The Harlem charade
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
The Harlem charade
AUTHOR:
Tarpley, Natasha Anastasia, 1971-
ISBN:
9780545783873
EDITION:
First edition.
PUBLICATION_INFO:
New York : Scholastic Press, 2017.
PHYSICAL_DESC:
297 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
ABSTRACT:
Seventh-graders Jin, Alexandra, and Elvin come from very different backgrounds and circumstances, but they all live in Harlem, and when Elvin's grandfather is attacked they band together to find out who is responsible--and the search leads them to an enigmatic artist whose missing masterpieces are worth a fortune, and into conflict with an ambitious politician who wants to turn Harlem into an historic amusement park.
CORPORATE_SUBJECT:
SUBJECT_TERM:
GENRE_TERM:
SUBJECT:
| Detective and mystery stories. |
| Political participation -- Juvenile fiction. |
| African American artists -- Juvenile fiction. |
| Community development -- New York (State) -- New York -- Juvenile fiction. |
| Mystery and detective stories. |
| African Americans -- Fiction. |
| Community life -- New York (State) -- Harlem -- Fiction. |
| Political participation -- Fiction. |
| Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction. |
| New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction. |
| Mystery fiction. |
| Studio Museum in Harlem -- Juvenile fiction. |
BIBSUMMARY:
Seventh-graders Jin, Alexandra, and Elvin come from very different backgrounds and circumstances, but they all live in Harlem, and when Elvin's grandfather is attacked they band together to find out who is responsible--and the search leads them to an enigmatic artist whose missing masterpieces are worth a fortune, and into conflict with an ambitious politician who wants to turn Harlem into an historic amusement park.