national portrait gallery (smithsonian institution)

Twelve-year-old Art is certain there is a grand heist about to occur at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC, but no one believes him. Soon, he and his best friend Camille embark on a journey through DC as they try to prove the conspiracy and stop the heist before it's too late.

"Art and Camille team up once again to solve a large museum theft, using one of the biggest heists in history to help them solve the case"--.

"When Parker Curry came face-to-face with Amy Sherald's transcendent portrait of First Lady Michelle Obama ... She saw dynamic self-assurance. She saw truth and beauty. She saw a queen. But most importantly, Parker saw Her hopes. Her dreams, Her power. Her promise. Herself"--Jacket flap.