MASTERPIECE

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 miniature drawing. J
ames 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 th
at could help recover a famous drawing by Albrecht Drer. But James can't go thr
ough with the plan without Marvin's help. And that's where things get really com
plicated (and interesting!). This fast-paced mystery will have young readers on
the edge of their seats as they root for boy and beetle.

In Shakespeare's Secre
t Elise Broach showed her keen ability to weave storytelling with history and su
spense, and Masterpiece is yet another example of her talent. This time around i
t's an irresistible miniature world, fascinating art history, all wrapped up in
a special friendship- something for everyone to enjoy.