With an imaginative setting, lots of intrigue, and a thoroughly engaging cast of characters, The Frame-Up will captivate readers of Jacqueline West’s The Books of Elsewhere. They must find a way to save the gallery-and each other-before they are lost forever. Luckily twelve-year-old Sargent Singer, an aspiring artist himself, is more interested in learning about the vast and intriguing world behind the frame than he is in sharing her secret.Īnd when Mona and Sargent suspect shady dealings are happening behind the scenes at the gallery, they set out to find the culprit.

Mona Dunn, forever frozen at thirteen when her portrait was painted by William Orpen, has just broken that rule. There’s one important rule at the Beaverbrook Gallery-don’t let anyone know the paintings are alive. Booklist said, 'This chapter book's most memorable element is also its most unusual: the imaginative conviction that art is alive.' Includes images of the real paintings featured in the book.When Sargent Singer discovers that the paintings in his father’s gallery are alive, he is pulled into a captivating world behind the frame that he never knew existed.įilled with shady characters, devious plots, and a grand art heist, this inventive mystery-adventure celebrates art and artists and is perfect for fans of Night at the Museum and Blue Balliett’s Chasing Vermeer. With an imaginative setting, lots of intrigue, and a thoroughly engaging cast of characters, The Frame-Up will captivate readers of Jacqueline West's The Books of Elsewhere series.

And when Mona and Sargent suspect shady dealings are happening behind the scenes at the gallery, they set out to uncover the culprit. Luckily twelve-year-old Sargent Singer, an aspiring artist himself, is more interested in learning about the vast and intriguing world behind the frame than he is in sharing her secret.

There's one important rule at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery-don't let anyone know the paintings are alive. School Library Journal said, 'This middle grade read paints fantasy, humor, and mystery into a satisfying tale about the power of friendship.' When Sargent Singer discovers that the paintings in his father's gallery are alive, he's pulled into a captivating world behind the frame he never knew existed.įilled with devious plots, shady characters, and a grand art heist, this inventive mystery-adventure celebrates art and artists and is perfect for fans of Night at the Museum and Blue Balliett's Chasing Vermeer.

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