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Masterpiece

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ISBN-10: 0805082700

ISBN-13: 9780805082708

Edition: 2008

Authors: Elise Broach, Kelly Murphy, Patience Brewster

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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. 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 Durer. 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…    
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Book details

List price: $16.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Publication date: 9/30/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.902
Language: English

Elise Broach is the author of the acclaimed novel Shakespeare's Secret, as well as several picture books. Her newest book is entitled, Masterpiece. She lives in Easton, Connecticut, with her family.

Born and raised among the sprawling cornfields of rural Pennsylvania, Kelly Murphy now writes from her child-sized apartment in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Her articles have appeared in Brokelyn , Brooklyn Based , Chic Today , NCTE’s The Council Chronicle , and various other publications. Kelly graduated from Penn State with a degree in English and currently works in publishing.