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Loading... The Birth of Venus: A Catherine Lock, Art Restorer Novelby Kelley Townley
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An action thriller for teens set in the glittering world of fine art.Catherine Lock is having a very bad day. Teased and friendless at school, considered a delinquent-waiting-to-happen at home, and misunderstood by her martial arts teacher, life is looking pretty bleak. With nowhere else to go she turns up on her estranged Dad's doorstep. She thinks he's a boring art restorer at the prestigious 'Fine Art Restoration Trust' (FART) - relentlessly applying cleaning fluids to old paintings. But unknown to Catherine his method of art restoration is a lot more exciting and he wants her to become his apprentice.Not that he's planning on telling her yet.However Catherine's suspicions are soon aroused, and worried her dad is involved in something illegal she undertakes some unorthodox detective work only to discover FART's true mission - to steal art BACK from the bad guys and 'restore' it to its rightful owners. Impressed by her panache FART offers her a job on the spot and alongside fellow apprentices, Ollie (crazy haired African-American, techno-whiz, possibly gay/possibly just very tidy) and Raphael (irritatingly aloof and vain, yet exceptionally tasty piece of Italian eye-candy), Catherine begins to study the skills needed to detect, locate and extract pinched Picassos and missing Monets. However stealing from criminals is a dangerous business. When FART goes on the hunt for Botticelli's missing masterpiece 'The Birth of Venus', the impulsive Catherine and cowardly Ollie are manipulated by both sides in a fifteen-year-old feud of betrayal and revenge."Fantastic. I have adrenaline pumping through my veins!" Mimi Thebo, YA author."Smart, sassy, well-paced and, most importantly, has a tough, appealing female protagonist, who can correct your art history knowledge AND knock you unconscious with a well-placed stiletto." Ellen Carnes, BooksonBoard.com No library descriptions found. |
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