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Under the Egg - Laura Marx Fitzgerald
Under the Egg
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler meets Chasing Vermeer in this clever middle grade debut When Theodora Tenpenny spills a bottle of rubbing alcohol on her late grandfather’s painting, she discovers what seems to be an old Renaissance masterpiece underneath. That’s great... show more
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler meets Chasing Vermeer in this clever middle grade debut When Theodora Tenpenny spills a bottle of rubbing alcohol on her late grandfather’s painting, she discovers what seems to be an old Renaissance masterpiece underneath. That’s great news for Theo, who’s struggling to hang onto her family’s two-hundred-year-old townhouse and support her unstable mother on her grandfather’s legacy of $463. There’s just one problem: Theo’s grandfather was a security guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and she worries the painting may be stolen. With the help of some unusual new friends, Theo's search for answers takes her all around Manhattan, and introduces her to a side of the city—and her grandfather—that she never knew. To solve the mystery, she'll have to abandon her hard-won self-reliance and build a community, one serendipitous friendship at a time.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN: 9780803740013 (0803740018)
ASIN: 0803740018
Publisher: Dial
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
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Rane Aria
Rane Aria rated it
5.0 Under the Egg
Reading 'Under the Egg' I had to check once in awhile to see that this was a middle-grade book. Because at really no point did it feel like was reading something middle-grade but something beautifully profound for all ages. Theo has been making her way through life after the death of her grandfat...
Kathryn Reads KidLit
Kathryn Reads KidLit rated it
4.0 Under the Egg
An engaging mystery with a couple of strong girl characters leading the way - love that one of them is "weird" in that she isn't your average young lady living in NYC, but cans and preserves from their garden, repurposes items she finds at home (and around town), has no TV or cell phone, and doesn't...
Twirling Book Princess
Twirling Book Princess rated it
4.0
I really liked this book. It was an interesting story, or I should say, multiple stories. Since the whole under the egg is one, the painting makes two, the war makes three and finding out if her grandpa was a criminal is four. There were a few things I didn't like or found strange:-The fact she call...
Bright and Shiny Shiny
Bright and Shiny Shiny rated it
5.0 Under the Egg
http://lindacbugg.booklikes.com/post/763629/under-the-eggBuy this title at Powells Books.I think this is going to be my #1 pick for the year! :)2014
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