Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity has given us one of

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Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity has given us one ofA "witty thriller" (The New York Times) for middle grade readers 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. SIBERT MEDAL WINNER BOSTON GLOBE HORN BOOK AWARD WINNER ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, NPR, The New York Public