{"product_id":"da-vincis-cat-9780063015258","title":"Da Vinci's Cat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Thoroughly charming.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e--\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Original.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e--\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A story about selflessness, friendship and the importance of seeking unity through difference.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e--\u003cem\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo unlikely friends--Federico, in sixteenth-century Rome, and Bee, in present-day New Jersey--are linked through an amiable cat, Leonardo Da Vinci's mysterious wardrobe, and an eerily perfect sketch of Bee. Newbery Honor author Catherine Gilbert Murdock's \u003cem\u003eDa Vinci's Cat\u003c\/em\u003e is a thrilling, time-slip fantasy about rewriting history to save the present. This inventive novel will engross anyone who loved \u003cem\u003eWhen You Reach Me \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e A Wrinkle in Time\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFederico doesn't mind being a political hostage in the Pope's palace, especially now that he has a cat as a friend. But he must admit that a kitten walking into a wardrobe and returning full-grown a moment later is quite odd. Even stranger is Herbert, apparently an art collector from the future, who emerges from the wardrobe the next night. Herbert barters with Federico to get a sketch signed by the famous painter Raphael, but his plans take a dangerous turn when he hurries back to his era, desperate to save a dying girl.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBee never wanted to move to New Jersey. When a neighbor shows Bee a sketch that perfectly resembles her, Bee, freaked out, solidifies her resolve to keep to herself. But then she meets a friendly cat and discovers a mysterious cabinet in her neighbor's attic--a cabinet that leads her to Renaissance Rome. Bee, who has learned about Raphael and Michelangelo in school, never expected she'd get to meet them and see them paint their masterpieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis compelling time-slip adventure by Newbery Honor author Catherine Gilbert Murdock is full of action, mystery, history, art, and friendship--and features one unforgettable cat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIncludes black-and-white spot art throughout of Da Vinci's cat by Caldecott Medalist Paul O. Zelinsky, as well as an author's note about the art, artists, and history that inspired the novel .\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMurdock, Catherine Gilbert:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eCatherine Gilbert Murdock\u003c\/strong\u003e is the acclaimed author of the Newbery Honor Book \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Boy, \u003c\/em\u003eas well as six other novels. She grew up in Connecticut and now lives in Philadelphia with her husband and two children.","brand":"Greenwillow Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50724740366610,"sku":"9780063015258","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_709c2ac9-2589-4e05-bf24-6f2a12c98686.jpg?v=1734807007","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/da-vincis-cat-9780063015258","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}