{"product_id":"under-the-egg-9780142427651","title":"Under the Egg","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eChasing Vermeer\u003c\/i\u003e in this clever middle grade debut\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Theodora Tenpenny spills a bottle of rubbing alcohol on her late grandfather's painting, she discovers what seems to be an old Renaissance masterpiece underneath. That's great news for Theo, who's struggling to hang onto her family's two-hundred-year-old townhouse and support her unstable mother on her grandfather's legacy of $463. There's just one problem: Theo's grandfather was a security guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and she worries the painting may be stolen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the help of some unusual new friends, Theo's search for answers takes her all around Manhattan, and introduces her to a side of the city--and her grandfather--that she never knew. To solve the mystery, she'll have to abandon her hard-won self-reliance and build a community, one serendipitous friendship at a time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Uniquely readable, entirely charming, and a pleasure from start to finish. Debuts this good are meant to be discovered.\" --\u003ci\u003eSLJ \u003c\/i\u003eFuse 8 Blog \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Riveting from start to finish.\" --\u003ci\u003eBookPage \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn writing \u003ci\u003eUnder the Egg\u003c\/i\u003e, Laura Marx Fitzgerald drew on her study of art history at Harvard and Cambridge Universities. She lives in Brooklyn, and this is her middle grade debut.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Young Readers Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50668923420946,"sku":"9780142427651","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_08a7ca0e-ed95-45b3-a85f-630171ac3820.jpg?v=1733752515","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/under-the-egg-9780142427651","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}