{"product_id":"the-mona-lisa-vanishes-a-legendary-painter-a-shocking-heist-and-the-birth-of-a-global-celebrity-9780593904213","title":"The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity by Day, Nicholas","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"The tale of a stunning art heist with a contagious love of stranger-than-fiction true stories!\"--Steve Sheinkin, Newbery Honor-winning author of \u003ci\u003eBomb\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe true story of how Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece became the most famous painting in the world after being stolen from the Louvre, written as a \"witty thriller\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) and featuring black-and-white illustrations throughout. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSIBERT MEDAL WINNER - BOSTON GLOBE--HORN BOOK AWARD WINNER - ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBooklist, Kirkus 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicholas Day\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Studio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/09\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593904213\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e523084 \/ Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNICHOLAS DAY\u003c\/b\u003e 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 the \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\u003e\u003cb\u003eBRETT HELQUIST\u003c\/b\u003e 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.","brand":"Random House Studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67599951298713,"sku":"9780593904213","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/9780593904213.jpg?v=1790889564","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/the-mona-lisa-vanishes-a-legendary-painter-a-shocking-heist-and-the-birth-of-a-global-celebrity-9780593904213","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}