mystery novel full of adventure, friendship, and stolen art. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarvin 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 D rer. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eShakespeare's Secret \u003c\/i\u003eElise Broach showed her keen ability to weave storytelling with history and suspense, and \u003ci\u003eMasterpiece \u003c\/i\u003eis 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMasterpiece\u003c\/i\u003e is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Square Fish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/30\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312608705\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 5.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e125321 \/ Masterpiece\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.8 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 8\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Elise Broach","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36635927314588,"sku":"9780312608705","price":9.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_f39a7352-d779-4d09-901a-8bb7101763d3.jpg?v=1603840915","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/masterpiece-9780312608705","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}