City of Belmont - Ruth Faulkner Public Library

How to steal the Mona Lisa, Bethany Walker ; illustrated by Jack Noel

eng

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Pre-adolescent

fiction

How to steal the Mona Lisa

Bethany Walker ; illustrated by Jack Noel

The country is gripped with Mona Lisa Fever. The Royal Family has announced a huge reward for the return of a missing version of the Mona Lisa, stolen from their palace over 200 years ago. But in the town of Colpepper, Mia has a different art problem: she loves art, but her underfunded school is closing down the art department. But there's more to her school than meets the eye. Little-known local legend has it that the historic building contains a hidden vault, perhaps containing the Lost Mona Lisa. So Mia has no idea that scheming criminals are hiding among the school staff. Meanwhile, Mia's former best-friend Jake has endless conspiracy theories that always seem to get Mia in trouble. His latest ones are about the headmaster being a lizard person, and that maybe Mia's parents are The Fish, a renowned art thief who has never been caught. True, Mia's parents are acting strangely, taking evening courses in acrobatics and dressing in tight, black jumpsuits. And lately there have been a lot of weekend trips to art galleries all over the country... bah! But that's ridiculous

juvenile