Masterpiece

　　一隻小小甲蟲，竟然懷有絕世繪畫天分！馬文是一隻甲蟲，健世則是個男孩，雖然兩者間無法用言語溝通，他們卻因為繪畫成為知心的好友。

　　馬文全家就住在健世家中的牆壁裡，在一次偶然的機會中，馬文隨手畫了一張精細無比的素描畫，當健世發現了這幅畫，嚇得大吃一驚！由於一個小誤會，健世的父母以為這張畫的繪者就是他們的兒子。而因這幅畫的風格與大師杜勒相似，健世的爸爸就帶著他前往美國大都會博物館，近距離欣賞大師的作品。在那裡，馬文和健世被捲入了一場空前的藝術竊案，他們不但聯手保衛無價的杜勒作品，更成功揪出幕後真正的偷畫賊！

　　Marvin lives with his family under the kitchen sink in the Pompadays’ apartment. He is very much a beetle. James Pompaday lives with his family in New York City. He is very much an eleven-year-old boy. After James gets a pen-and-ink set for his birthday, Marvin surprises him by creating an elaborate miniature drawing. James gets all the credit for the picture and before these unlikely friends know it they are caught up in a staged art heist at the Metropolitan Museum of Art that could help recover a famous drawing by Albrecht Durer. But James can’t go through with the plan without Marvin’s help. And that’s where things get really complicated (and interesting!). This fast-paced mystery will have young readers on the edge of their seats as they root for boy and beetle.

　　In Shakespeare’s Secret, Elise Broach showed her keen ability to weave storytelling with history and suspense, and Masterpiece is yet another example of her talent. This time around it’s an irresistible miniature world, fascinating art history, all wrapped up in a special friendship—something for everyone to enjoy.

作者簡介

ELISE BROACH

　　ELISE BROACH is the author of Desert Crossing and the ALA Notable Book Shakespeare’s Secret. She lives with her family in Easton, Connecticut.

KELLY MURPHY

　　KELLY MURPHY has illustrated many books for children including Hush Little Dragon. She lives in North Attleboro, Massachusetts.