The Second Mrs Gioconda

Author : E.L. Konigsburg
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1442439726
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Second Mrs. Gioconda written by E.L. Konigsburg and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-06-28 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why did Leonardo da Vinci lavish three years on painting the second wife of an unimportant merchant when all the nobles of Europe were begging for a portrait by his hand? In E. L. Konigsburg's intriguing novel, the answer lies with the complex relationship between the genius, his morally questionable young apprentice, and a young duchess whose plain features belie the sensitivity of her soul.

Author : E.L. Konigsburg
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0689821212
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Second Mrs. Gioconda written by E.L. Konigsburg and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1998-04 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The riddle of the "Mona Lisa" is solved in a most ingenious reconstruction of the middle years of Leonardo Da Vinci's life. . . . Thoroughly entertaining and believable".--"School Library Journal".

Author : E.L. Konigsburg
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 9781442439733
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Silent to the Bone written by E.L. Konigsburg and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-07-12 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Connor is sure his best friend, Branwell, couldn't have hurt Branwell's baby half sister, Nikki. But Nikki lies in a coma, and Branwell is in a juvenile behavioral center, suspected of a horrible crime and unable to utter the words to tell what really happened. Connor is the only one who might be able to break through Branwell's wall of silence. But how can he prove Branwell didn't commit the unspeakable act of which he's accused — when Branwell can't speak for himself?

Author : E. L. Konigsburg
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416948295
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth written by E. L. Konigsburg and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-06 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two fifth-grade girls, one of whom is the first black child in a middle-income suburb, play at being apprentice witches.

Author : E.L. Konigsburg
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1442431261
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler written by E.L. Konigsburg and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-12-21 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now available in a deluxe keepsake edition! A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021) Run away to the Metropolitan Museum of Art with E. L. Konigsburg’s beloved classic and Newbery Medal­–winning novel From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. When Claudia decided to run away, she planned very carefully. She would be gone just long enough to teach her parents a lesson in Claudia appreciation. And she would go in comfort-she would live at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She saved her money, and she invited her brother Jamie to go, mostly because be was a miser and would have money. Claudia was a good organizer and Jamie bad some ideas, too; so the two took up residence at the museum right on schedule. But once the fun of settling in was over, Claudia had two unexpected problems: She felt just the same, and she wanted to feel different; and she found a statue at the Museum so beautiful she could not go home until she bad discovered its maker, a question that baffled the experts, too. The former owner of the statue was Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Without her—well, without her, Claudia might never have found a way to go home.

Author : Gary Blackwood
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101200030
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Shakespeare Stealer written by Gary Blackwood and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2000-07-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A delightful adveture full of humor and heart set in Elizabethan England! Widge is an orphan with a rare talent for shorthand. His fearsome master has just one demand: steal Shakespeare's play "Hamlet"--or else. Widge has no choice but to follow orders, so he works his way into the heart of the Globe Theatre, where Shakespeare's players perform. As full of twists and turns as a London alleyway, this entertaining novel is rich in period details, colorful characters, villainy, and drama. * "A fast-moving historical novel that introduces an important era with casual familiarity." --School Library Journal, starred review "Readers will find much to like in Widge, and plenty to enjoy in this gleeful romp through olde England" --Kirkus Reviews "Excels in the lively depictions of Elizabethan stagecraft and street life." --Publishers Weekly An ALA Notable Book

Author : Simon Mayo
Publisher : Union Square & Co.
ISBN 13 : 1454905115
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Itch written by Simon Mayo and published by Union Square & Co.. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thrills. Danger. And world domination. Itch is as action-packed and suspenseful as a novel for young readers can get! Fourteen-year-old Itchingham Lofte, nicknamed Itch, has an unusual passion: collecting specimens of every element in the periodic table. So what if that means hes had a few ... mishaps? But when he gets his hands on a suspiciously warm rock made of a new, previously unknown element, things really begin to explode. Soon, a malevolent teacher, an evil-doing corporation, and a top-secret government agency are all after Itch. Can his science know-how keep him one step ahead of everyone...and help him stay alive? A 2013 Parents Choice Award Winner: Silver Medal. Cover and jacket flap feature augmented reality animations via a free downloadable Itch app!

Author : e. l Konigsburg
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Second Mrs. Gioconda written by e. l Konigsburg and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why did Leonardo da Vinci devote three years to a painting of the second wife of an unimportant merchant when all the nobles of Europe were beggin for a portrait by his hand?. A slice of Renaissance life delves into the intriguing answer to the puzzle behind the most famous painting of all time ... the Mona Lisa.

Author : Diane Stanley
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 9780688171353
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Saladin written by Diane Stanley and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2002-08-06 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers the story of Saladin who, devastated by tales of past conquest, worked to unite his divided people in order to gain strength and put an end to the invasions from the people from western lands.

Author : Gioconda Belli
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061673641
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Infinity in the Palm of Her Hand written by Gioconda Belli and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-03-10 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a novel based on the Bible and ancient traditions, Adam and Eve discover the world around them, react to their punishment, and learn to adjust to the outside world, where it is necessary to kill to survive.