This was a fun mystery read for me. It started out with a scene of a crime: highly technical art forgery. The next chapter lands on a boy who is found within the National Gallery of Art in DC. He has amnesia and neither he nor all of the security cameras can piece together who he is, where he came from, or who brought him there. He quickly ends up in a foster home - and meets a young girl named Camille.Attempting to jog his memory, the boy (Art), Camille, and Camille's mother, return to the National Gallery. Action quickly ensues - the boy holds a secret he cannot remember. A secret too precious to survive. The suspense is doubled because there are chapters that focus on the criminals' attempts to capture Art and Camille. The action and chase scenes are aplenty, and I enjoy the fact that these kids generally feel like real kids -- not overly mature for their age.
This was fast-paced and fun. Interspersed are QR codes that link to the works of art that are described throughout the book. This was pretty cool, and as a middle-aged person, this is what finally got me to download a QR reader app on my phone. However, as a middle-aged person who has an interest in art, I didn't really need a link to the artwork mentioned. I already knew what most of it was!
Grade: B
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