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A musically gifted bird, a piano-playing boy, and a real-life mystery involving three artistic geniuses.

Book 4 in the Masterpiece Adventures chapter book series featuring Marvin the beetle and his best friend, James. James’s father, Karl, and Christina, his friend from the museum, are getting married! James is the ring bearer and he is excited but also nervous. He loves Christina yet he is worried about losing his dad to a different family and a different life. And what if, at the wedding, James drops the ring? His beetle best friend Marvin promises to help him, but Marvin ends up with an even more critical job when something goes wrong. Will the whole wedding be ruined? Not if Marvin and James and Elaine can help it. This young chapter book for emergent readers captures the miniature world and friendship of Marvin the beetle and James. Complete with charming illustrations on every page by Kelly Murphy. Christy Ottaviano Books

Joining his family to collect discarded things that they can put to use, little Marvin the beetle enlists James' help to save an injured Uncle Albert. -- provided by publisher

In this Masterpiece Adventure, the first in a companion series for younger readers from bestselling author Elise Broach, James is going on vacation for a week. His best friend, Marvin the beetle, has to stay at home. Without James to keep him company, Marvin has to play with his annoying cousin, Elaine. Marvin and Elaine quickly find themselves getting into all sorts of trouble―even getting trapped inside a pencil sharpener! Marvin misses James and starts to worry about their friendship. Will James still be Marvin's friend when he gets home or will James have found a new best friend?The Miniature World of Marvin and James by Elise Broach, with illustrations by Kelly Murphy, is the first in a series of chapter books set in the world of the acclaimed middle-grade novel Masterpiece.A Christy Ottaviano Book

In the third and final book in this action-packed trilogy, the Barker brothers and their good friend Delilah secretly climb up to Superstition Mountain one last time. There are still mysteries to solve—is the creepy librarian really the ghost of Julia Thomas from a century before? What was their uncle Hank's role in discovering the gold mine? Can they still get into the gold mine after the avalanche that nearly crushed them? Does their cat, Josie, have mysterious powers? And, most of all, who is trying to kill them? Elise Broach delivers a page-turning finale to this top-drawer adventure trilogy. A Christy Ottaviano Book

In the new Masterpiece Adventure Trouble at School for Marvin & James, the third in a series for younger readers from bestselling author Elise Broach, Marvin the beetle is off to school with James for the very first time! Everything runs smoothly on this big adventure until the bell rings after lunch and Marvin gets separated from James. In fact, he gets accidentally thrown away! Will Marvin make it back home to his family? How will James find him? This young chapter book for emergent readers captures the miniature world of Marvin the Beetle and his special friend James in stunning two color illustrations that accompany the text. A Christy Ottaviano Book Books in the Masterpiece Adventure series: The Miniature World of Marvin & James James to the Rescue Trouble at School for Marvin & James

Für die Barker Boys und Delilah steht fest: Auf dem Superstition Mountain geht es nicht mit rechten Dingen zu. Wohin führt die alte Landkarte, die sie im geheimen Canyon gefunden haben? Gibt es auf dem Berg vielleicht wirklich eine verschollene Goldmine? Und warum will jemand mit allen Mitteln verhindern, dass sie weitere Nachforschungen anstellen? Als alle Spuren in die verlassene Goldgräberstadt führen, machen sich die Barker Boys auf den Weg, um das Geheimnis zu lüften ...

Die Brüder Simon, Henry und Jack erkunden ihre neue Umgebung in der Wüste Arizonas. Obwohl ihnen ein Ausflug in die Berge strengstens verboten ist, können sie der Versuchung nicht widerstehen. Sie ahnen nicht, dass hier das Abenteuer ihres Lebens auf sie wartet: Inmitten der einsamen Bergwelt entdecken sie drei Totenschädel. Der gruselige Fund lässt die Barker Boys nicht mehr los. Zusammen mit dem Nachbarsmädchen Delilah versuchen sie mehr herauszufinden und stoßen dabei auf einige mysteriöse Vorkommnisse. Die vier sind fest entschlossen, das Geheimnis der drei Verschollenen zu lüften.

Ein totes Mädchen auf der Straße. Hat Jamie es angefahren? Oder lag es schon vorher dort? Lucy weiß nicht, was sie glauben soll. Ihre Erleichterung ist groß, als die Untersuchung ergibt, dass ihr Bruder unschuldig ist. Eigentlich haben die beiden nun nichts mehr mit der Sache zu tun, doch das Mädchen lässt Lucy nicht in Ruhe und sie macht eine Entdeckung, die sie selbst in größte Gefahr bringt ... Aus der Reihe dtv pocket crime. Nichts für schwache Nerven! Alle Bücher der Reihe unter www.dtv-pocket-crime.de

Marvin lives with his family under the kitchen sink in the Pompadays’ apartment. He is very much a beetle. James Pompaday lives with his family in New York City. He is very much an eleven-year-old boy.After James gets a pen-and-ink set for his birthday, Marvin surprises him by creating an elaborate miniature drawing. James gets all the credit for the picture and before these unlikely friends know it they are caught up in a staged art heist at the Metropolitan Museum of Art that could help recover a famous drawing by Albrecht Dürer. But James can’t go through with the plan without Marvin’s help. And that’s where things get really complicated (and interesting!). This fast-paced mystery will have young readers on the edge of their seats as they root for boy and beetle. In Shakespeare’s Secret Elise Broach showed her keen ability to weave storytelling with history and suspense, and Masterpiece is yet another example of her talent. This time around it’s an irresistible miniature world, fascinating art history, all wrapped up in a special friendship— something for everyone to enjoy. Masterpiece is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.