SuitabookSeeing and believing
Marshall and Simon notice changes in the painting that nobody else seems to notice, then investigate what they have seen.
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Michael Thomas Ford - Author
This is a supernatural-tinged museum mystery about noticing what others miss, following clues and questioning the boundary between art and real life.
A mysterious painting leads Marshall and Simon on the trail of an artist who learned how to put real life into her work. In the Eerie Museum, Marshall and Simon admire a beautiful painting of a girl named Alice Prophet standing in a flower garden. But when they come back to look at it the next day, the lovely garden is now threatened by storm clouds, and Alice seems to be scared of a sinister shadow to one side. Nobody seems to notice except the boys! They find out that the real Alice Prophet learned how to put things from the real world into her paintings -- for good. The boys suspect that may have included Alice herself, now trapped inside her own painting.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a supernatural-tinged museum mystery about noticing what others miss, following clues and questioning the boundary between art and real life.
Marshall and Simon notice changes in the painting that nobody else seems to notice, then investigate what they have seen.
The artist Alice Prophet learned to put things from the real world into her paintings, possibly including herself.
The changing picture, frightened figure, threatening storm clouds, sinister shadow and possibility of entrapment may create suspense or unease, especially around the museum mystery.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the current material supports only a cautious reading; another book-specific source is still needed.
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