
Julieta and the Diamond Enigma -- Luisana Duarte Armendáriz
Regular price $19.95 Sale price $14.99New Visions Award Winner, Tu Books
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler meets Merci Suarez in this smart young middle-grade mystery about a diamond gone missing from the Louvre and the sweet and spunky girl who cracks the case.
Nine-year-old Julieta is finally about to put a purple pin in her family's world traveling map! She's off to Paris to help her art-handler dad collect pieces for a new exhibit at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Sadly, they must leave Julieta's very pregnant mother behind, but they're sure they'll be back before the baby is born.
Julieta sees the best of Paris: the Eiffel Tower, the Sacré-Coeur, and plenty of great art. But things go awry when she and Dad walk in on a thief stealing the Louvre's most prized piece, the Regent Diamond--a priceless cursed diamond with a shady history.
When Julieta runs for help, she accidentally frees the thief instead! Now Dad's job is in danger and he's become a suspect. Can Julieta determine who the thief really is before it's too late?
Winner of the Tu Books 2018 New Visions Award!
Author: Luisana Duarte Armendáriz
Publisher: Tu Books
Published: 06/30/2020
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.20w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781643790466
Audience: Ages 9-12
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.7
Point Value: 5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 510007 / Julieta and the Diamond Enigma
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2020
School Library Journal 05/01/2020 pg. 54
Booklist 05/01/2020 pg. 67
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2020 pg. 94
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2020 - Superior,Well Above Average
About the Author
Luisana Duarte Armendáriz grew up on the Juárez, Mexico-El Paso, Texas border. A writer and graphic designer, Luisana earned her BA from the University of Texas at El Paso and her MA/MFA in Children's Literature and Writing for Children from Simmons University in Boston. She won the 2018 Lee & Low/Tu Books New Visions Award for her debut novel, Julieta and the Diamond Enigma. Luisana now lives in Michigan, where she is the dean of discipline at a boarding school. Find out more at luisanaduarte.com.