{"product_id":"9781427281180","title":"Masterpiece","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eMasterpiece\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Elise Broach\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\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 Dürer. 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong-listed Indiana Read Alouds Too Good to Miss Master List (2011), Long-listed Vermont Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award ML (2009), Winner ABC E.B. White Read Aloud Award, Long-listed Illinois Bluestem Book Award (2015), Long-listed Florida Sunshine State YR Award ML (2010), Long-listed Nebraska Golden Sower Award Master List, Winner CCBC Choice (Univ. of WI), Long-listed Iowa Children's Choice Award Master List (2011), Winner Capitol Choices Noteworthy Titles for Children and Teens (2009), Long-listed Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year (2008), Long-listed Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award ML (2010), Long-listed Illinois Rebecca Caudill YR Choice Award ML (2012), Long-listed CPL: Chicago Public Library Best of the Best, Winner Kansas State Reading Circle, Long-listed ALA Notable Children's Books (2009), Winner CCBC Choice (Univ. of WI) (2009), Winner Capitol Choices Noteworthy Titles for Children and Teens, Long-listed Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year (2009)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781427281180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Macmillan Young Listeners","offers":[{"title":"CD-Audio","offer_id":40631279222990,"sku":"9781427281180","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_1857d452-73a9-4ca0-a893-9168b5f780ce.jpg?v=1638841777","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781427281180","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}