The Case of the Portrait Vandal

by Steve Brezenoff, Lisa K. Weber (Illustrator)

Overview

There's a vandal in the Capitol City Museum of American History, and he or she is intent on defacing priceless artifacts. Raining Sam, the son of the Head of Educational Programs and local Ojibwe tribe member, is determined to get to the bottom of things before anything else can be destroyed. But when Raining himself is considered a suspect, he and his friends must race against the clock to unmask the real culprit and solve the museum mystery before it's too late.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781434296894
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2015
Series:	Museum Mysteries
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	690,410
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	660L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

About the Author

Steve Brezenoff is the author of more than fifty middle-grade chapter books, including the Field Trip Mysteries series, the Ravens Pass series of thrillers, and the Return to the Titanic series. He's also written three young-adult novels, Guy in Real Life; Brooklyn, Burning; and The Absolute Value of -1. In his spare time, he enjoys video games, cycling, and cooking. Steve lives in Minneapolis with his wife, Beth, and their son and daughter. .

Lisa K. Weber makes art for comics, kid’s books, and cartoons. Her work has included graphic-novel adaptations of classic literature, illustrated books for young and middle-grade readers, and character and storyboard design for animations. She cofounded the comic book label HexComix in 2014, cocreating and illustrating its flagship title, Hex11, which earned a nomination for the Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity in Comics. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, raised in Wilmette, Illinois, and schooled in New York City, Lisa currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California, where she enjoys healthy doses of satire, science fiction, and classic-rock radio.

Table of Contents

Graffiti artist — Another victim — Looking guilty — Troublemakers — Special guests — The new kid.

Interviews

• Perfect for readers who loved the best-selling Field Trip Mysteries series • Teaches creative problem solving and critical thinking • Even distribution of male and female protagonists offers cross-gender appeal to readers • Perfect for kids interested in history, museums, artifacts • Mysteries are a consistently popular topic among middle-grade readers • Curriculum tie-ins and backmatter in each book deepen the learning experience

Editorial Reviews

Not since Scooby, Shaggy and the gang has a group of kids solved so many mysteries, and foiled so many evil plans. In Museum Mysteries, readers get a free pass to the top museums of Capitol City, and are introduced to four art and history buffs who solve some of the museums’ more baffling mysteries. . . .history and fiction are splendidly mixed. Illustrations bring lightness to this great series for any young mystery reader.

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