The Art of the Swap (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781481478717)

Freaky Friday meets Downton Abbey in this middle grade mystery that features a modern day twelve-year-old switching bodies with a Gilded Age heiress in order to solve a famous art heist.

Hannah Jordan lives in a museum...well, sort of. She is the daughter of the caretaker for mansion-turned-museum The Elms in Newport, Rhode Island. Hannah's captivated by stories of The Elms's original occupants, especially Maggie Dunlap, the tween heiress subject of a painting that went missing during a legendary art heist in 1905.

But when a mysterious mirror allows Hannah and Maggie to switch places in time, suddenly Hannah is racing to stop the heist from happening, while Maggie gets an introduction to iPhones, soccer (which girls can play ), and freedoms like exploring without supervision. Not to mention the best invention of all: sweatpants (so long, corsets ).

As the hours tick away toward the art heist, something's not adding up. Can the girls work together against time--and across it--to set things right? Or will their temporary swap become a permanent trade?

Author: Kristine Asselin, Jen Malone
ISBN-10: 1481478710
ISBN-13: 9781481478717
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
Language: English
Published: 02/13/2018
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.60w x 1.30d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.3
Point Value: 10
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 182330 / Art of the Swap


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2017
Booklist 11/15/2017 pg. 54
School Library Journal 02/01/2018 pg. 73
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 pg. 65 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw