Description:
Two unlikely friends--Federico, in sixteenth-century Rome, andBee, in present-day New Jersey--are linked through an amiable cat, Leonardo DaVinci's mysterious wardrobe, and an eerily perfect sketch of Bee. Newbery Honorauthor Catherine Gilbert Murdock's Da Vinci's Cat is a thrilling, time-slip fantasy about rewriting history to save the present. This inventive novelwill engross anyone who loved When You Reach Me and A Wrinkle in Time.
Federico doesn't mind being a political hostage inthe Pope's palace, especially now that he has a cat as a friend. But he mustadmit that a kitten walking into a wardrobe and returning full-grown a momentlater is quite odd. Even stranger is Herbert, apparently an art collector fromthe future, who emerges from the wardrobe the next night. Herbert barters withFederico to get a sketch signed by the famous painter Raphael, but his planstake a dangerous turn when he hurries back to his era, desperate to save adying girl.
Bee never wanted to move to New Jersey. When aneighbor shows Bee a sketch that perfectly resembles her, Bee, freaked out, solidifies her resolve to keep to herself. But then she meets a friendly catand discovers a mysterious cabinet in her neighbor's attic--a cabinet that leadsher to Renaissance Rome. Bee, who has learned about Raphael and Michelangelo inschool, never expected she'd get to meet them and see them paint theirmasterpieces.
This compelling time-slip adventure by NewberyHonor author Catherine Gilbert Murdock is full of action, mystery, history, art, and friendship--and features one unforgettable cat.
Includes an author's note about the art, artists, andhistory that inspired the novel .
Brief description: Catherine Gilbert Murdock is the acclaimed author of the Newbery Honor Book The Book of Boy, as well as six other novels. She grew up in Connecticut and now lives in Philadelphia with her husband and two children.
Review Quotes:
"A treat from start to finish."
-- "Wall Street Journal"