Mona Lisa's Ghost

by Nancy Kunhardt Lodge

Overview

MONA LISA'S GHOST, a thrilling mystery, is the sequel to The Crystal Navigator in this Adventure series. During a class video about the Mona Lisa, Lucy Nightingale and her best friend, Sam Winter notice that the painting seems to be melting. Sam thinks it has been attacked by a molecule-destroying syndrome called Zoom Seizure. On winter vacation, Lucy and her parents go to Paris where she can investigate. In the Mona Lisa Gallery of the Louvre Museum, Lucy bumps into Melissa Blackwood, a classmate from home. Melissa shocks Lucy telling her that she is the reincarnation of Mona Lisa and that she has come back to steal the painting. That night, the painting is mysteriously stolen and Lucy must find it before Zoom Seizure destroys it. In an adventure that takes Lucy through the ghost-infested Catacombs of Paris, down underground rivers, and back to sixteenth-century France, she solves a mystery that would shock the world if it were ever made public. This coming-of-age series is sure to entertain and inspire young readers as Lucy learns to trust her intuition, see herself, others, and the world around her with greater clarity, and to believe in the magic that lies inside every one of us.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780996088565
Publisher:	Wilwahren Press
Publication date:	11/01/2017
Series:	Lucy Nightingale Adventure , #2
Edition description:	Softback ed.
Pages:	218
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.46(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Nancy Kunhardt Lodge has a Master's degree and a Ph.D. in Renaissance Art History. She taught at Tufts, Boston, and American Universities. She has written scholarly articles and delivered papers at Renaissance conferences in Italy and the U.S., among them the Frick Collection of Art, the Corcoran Museum of Art, and the Smithsonian Resident Associates Program. She is a member of SCBWI, and the College Art Association. She has written two books in a series about Lucy Nightingale's dare devil adventures. Dr. Lodge is the granddaughter of Dorothy Kunhardt, author of the children's classic, Pat the Bunny. She lives in the West Newbury, MA. area with her husband and two Corgis, Wilbur and Charlotte.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Chapter Page

1. Zoom Seizure! …………………………..….1

2. Konference at Mistpouffer Castle …………13

3. The Resplendent Quetzal ………………….31

4. Spellbound ………………………………...44

5. The Delusional Eleven Year-Old ………….57

6. Tall Tale in the Low Crypt …………….…..64

7. Melissa’s Plan …………………………..…76

8. Roving Tentacles ……………………….…83

9. The Rochester Cloak ………………..……..95

10. The Empire of Death ……………………..105

11. Broken Water Pipes and Runaway Bones .113

12. The Firefly Wish ……………………..…..122

13. Lucy’s Clogged Perception Lattices …..…131

14. The 1516 Folio ………………………...…138

15. The Orbital Bells …………………………150

16. The Double Goer ……………………...….164

17. Perfection ……………………………...…184

18. The Painting Returned ………………...…206

19. Lucy’s Rudder …………………………....220

20. The Shock of Her Life …………………...226

21. The Master Thief ……………………..…..235

22. Case Closed ………………………………250

Editorial Reviews

"Nancy Kunhardt Lodge’s science fiction and fantasy novel for children, Mona Lisa's Ghost: Lucy Nightingale, Book 2, is a beautifully written, imaginative and action-packed adventure story that just happens to have one of the most intriguing young heroes I’ve come across -- and I’m thrilled to see that she’s a girl. The relationship between Sam and Lucy is marvelous, and it comes quite close to that between Q and agent 007 in Ian Fleming’s iconic James Bond series. I love seeing what new device Sam dreams up, and then getting to see Lucy use it in the field is grand fun. This time-traveling series educates as it entertains, and while it’s geared toward a younger audience, I would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone who enjoys thought-provoking and mind-expanding science fiction adventure tales. Mona Lisa's Ghost: Lucy Nightingale, Book 2 is most highly recommended." Reader's Favorite

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