The umbrella house / Colleen Nelson.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Pajama Press, [2023]Copyright date: ©2023Edition: First editionDescription: 218 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781772782790
- 1772782793
- Secrets -- Fiction
- Real property -- Juvenile fiction
- Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration -- New York (State) -- New York -- Juvenile literature
- Artists -- Juvenile fiction
- Middle school students -- Juvenile fiction
- Journalists -- Juvenile fiction
- Apartment houses -- Juvenile fiction
- Gentrification -- Juvenile fiction
- Mural painting and decoration -- Juvenile fiction
- New York (N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Juvenile literature
- East Village (New York, N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Fiction | NELSON COLLEEN | Available | 33111011283658 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In this intimate and inspiring novel about the power of art and the value of community, award-winning author and former New Yorker Colleen Nelson brings life and liveliness to an eccentric cast of New York City neighbors.
Middle-schooler and New Yorker Roxy Markowski wants to tell the truth fearlessly and powerfully, just like her idols at Veracity News. She and her best friend Scout already make YouTube videos together about East Village life, so when Veracity News announces a Young Voices video competition, Roxy knows it's the perfect opportunity to make a name for herself, if only she can find a story worth telling. When a real-estate mogul threatens to buy her historic East Village apartment building, Umbrella House, Roxy sets out to create a video about the people who live in her building, depicting their love for art, community, and family.
With time--and her options for saving Umbrella House--running out, Roxy finds herself caught up in the mystery of the Midnight Muralist, a famous East Village artist whose murals once made buildings famous and valuable. Could finding this enigmatic artist be the key to saving her historic East Village apartment building?
"Middle-schooler Ruby and her friend Scout join together to stop a real-estate mogul from tearing down their historied New York City apartment building, called Umbrella House. In a contest for a news network, Ruby and Scout use their creativity and video-editing skills to show the value of both their building and their East Village neighborhood. Once they discover the identity of the anonymous Midnight Muralist, Ruby convinces the famed East Village artist to paint the front of Umbrella House to make it too valuable to tear down."-- Provided by publisher.