art thefts

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.

"As the most destructive war in history ravaged Europe, many of the world's most cherished cultural objects were in harm's way. 'The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History' recounts the . . . true story of eleven men and one woman who risked their lives amidst the bloodshed of World War II to preserve churches, libraries, monuments, and works of art that for centuries defined the heritage of Western civilization. As the war raged, these American and British volunteers--museum curators, art scholars and educators, architects, archivists, and artists, known as the Monuments Men--found themselves in a desperate race against time to locate and save the many priceless treasures and works of art stolen by Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. Robert M. Edsel . . . brings this story to young readers for the first time in a[n] . . . adventure detailing [the] . . . treasure hunt"--Provided by publisher.

When he retired as the chief security officer of New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art, Barelli had spent the better part of forty years responsible not only for one of the richest treasure troves on the planet, but the museum's staff, the millions of visitors, as well as American presidents, royalty, and heads of state from around the world.

Alex and his grandfather hold the fate of history itself in their hands in a Rick Riordan meets Raiders of the Lost Ark adventure of epic proportions!.

"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"--.

"'The Gardner Museum Heist' explores all sides of this famously unsolved crime. It discusses police investigations, conspiracy theories, and more"--Provided by publisher.

Nancy Drew and her father try to help a member of a relatively minor royal family prove his innocence in the theft of a painting.

Secret agent Jack Stalwart travels to France to investigate the disappearance of the Mona Lisa from the Louvre.

A group of teenagers uses their combined talents to re-steal several priceless paintings and save fifteen-year-old Kat Bishop's father, himself an international art thief, from a vengeful collector.

A group of teenagers uses their combined talents to re-steal several priceless paintings and save fifteen-year-old Kat Bishop's father, himself an international art thief, from a vengeful collector.