![]() ![]() Theo’s character is lovingly written and realistically complex. They are artifacts of an artist’s life, and they can have a life – and journey – all their own. In Theo’s story, paintings are not simply oil and canvas, precious and untouchable. They captured my curiosity and imagination as they followed lead after lead around the city, the mysterious painting bumping along behind them in a rolling suitcase. Theo and her new friend Bodhi are smart and resourceful. ![]() ![]() This is one of those rare books in which the reader doesn’t have to choose between plot, character, and heart it has it all. This adventure is the main plot of a wonderful debut book by Laura Marx Fitzgerald called Under the Egg. When she finds a hidden painting in her grandfather Jack’s studio, she begins an investigation that leads her on an art history adventure through Manhattan’s museums, libraries, auction houses, churches, and even hospitals. And a treasure.” A treasure is exactly what Theo needs to support herself and her eccentric mother, since their last few dollars are quickly dwindling. When we meet thirteen-year-old Theo (Theodora Tenpenny), she is grieving for the loss of her grandfather, and puzzling over his cryptic last words. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |