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The Stolen Smile
By Kelley, Gary
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- 978-1-56846-192-2
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- Creative Editions
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 2005
Gr 3-6 The "Mona Lisa" stolen by an Italian who wants to return the enigmatic portrait to its homeland? Surely this is an invented tale, but truth is once again stranger than fiction, and Lewis's narrative follows the real-life 1911 theft quite faithfully. An introductory page in the voice of the jailed protagonist casts readers as judges: "Am I, Vincenzo Peruggia, /Italian patriot without peer, /villain or victim?/Victor or vanquished?/Savior or scoundrel?" The questions both set the stage and provide...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
