{"product_id":"the-mona-lisa-vanishes-a-legendary-painter-a-shocking-heist-and-the-birth-of-a-global-celebrity-hardcover","title":"The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNicholas Day\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBrett Helquist\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"witty thriller\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) for middle-grade readers about how the \u003ci\u003eMona Lisa\u003c\/i\u003e was stolen from the Louvre, how the robbery made the portrait the most famous artwork in the world--and how the painting by Leonardo da Vinci should never have existed at all. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSIBERT MEDAL WINNER - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e - NPR - The New York Public Library - The Chicago Public Library - The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn a hot August day in Paris, just over a century ago, a desperate guard burst into the office of the director of the Louvre and shouted, \u003ci\u003eLa Joconde, c'est partie\u003c\/i\u003e! The \u003ci\u003eMona Lisa, \u003c\/i\u003e she's gone! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo one knew who was behind the heist. Was it an international gang of thieves? Was it an art-hungry American millionaire? Was it the young Spanish painter Pablo Picasso, who was about to remake the very art of painting? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTravel back to an extraordinary period of revolutionary change: turn-of-the-century Paris. Walk its backstreets. Meet the infamous thieves--and detectives--of the era. And then slip back further in time and follow Leonardo da Vinci, painter of the \u003ci\u003eMona Lisa, \u003c\/i\u003e through his dazzling, wondrously weird life. Discover the secret at the heart of the \u003ci\u003eMona Lisa\u003c\/i\u003e--the most famous painting in the world should never have existed at all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere is a middle-grade nonfiction, with black-and-white illustrations by Brett Helquist throughout, written at the pace of a thriller, shot through with stories of crime and celebrity, genius and beauty.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNICHOLAS DAY is the author of \u003ci\u003eBaby Meets World, \u003c\/i\u003e a work of narrative nonfiction for adults about the science and history of infancy, which Mary Roach called \"a perfect book.\" He has written regularly for \u003ci\u003eSlate; \u003c\/i\u003ehis work has also appeared in\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post, \u003c\/i\u003eamong other publications. He lives in Western Massachusetts with his family. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBRETT HELQUIST is the illustrator of classics such as A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, The House of Bunnicula by James Howe, and books by Blue Balliet, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling \u003ci\u003eChasing Vermeer\u003c\/i\u003e. Visit him on the Web at bretthelquist.com or on Instagram at @bhelquist.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.2 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 05, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award (2024)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53336085528941,"sku":"9780593643846","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/VjLXGRDHu39780593643846.webp?v=1778915132","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/the-mona-lisa-vanishes-a-legendary-painter-a-shocking-heist-and-the-birth-of-a-global-celebrity-hardcover","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}