Masterpiece

Resource Information

The work Masterpiece represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Culver-Union Township Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

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Label

Masterpiece

Statement of responsibility

Elise Broach ; illustrated by Kelly Murphy

Creator

• Broach, Elise
• trueBroach, Elise

Contributor

• Murphy, Kelly, 1977-
• trueMurphy, Kelly, 1977-

Illustrator

• Murphy, Kelly, 1977-

Subject

• New York (N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction
• Mystery and detective stories
• New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction
• trueNew York City
• 1471-1528 -- Juvenile fiction
• trueAnimal fantasy
• trueArt thefts
• Art thefts -- Fiction
• Art thefts -- Juvenile fiction
• trueArtists
• Artists -- Fiction
• Artists -- Juvenile fiction
• trueBeetles
• Beetles -- Fiction
• Beetles -- Juvenile fiction
• trueDurer, Albrecht, 1471-1528
• Dürer, Albrecht, 1471-1528 -- Fiction
• Families -- New York (State) | New York -- Juvenile fiction
• Family life -- New York (State) | New York -- Fiction
• trueFamily relationships
• Human-animal relationships -- Fiction
• Human-animal relationships -- Juvenile fiction
• trueHuman/animal relationships

Genre

• trueAnimal fantasy
• Fiction
• Juvenile fiction

Language

eng

Summary

After Marvin, a beetle, makes a miniature drawing as an eleventh birthday gift for James, a human with whom he shares a house, the two new friends work together to help recover a Durer drawing stolen from the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Member of

• trueMasterpiece adventures

Theme

• trueBeing a friend
• trueCriminal masterpieces

Pace

• trueFast-paced

Tone

• trueWhimsical
• trueSuspenseful

Writing style

• trueWitty
• trueAttention-grabbing

Character

• trueLikeable
• trueAnthropomorphic

Award

• A Junior Library Guild selection
• ALA Notable Children's Book, 2009

Awards note

• A Junior Library Guild selection.
• Young Hoosier Intermediate Grades Book Award Nominee, 2010-2011.
• E. B. White Terrific Book Read Aloud Award, Older Readers, 2009.

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

[Fic]

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps

Index

no index present

Intended audience

• 700
• 700L

Intended audience source

• Lexile
• Lexile

Interest level

MG

LC call number

PZ7.B78083

LC item number

Mas 2008

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile

700

Literary form

fiction

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel

• 4
• 8

Reading level

4.8

Series statement

Masterpiece adventures

Study program name

Accelerated Reader AR

Target audience

juvenile