Marvin lives with his family under the kitchen sink in the Pompadays’ apartment. He is very much a beetle. James Pompaday lives with his family in New York City. He is very much an eleven-year-old boy.After James gets a pen-and-ink set for his birthday, Marvin surprises him by creating an elaborate miniature drawing. James gets all the credit for the picture and before these unlikely friends know it they are caught up in a staged art heist at the Metropolitan Museum of Art that could help recover a famous drawing by Albrecht Dürer. But James can’t go through with the plan without Marvin’s help. And that’s where things get really complicated (and interesting!). This fast-paced mystery will have young readers on the edge of their seats as they root for boy and beetle.
甲壳虫马文一家住在庞帕戴家厨房的水池下面。庞帕戴家的小男孩詹姆斯，与爱钱如命的母亲以及继父住在一起。詹姆斯生日那天，收到了一套钢笔和墨水。马文在不经意间用腿沾着墨水画了一幅精彩的画，画风酷似著名画家丢勒。马文因此与詹姆斯建立了友谊。詹姆斯的家人却以为那是男孩画的，兴奋地带着这幅画和詹姆斯来到美国大都会艺术博物馆。在博物馆，詹姆斯与马文卷入了一场寻找被窃的丢勒真迹的计划。一起来翻阅《杰作》吧！
By Elise Broach, Illustrated by Kelly Murphy, Paperback, Simplified Chinese Characters, 286 pages, 5.75"x8.25"
