E. L Konigsburg
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English
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Adventure Books for Kids
Fun Family Read-Alouds for 2nd Grade and Older
Middle School Battle of the Books - 2022-23
Mysteries for Kids
Fun Family Read-Alouds for 2nd Grade and Older
Middle School Battle of the Books - 2022-23
Mysteries for Kids
Description
When suburban Claudia Kincaid decides to run away, she knows she doesn't just want to run "from" somewhere, she wants to run "to" somewhere -- to a place that is comfortable, beautiful, and, preferably, elegant. She chooses the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Knowing that her younger brother Jamie has money and thus can help her with a serious cash-flow problem, she invites him along. Once settled into the museum, Claudia and Jamie find...
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Examines the reasons why Leonardo da Vinci, the greatest artist of his time, dedicated three years to a painting of the second wife of an unimportant merchant when the nobles of Europe were asking him to paint their portraits, revealing da Vinci's hidden motives for spending so much time on the painting.
9) (George)
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English
Description
Ben Carr, a sixth-grade science genius, is helped along by George, a funny little man who secretly lives inside him, but life becomes complicated when William Hazlitt, a senior who has been Ben's lab partner, develops a dangerous interest in chemistry.