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Chasing Vermeer Chasing Vermeer Blue Balliett When strange and seemingly unrelated events start to happen and a precious Vermeer painting disappears, eleven-year-olds Petra and Calder combine their talents to solve an international art scandal. OL123801W
Art lessons Art lessons Eleanor Schick A young student learns about art and life from his special friend and art teacher. OL15001351W
Think big Think big Elizabeth Garton Scanlon A classroom of exuberant youngsters explores art in its most varied forms, from painting, music, and writing to cooking and performing. OL16262975W
The quilt walk The quilt walk Sandra Dallas Ten-year-old Emmy Blue learns the true meaning of friendship--and how to quilt--while making a harrowing wagon journey from Illinois to Colorado with her family in the 1860s. OL16571956W
My not-so-still life My not-so-still life Liz Gallagher Artistic sixteen-year-old Vanessa has never tried to fit in, counting the days until she reaches adulthood and all it brings, but when her first job introduces her to James, who leads her into new, s… OL16642989W
Portrait of us Portrait of us A. Destiny Looking forward to taking summer classes with a famous artist-in-residence, Corinne struggles beside a fellow student whose style clashes with her own, a view that shifts when she learns that they ha… OL17908812W
Warrior genius Warrior genius Michael Dante DiMartino "For years, Supreme Creator Nerezza has used fear and violence to rule her empire, seeking to eradicate anyone with a Genius. Then, twelve-year-old Giacomo emerged from hiding and joined a young gene… OL19730126W
Drawn together Drawn together Minh Lê When a young boy visits his grandfather, their lack of a common language leads to confusion, frustration, and silence. But as they sit down to draw together, something magical happens-with a shared l… OL19743955W
Silverlake Art Show Silverlake Art Show Poppy Green Sophie has a brilliant idea: she's going to host the very first Silverlake Art Show. With the help of Hattie Frog and Owen Snake, Sophie puts together the whole event. OL19743974W
I thought we were friends! I thought we were friends! Nancy E. Krulik Jenny's favorite aunt, an art director for a greeting card company, comes to her school for Career Day, and when her aunt notices her friend Liza's artwork and expresses interest in using it for a ne… OL19944113W
Starry nights Starry nights Daisy Whitney Seventeen-year-old Julien falls in love with the muse, Clio, as he tries to save her and the Musée D'Orsay's collection of Impressionist art after learning the paintings are reacting to a curse set b… OL19969978W
Dan's Angel Dan's Angel Alexander Sturgis When Dan, who wants to be a detective someday, enters into a museum for a clue, an angel steps out of a painting and takes him on an exploratory tour of the great masterpieces, explaining the symboli… OL2020305W
Birds & Other Animals with Pablo Picasso Birds & Other Animals with Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso 27 unnumbered pages : 21 cm OL20498572W
Silent Music Silent Music James Rumford Like other children living in Baghdad, Ali loves soccer, music and dancing, but most of all, he loves the ancient art of calligraphy. When bombs begin to fall on his city, Ali turns to his pen, writi… OL2645679W
Nothing but ghosts Nothing but ghosts Beth Kephart Ever since her mother passed away, Katie's been alone in her too-big house with her genius dad, who restores old paintings for a living. Katie takes a summer job at a garden estate, where, with the h… OL2743958W
The mysterious edge of the heroic world The mysterious edge of the heroic world E. L. Konigsburg Amedeo moves to a new town in Florida with a dream. He wants to discover something and he wants a friend to share his search. OL2987250W
Framed Framed Frank Cottrell Boyce Dylan and his sisters have some ideas about how to make Snowdonia Oasis Auto Marvel into a more profitable business, but it is not until some strange men arrive in their small town of Manod, Wales wi… OL6032435W
The 7th Knot The 7th Knot Kathleen Karr Two brothers touring Europe in the 19th century become embroiled in a mystery involving Albrecht Durer's knot woodcuts and a secret German society when they go in search of their uncle's enigmatic mi… OL64185W
Serious Graffiti (Damian Drooth) Serious Graffiti (Damian Drooth) Barbara Mitchelhill,Tony Ross 58 pages : 20 cm OL8667177W
The Opposite of Invisible The Opposite of Invisible Liz Gallagher Alice and Jewel have been best friends since grade school. Together, they don't need anyone else, and together they blend into the background of high school. Invisible. To Alice, Jewel is the opposit… OL9455277W
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