While our hero, Jack (names may have been changed to protect secret-agent identities), sleeps in New York, a couple of crooked crooks are stealing the Mona Lisa from the Louvre in Paris. Their intentions are dark - they plan to deface the famous painting with a moustache! Can brave Jack come to the rescue...before it's too late? With bold cartoon illustrations and action-packed text, the talented Meghan McCarthy has created a whirlwind spy tale filled with speeding cars, daring escapes, and astounding heroism. This title includes an author's note with information about the actual theft of the "Mona Lisa" in 1911.

 

This book was recognised in the Grades 2-3 category by the Alabama Camellia Award.

There are 40 pages in this book. This book was published 2006 by Harcourt Children's Books .

MEGHAN McCARTHY has written and illustrated several other bright, bold, and funny books for children, including Show Dog, an IRA-CBC Children's Choice, and The Adventures of Patty and the Big Red Bus. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.