{"product_id":"book-e5um","title":"Da Vinci's Cat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo unlikely friends—Federico, in sixteenth-century Rome, and\u003cbr\u003eBee, in present-day New Jersey—are linked through an amiable cat, Leonardo Da\u003cbr\u003eVinci’s mysterious wardrobe, and an eerily perfect sketch of Bee. Newbery Honor\u003cbr\u003eauthor Catherine Gilbert Murdock’s \u003cem\u003eDa Vinci’s Cat\u003c\/em\u003e is a thrilling,\u003cbr\u003etime-slip fantasy about rewriting history to save the present. This inventive novel\u003cbr\u003ewill engross anyone who loved \u003cem\u003eWhen You Reach Me \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e A Wrinkle in Time\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFederico doesn’t mind being a political hostage in\u003cbr\u003ethe Pope’s palace, especially now that he has a cat as a friend. But he must\u003cbr\u003eadmit that a kitten walking into a wardrobe and returning full-grown a moment\u003cbr\u003elater is quite odd. Even stranger is Herbert, apparently an art collector from\u003cbr\u003ethe future, who emerges from the wardrobe the next night. Herbert barters with\u003cbr\u003eFederico to get a sketch signed by the famous painter Raphael, but his plans\u003cbr\u003etake a dangerous turn when he hurries back to his era, desperate to save a\u003cbr\u003edying girl.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBee never wanted to move to New Jersey. When a\u003cbr\u003eneighbor shows Bee a sketch that perfectly resembles her, Bee, freaked out,\u003cbr\u003esolidifies her resolve to keep to herself. But then she meets a friendly cat\u003cbr\u003eand discovers a mysterious cabinet in her neighbor’s attic—a cabinet that leads\u003cbr\u003eher to Renaissance Rome. Bee, who has learned about Raphael and Michelangelo in\u003cbr\u003eschool, never expected she’d get to meet them and see them paint their\u003cbr\u003emasterpieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis compelling time-slip adventure by Newbery\u003cbr\u003eHonor author Catherine Gilbert Murdock is full of action, mystery, history,\u003cbr\u003eart, and friendship—and features one unforgettable cat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIncludes an author’s note about the art, artists, and\u003cbr\u003ehistory that inspired the novel .\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49343997477168,"sku":"BDe5um","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49343997509936,"sku":"ZEe5um","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49343997542704,"sku":"ZMe5um","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/e5um-Square-cover.jpg?v=1778410294","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-e5um","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}