Praise for Under the Egg: Under the Egg is the winner of the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Best Middle Grade Book of the Year award! "It's really a very compelling read and I don't know how she did it." -Kate DiCamillo on NPR * "A riveting narrative." - Booklist, starred review * "Fans of Koningsburg's From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Can Martha follow the clues, decipher the code, and solve the mystery of what's really going on with Rose Sewell? Inspired by true events described in a fascinating author's note, The Gallery is a 1920s caper told with humor and spunk that readers today will love. But in a house filled with secrets, nothing is quite what it seems, and no one is who they say.
The other servants say Rose is crazy, but scrappy, strong-willed Martha thinks there's more to the story-and that the paintings in the Sewell's gallery contain a hidden message detailing the truth. But, despite the Gatsby-like parties and trimmings of success, she suspects something might be deeply wrong in the household-specifically with Rose Sewell, the formerly vivacious lady of the house who now refuses to leave her room.
A riveting historical art mystery for fans of Chasing Vermeer and The Westing Game, set in the Roaring Twenties It's 1929, and twelve-year-old Martha has no choice but to work as a maid in the New York City mansion of the wealthy Sewell family.
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