{"product_id":"the-second-mrs-gioconda-paperback","title":"The Second Mrs. Gioconda - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eE. L. Konigsburg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeonardo da Vinci's irreverent young apprentice delights in mischief and defying the aristocracy in this\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ehistorical fiction middle grade novel from E.L. Konigsburg, the Newbery Medal-winning author of \u003ci\u003eFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe mystery of the \"Mona Lisa!\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy did Leonardo da Vinci, the greatest artist of his time, devote three years on a painting of the second wife of an unimportant merchant when all the nobles of Europe were begging for a portrait by him? And why did he put up with an apprentice who was a liar and a thief? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo one knows for sure. But this story of Leonardo, his wayward apprentice Salai, and the Duke of Milan's plain young wife, Beatrice d'Este, may hold the clue to the most famous--and puzzling--painting of all time.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eE.L. Konigsburg is the only author to have received the Newbery Medal and a Newbery Honor in the same year. In 1968, \u003ci\u003eFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler\u003c\/i\u003e won the Newbery Medal and \u003ci\u003eJennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth\u003c\/i\u003e was named a Newbery Honor Book. Almost thirty years later she won the Newbery Medal once again for \u003ci\u003eThe View from Saturday\u003c\/i\u003e. Among her other acclaimed books are \u003ci\u003eSilent to the Bone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 7.64 x 5.09 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Second Mrs. Giaconda\/Gioconda\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53457097326899,"sku":"9780689821219","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/U8vn3N8Gab9780689821219.webp?v=1781250783","url":"https:\/\/rbangel-store.myshopify.com\/products\/the-second-mrs-gioconda-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}