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Synopsis
"During what seems like an ordinary museum visit, a tour guide lures Sunni and Blaise through a painted doorway-and they discover they've stepped into eighteenth-century London. When they realize their "tour guide" will do anything to get more information about what Sunni and Blaise know about magical paintings, they attempt to flee and encounter body snatchers, art thieves and forgers"--
Is The crimson shard appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
Kids get swept into an 18th-century adventure involving magical paintings, facing criminals like body snatchers and art thieves. Mild peril and historical danger, but age-appropriate for middle grade readers.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include kidnapping and captivity.
Who'll love this
Two kids travel through a magical painting into dangerous 18th-century London and must outsmart art thieves and criminals to escape.