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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 off to 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?
About the Author
Kristine Carlson Asselin's published works include sixteen nonfiction books with both Capstone Press and Abdo Publishing for the school library market. Kristine's debut middle grade novel (written w/ co-author Jen Malone) , THE ART OF THE SWAP, (Simon and Schuster) was released in Spring 2018. ANY WAY YOU SLICE IT and FALLING FOR WONDER BOY (the first two books in the Vernon High Chronicles) , are currently available. She critiques query packages for authors as the Query Godmother.She tweets at @KristineAsselin as well as her alter ego @QueryGodmother, where she tweets query tips and suggestions. Please visit Kristine's website at www.kristineasselin.com.
