paris (france)

Someone stole the Mona Lisa. Okay, it was over a hundred years ago, but a recently uncovered letter reveals that the thief forged a copy. That means that the painting in the Louvre now is a fake. And the real Mona Lisa could be anywhere! Friday Barnes needs to find the truth, and the real painting. She's going undercover as an art student, along with her partner-in-crime-solving, Melanie, and her staggeringly good-looking boyfrenemy, Ian. As they watch the comings and goings of France's most famous art gallery, they see some very strange things. Amid digital pickpockets, guerrilla graffiti and projectile perfume, Friday soon discovers that the Paris art scene is a hotbed of crime.

"A nonfiction picture book that tells the . . . story of the honeybee colonies that lived on the roof of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris and survived the devastating 2019 fire"--Provided by publisher.

"Though she has tried to close the lid on her ballet shoes and the thankless life she left behind, Laure is spinning out. Between partying, drinking, and avoiding anything and, well, everyone, she has no time to be anything but a monster, a vessel to Acheron and its ever-demanding appetite. So when she stumbles across a mysterious dead body during one of her nights out, Laure is forced to notice the cracks stretching beyond herself. Below the streets of Paris, Elysium is dying, and the primordial influence that destroyed her best friend is spilling into the streets like a blight. But Laure isn't the only of Elysium's beasts to rise from the ruins of Op?ra Garnier, and someone is mobilizing an army of monsters with plans to raise themselves beyond heights even she never dreamed of. To stop this force and oblivion itself, she must gaze into the growing abyss inside her and discover secrets that only the dark can offer"--Provided by publisher.

"Ready to have an epic semester abroad in Paris, theater nerd Whitney Curry anticipates a grand adventure but instead struggles with schoolwork, homesickness and mastering the French language until her cute tutor teaches her lessons about the real Paris--and love"--OCLC.

"Illustrations accompany information about the history of Paris. The narrative nonfiction text is intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.

"Making a Faustian bargain to live forever but never be remembered, a woman from early eighteenth-century France endures unacknowledged centuries before meeting a man who remembers her name"--Provided by publisher.

When third-grader Phoebe and her family are invited to visit Paris and her new friend Camille's family, she is thrilled--but when she is put off by snails on the menu, Phoebe starts to wonder if she is really as adventurous as she thought she was.

Curiosity is a natural quality for children, which is enhanced when traveling. These little guides are intended just for them, with itineraries around big cities like Paris and London to explore the most iconic places (starting from their rooms). The books feature also little games and activities to be ready for real-life explorations! The big cities won't have secrets anymore.

Pre-teen Jessica Creswell knew Callen Hayes was a broken prince; they became each other's refuge. Until the day Callen kissed her, and then disappeared from her life without a word. Years later Callen is a famous composer, and an infamous bad boy, his music now locked deep inside, trapped behind his own inner demons. In France to drink his way through the darkness, Callen stumbles into the one person who makes the music return: Jessica. And she still tastes of fresh, sweet innocence; even as she sets his blood on fire.

When Poppy the pig's dream of being an ice skating star takes her to a big competition in Paris, she meets all sorts of interesting animal competitors from different sports and learns that a smile is the same in any language.