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Friday Barnes 11: Last Chance
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Crime is afoot in the city of love!
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 11: Last Chance sees Friday Barnes needing 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.
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Friday Barnes 11: Last Chance continues the beloved detective series with the young sleuth facing new mysteries and challenges. Fans of the series appreciate the wit and engaging plot, noting that R.A. Spratt maintains the clever humour and adventurous spirit that made the earlier books a hit with readers. The book is praised for its captivating storyline and relatable characters, making it a delightful read for both children and adults.
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ISBN: 9780143779247
Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 31 January 2023
Country: Australia
Imprint: Puffin
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 288
About the Author
R.A. Spratt was born in the UK and lived in Dursley, Gloucestershire - a town immortalised by Harry Potter's deeply unpleasant relatives - until she was two years old. Then, like many ambitious English people cursed with regional accents so strong no other British person can take them seriously, her family moved to Australia. The tedium of growing up in the western suburbs of Sydney was fertiliser to the growth of R.A.'s imagination. The only thing for a kid to do was get on a bicycle and go to the library, so R.A. Spratt did just that. Once there, she read everything, devouring the books of Arthur Ransome, Enid Blyton, Roald Dahl, Robin Klein and Judy Blume, and audiotapes of Shakespeare productions and Sherlock Holmes dramatisations. And so, her young mind was formed, and set on the path of becoming the extraordinary author she is today. Now based in Bowral NSW, she's the bestselling writer of dozens of absurd and witty books including Friday Barnes, The Adventures of Nanny Piggins, The Peski Kids and the Shockingly and Astonishingly Good Stories collections. Her podcast, Bedtime Stories with R.A. Spratt, has had over 4 million downloads and connects R.A. with story-lovers across the globe. For more information, visit raspratt.com
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