The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"Smile! This isn’t just a whodunit – it’s also a delightful, deceitful, and uproarious how-done-it?! In 1911, when Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa disappears from the Louvre, speculation about the mastermind behind the missing 16th century masterpiece runs rampant. Toggling back and forth between the heist and the life of the painting’s creator, we meet surprising suspects like Pablo Picasso, and follow wild leads and false accusations in this true-life art romp. Brett Helquist’s witty and wonderful black and white art heightens Nicholas Day’s fascinating narrative to make this thriller the real deal. (For ages 10-14)"