Cincinnati Lee, curse breaker
(Pre-loaded Audio)

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Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player.

One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for listening.

Previously released by HarperCollins.

Read by Katherine Chin.

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler meets Indiana Jones in this stand-alone middle grade debut from acclaimed author Heidi Heilig. A young adventurer races to break the family curse by repatriating the artifacts her famed ancestor "saved." Perfect for fans of Rick Riordan, Kwame Mbalia, and Rena Barron. Cincinnati Lee's great-great-(great?)-grandfather is famous. His adventures discovering ancient artifacts have been made into movies, and his work is widely respected by museums across the world. The thing is, in that line of work, you're bound to get cursed. And that leaves your great-great-(great?)-granddaughter to break the curse by returning the artifacts you "preserved." Cincinnati's own adventure begins in the Cosmopolitan Museum in New York City, where her single mom works and Cincinnati has grown up. Soon she learns about the ancient Spear of Destinyand its potential to right all the wrongs in her family's past. Or bring about the end of the world. It all depends on whose hands it falls into. As Cincinnati's path crosses with two other relic hunters, she gets tantalizingly close to the map leading right to the lost spear. And Cincinnati isn't one to let opportunity pass her by. Her quest will take her to the penthouse of the famed Dakota building, the upper reaches of a craft store warehouse, a rooftop apiary in Brooklyn, an abandoned subway stop, and even to London and Paris. Along the way, she'll make a new friend (which is not the easiest thing to do), make some enemies (surprisingly easy to do), and ultimately learn what makes the world worth saving. Acclaimed author Heidi Heilig makes a dazzling middle grade debut with an irrepressible hero, a diverse and compelling cast of friends and enemies, nonstop action, and a thoughtful approach to viewing our responsibilities to each other and the world around us.

Grades 3 - 6.

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