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Day, Nicholas.

The Mona Lisa vanishes : a legendary painter, a shocking heist, and the birth of a global celebrity / Nicholas Day, with art by Brett Helquist. - 1st ed. - New York : Random House Studio, 2023. - 276 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-270) and index.

Booklist starred Pub Weekly School Library Journal Booklist starred, July 2023 Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), October 2023 Kirkus Starred, July 2023 Pub Weekly, July 2023 School Library Journal, September 2023

"A narrative nonfiction about how the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, how the robbery made the portrait the most famous artwork in the world--and how the painting by Leonardo da Vinci should never have existed at all"--Provided by publisher.

5.1 Follett Library Resources 5-8


English.

Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award/Honors, 2024

ISBN: 9780593643846

Subjects--Personal Names:
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519. Mona Lisa --Juvenile literature.
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519. Mona Lisa.
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519. Mona Lisa.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Art thefts--France--Paris--Juvenile literature.
Art thefts.
Art thefts.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Paris (France)
Paris (France)

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
True crime stories.

Dewey Class. No.: F DAY/O