The Crown Heist
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- Author：Deron R. Hicks
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Summary
Art and Camille head to London to find her estranged father， and soon find themselves embroiled in a heist involving a long-dead monarch。
No matter how dangerous his adventures have been， Art has always been able to count on his best friend， Camille。 Now that Camille is meeting her estranged father， Art wants to be there for her—which means going to London。
But Camille's history professor father， renowned for expertise in British legend， is missing。 When they visit his apartment， Art and Camille find a long-missing object that suggests the professor could be in trouble and solving a mystery related to London's history。
Follow Art and Camille as they visit the Tower of London， National Portrait Gallery， and ride the "tube" in hopes of uncovering the truth before it's too late。
No matter how dangerous his adventures have been， Art has always been able to count on his best friend， Camille。 Now that Camille is meeting her estranged father， Art wants to be there for her—which means going to London。
But Camille's history professor father， renowned for expertise in British legend， is missing。 When they visit his apartment， Art and Camille find a long-missing object that suggests the professor could be in trouble and solving a mystery related to London's history。
Follow Art and Camille as they visit the Tower of London， National Portrait Gallery， and ride the "tube" in hopes of uncovering the truth before it's too late。
Reviews
Lisa Kizer
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I really enjoy reading this series。 Art lesson， art history， and art crime。 I just did not like the QR codes in the book。 That takes away from reading a book， especially with kids who usually look for any excuse to be on their phones or tablets。 Can you not just use pictures？
Jenn Naughton
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A little bit Spy School and a little but City Spies， this new book will capture the interest of both mystery fans and kids who love Art。
Christopher Owens
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I received an advance reader copy of this book from the publisher through Net Galley in exchange for an honest review。The Crown Heist is the third book in a middle grade mystery series that focuses on art history。 The main characters， Art and Camille， are best friends who have had a lot of previous experience with art-related adventures。 In this story， Camille is traveling to England to meet her estranged father for the first time。 Art is going along to support his friend。Before father and daugh I received an advance reader copy of this book from the publisher through Net Galley in exchange for an honest review。The Crown Heist is the third book in a middle grade mystery series that focuses on art history。 The main characters， Art and Camille， are best friends who have had a lot of previous experience with art-related adventures。 In this story， Camille is traveling to England to meet her estranged father for the first time。 Art is going along to support his friend。Before father and daughter meet， Camille’s dad is drawn into a desperate search for a historical artifact where failure is not an option。 Art and Camille go looking for him， and inadvertently uncover clues that get them entangled in the hunt as well。 Their quest leads them to various historical sites in London as they try to solve the clues and recover the artifact。I gave The Crown Heist five stars on Goodreads。 I recommend it for all young readers， and for older readers who enjoy children’s books。 The subject matter is not “dumbed down” at all， which results in a book that can be enjoyed by adult readers and children alike。 Our local library has the prior books in the series available， so I will be reading and reviewing those as well。 。。。more
S Tondra
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The Crown Heist is the third book in the series and my first read。 Even without reading the first two books this story keeps the reader engaged and on their toes through out the whole story。 I really enjoyed the QR codes embedded in the story to see all the art and places the adventure took the readers。 Camille is 12 and is about to meet her father for the first time。 When he doesn't show up at the airport Camille just knows something is not right。 Camille and her best friend Art follow the clue The Crown Heist is the third book in the series and my first read。 Even without reading the first two books this story keeps the reader engaged and on their toes through out the whole story。 I really enjoyed the QR codes embedded in the story to see all the art and places the adventure took the readers。 Camille is 12 and is about to meet her father for the first time。 When he doesn't show up at the airport Camille just knows something is not right。 Camille and her best friend Art follow the clues and try to save her father while solving a historical mystery。 Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC for an honest review。 。。。more
Heather
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This book as a little like DaVinci Code for kids and I loved it。
Yapha
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Another fun mystery with Art and Camille。 This one takes them to London and has less to do with paintings than with other types of art， including architecture。 A great romp through English history and three key locations。 Recommended for fans of the series， grades 4 & up。 Stands alone fine。eARC provided by publisher via Edelweiss
Karen
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Art and Camille take their crime-solving to London where Camille will meet her father for the first time。 When he doesn’t show up at the airport， they visit his home to discover a stolen artifact that leads to an adventure/mystery。 Terrific mystery and the author continues the use of QR codes for websites for the art museums the characters visit。
Jessica Harrison
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Though The Crown Heist is the third book in Hicks’ series， it’s the first one I’ve read。 Having started mid-series， I thought I might get lost， but Hicks offers enough background — without getting bogged down in it — that you end up with a sense of déjà vu。 Everything feels a bit familiar， but you can’t quite place things。It’s that sense of familiarity that helps you slide right into the story。 Camille and Art are engaging characters that feel comfortable within their surroundings。And boy are th Though The Crown Heist is the third book in Hicks’ series， it’s the first one I’ve read。 Having started mid-series， I thought I might get lost， but Hicks offers enough background — without getting bogged down in it — that you end up with a sense of déjà vu。 Everything feels a bit familiar， but you can’t quite place things。It’s that sense of familiarity that helps you slide right into the story。 Camille and Art are engaging characters that feel comfortable within their surroundings。And boy are their surroundings cool。The absolute stars of The Crown Heist are the art and architecture set against their historical backdrop。 The settings are magnificent， and Hicks absolutely transports readers to a different place， and sometimes a different time。Add in a mystery and a heist happening simultaneously and you’ve got the formula for an entertaining read。 The Crown Heist is a fast-moving adventure that made me want to go back and read the first two books in the series。 It should appeal to a wide array of readers。 。。。more
Margaret
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A great book for all ages。 I cannot recommend more， especially for middle grade readers。
Mo
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Absolutely amazing installment in the series。 The series is wonderful because it works great all together， but also each book could easily be a standalone。 I love the friendship of Art and Camille and throughly enjoy reading their journey to a new exciting location。 As always with the Lost Art Mysteries， it’s interactive which adds a new layer of fun and engagement with the book。 I cannot recommend this book more for young readers， but even adults can be entertained by the stories involved。
Shannon Parkin
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Like the other books in this history， this middle grade mystery combines education with fun。 This book focuses on English history， but is as enjoyable as its predecessors。The epilogue describes how art also comes in the form of architecture， stained glass， murals and even pavements， as is the case in buildings like Westminster Abbey。
Julie
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With thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early copy in return for an honest review。I think that middle grade readers will enjoy this fast-paced adventure through London with Art and Camille。 Some of the clues are a bit tricky for middle grade readers to understand but I don't think it gets in the way of the story。 There were some unexpected twists and turns （even one I didn't see coming！）。 This is also a great way to virtually explore some amazing sights in London。。。National Portrait Ga With thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early copy in return for an honest review。I think that middle grade readers will enjoy this fast-paced adventure through London with Art and Camille。 Some of the clues are a bit tricky for middle grade readers to understand but I don't think it gets in the way of the story。 There were some unexpected twists and turns （even one I didn't see coming！）。 This is also a great way to virtually explore some amazing sights in London。。。National Portrait Gallery， Westminster Abbey， Tower of London， Windsor Castle， and more！Although this is the third book in a series， I think it could be read as a stand-alone。 。。。more
✨Elianna✨
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Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 This book was an interesting， amazing thrill ride， that I couldn't help but adore！ It was interewsting， and included lating and lots of interesting historical tidbits and pieces of knowlege that were very interesting！ It was a cool mystery， and I definetly reccomend if you like mystery middle garde books。 You also don't need to read the rest of the books in order to read and understand this on Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 This book was an interesting， amazing thrill ride， that I couldn't help but adore！ It was interewsting， and included lating and lots of interesting historical tidbits and pieces of knowlege that were very interesting！ It was a cool mystery， and I definetly reccomend if you like mystery middle garde books。 You also don't need to read the rest of the books in order to read and understand this one too。 5/5 stars from me！ 。。。more
Larissa
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I would like to preface this review with I had previously never read any book from this series。 That being said。 I was pleasantly surprised to realize that reading the past books was not necessary。 Art and Camille are swept up into a mystery when Camille goes to England to meet with her estranged dad for the first time。 Upon reaching England she fines that her father is missing。 Instead of believing that he would abandon her a second time， Camille looks for answers as to where he might have gone I would like to preface this review with I had previously never read any book from this series。 That being said。 I was pleasantly surprised to realize that reading the past books was not necessary。 Art and Camille are swept up into a mystery when Camille goes to England to meet with her estranged dad for the first time。 Upon reaching England she fines that her father is missing。 Instead of believing that he would abandon her a second time， Camille looks for answers as to where he might have gone。 A visit to her father's house and a mysterious riddle written inside of a hourglass send Art and Camille on a chase to find her father and help him find a long lost relic。Overall this was a really good middle grade book。 Perfect pacing and very easy to get sucked into。 I am really excited to recommend this book to to any middle reader looking for a mystery or an adventure。 I might even look into reading the other books in this series。 Thank you so much Clarion Books and Netgalley for allowing me to read an advance copy。 。。。more
Pam
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I received an electronic ARC from Clarion Books through NetGalley。Art and Camille are back for another adventure。 This time they are headed for London to meet Camille's father。 This is the first time she will meet him。 Unfortunately， he doesn't meet them at the airport nor at the hotel or his home。 Suspicious that something is wrong， Camille and Art start tracking him and uncover an ancient artifact in his office。 This launches the main storyline as readers see parallel stories where Camille and I received an electronic ARC from Clarion Books through NetGalley。Art and Camille are back for another adventure。 This time they are headed for London to meet Camille's father。 This is the first time she will meet him。 Unfortunately， he doesn't meet them at the airport nor at the hotel or his home。 Suspicious that something is wrong， Camille and Art start tracking him and uncover an ancient artifact in his office。 This launches the main storyline as readers see parallel stories where Camille and Art and her father and an ominous person both try to locate a mysterious treasure。 Action， excitement and historical information weave together to entertain and educate middle grade readers。 Hicks continues to weave his mysteries around art and history to challenge readers to solve puzzles along with the two main characters。 As usual， QR codes throughout the book offer links to further informative text。 。。。more
Kaye
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The third in The Lost Art series。 Isabella and Art are twelve years olds who stumble into mysteries involving art。 In this adventure the two， along with Isabella's mom， head to London to meet her father。 He has never been part of her life。 Arriving there they find him missing and start to follow clues to find him。 A clever part of the story is using QR codes in the book that take you to the actual websites of the places they go like， Windsor Castle， The National Gallery， Portrait Gallery， The To The third in The Lost Art series。 Isabella and Art are twelve years olds who stumble into mysteries involving art。 In this adventure the two， along with Isabella's mom， head to London to meet her father。 He has never been part of her life。 Arriving there they find him missing and start to follow clues to find him。 A clever part of the story is using QR codes in the book that take you to the actual websites of the places they go like， Windsor Castle， The National Gallery， Portrait Gallery， The Tower of London and Westminster Abbey。 Anyone traveling in London will likely have hit most of these popular sites。 The mystery clues themselves are a little hard to follow but I did learn a few things that were new to me。 （And I've been to every location mentioned。） There is some menacing directed towards the kids but it is age appropriate。 I think this is for upper elementary school and middle school readers。 Can easily be read as a stand alone。 Thank you to NetGalley and Clarion Books for an ARC ebook in exchange for an honest review。 （3。5 stars） 。。。more
Libby
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In this third in the series， Camille is flying to London， accompanied by Arthur， to meet her father face-to-face for the first time。 While the focus is once again on an action-packed， art-based mystery， the family dynamics between Camille and her parents add depth to the story 。 I like that the adults in the series are loving and very involved with the kids， and yet are also real， fallible people。 There is a cinematic quality to the action， showing the action from different viewpoints。 Recommend In this third in the series， Camille is flying to London， accompanied by Arthur， to meet her father face-to-face for the first time。 While the focus is once again on an action-packed， art-based mystery， the family dynamics between Camille and her parents add depth to the story 。 I like that the adults in the series are loving and very involved with the kids， and yet are also real， fallible people。 There is a cinematic quality to the action， showing the action from different viewpoints。 Recommended for Middle Grade readers who like mysteries， action adventures， or armchair travel。 。。。more
Janette
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This is third book in this series by Deron Hicks but it works perfectly well as a stand alone。 American teenagers， Camille and Art are visiting London so that Camille can meet her father， a famous historian， for the first time。 However， he doesn’t turn up to the meeting place。 Puzzled and hurt by this， Camille decides to visit his home to at least see where he lives。 The two children are invited in by a colleague of Camille’s father and during their visit， they discover a historical artefact whi This is third book in this series by Deron Hicks but it works perfectly well as a stand alone。 American teenagers， Camille and Art are visiting London so that Camille can meet her father， a famous historian， for the first time。 However， he doesn’t turn up to the meeting place。 Puzzled and hurt by this， Camille decides to visit his home to at least see where he lives。 The two children are invited in by a colleague of Camille’s father and during their visit， they discover a historical artefact which Art realises is stolen。 The centuries old hour glass starts them off on a trail to discover what has happened to Camille’s father and involves The Tower of London， Windsor Castle and Westminster Abbey。 The action in the book is fast paced and the historical side is inserted into the story cleverly。 The plot moves along well and you find yourself being drawn along by the story。 The characters of Camille and Art are engaging especially in Camille’s determination to help a father who she has never met。 I also loved the way the story was set in the different locations and it certainly made me want to revisit them。 Thank to Net Galley and Clarion Books for providing me with an advance copy in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Tina
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This is a Middle Grade Mystery， and this is the third book in the Lost Art Mysteries series。 I have to start off by saying I really wanted to love this book， but I just could not get into this book。 I ended up DNFing this book at just over 50%。 The writing style of this book was not for me。 I did find the mystery parts good， but the characters did not pop for me。 The characters being flat and the writing style of this book just made it a book not for me。 I was kindly provided an e-copy of this b This is a Middle Grade Mystery， and this is the third book in the Lost Art Mysteries series。 I have to start off by saying I really wanted to love this book， but I just could not get into this book。 I ended up DNFing this book at just over 50%。 The writing style of this book was not for me。 I did find the mystery parts good， but the characters did not pop for me。 The characters being flat and the writing style of this book just made it a book not for me。 I was kindly provided an e-copy of this book by the publisher （Clarion Books） or author （Deron R。 Hicks） via NetGalley， so I can give an honest review about how I feel about this book。 I want to send a big Thank you to them for that。 。。。more
Stephanie Rivera
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This was a really good adventure mystery story and so fun to get to go all over London to try to find the clues that will tell them where this treasure they are looking for is before the bad guys get to it。 Art and Camille are in London to meet Camille’s estranged Father but when they get there he is nowhere to be found。 They visit his apartment to see if he turned back up there when they find stolen artifact that suggest that her dad might be in trouble so they look to try to find it and maybe This was a really good adventure mystery story and so fun to get to go all over London to try to find the clues that will tell them where this treasure they are looking for is before the bad guys get to it。 Art and Camille are in London to meet Camille’s estranged Father but when they get there he is nowhere to be found。 They visit his apartment to see if he turned back up there when they find stolen artifact that suggest that her dad might be in trouble so they look to try to find it and maybe they can find her dad when they figure out that he is being held by a bad guy who is making him solve the puzzle of where the artifact is and they need to get to it before her dad does so they can save his life。 I really love all the focus on art and all the history you get while they are searching。 Thanks to Clarion Books and Netgalley for the complimentary copy of this book in e-book form。 All opinions in this review are my own。 。。。more
Librarylady
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The Crown Heist is Book three in the series by Devon Hicks about friends Art and Camille who solve mysteries。 I had read book 1 several years ago when it was on the Florida SSYRA list and enjoyed it very much。 Although I missed reading book 2， I was able to pick this up and read it without feeling lost。 It could easily be read without reading any of the other books。 In the Crown Heist， the two friends are off to London to meet Camille's father。 When he doesn't show at the arranged meeting place， The Crown Heist is Book three in the series by Devon Hicks about friends Art and Camille who solve mysteries。 I had read book 1 several years ago when it was on the Florida SSYRA list and enjoyed it very much。 Although I missed reading book 2， I was able to pick this up and read it without feeling lost。 It could easily be read without reading any of the other books。 In the Crown Heist， the two friends are off to London to meet Camille's father。 When he doesn't show at the arranged meeting place， Camille and Art discover a clue as to why he may be missing。 Although 300 pages， the pacing is good， and the plot moves along quickly。 I'm not much of an art fan， but the story draws you in。 The only thing I did not enjoy was the QR codes you could scan in the story。 They did not always match up to what I expected to see based on the text， and I was annoyed when I did not have my phone。 It may be interesting to some people， but I just found it annoying。 。。。more
Ms。 Yingling
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E ARC provided by EdelweissLove the London setting， but this is book three in the series。 My students steadfastly refuse to pick up the great art related mysteries I already have， so as much as I enjoyed this， I think I will pass。
Hope Hunter
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I absolutely love The Lost Art series！ In this 3rd book of the series， Art and Isabella travel to London to meet Isabella's estranged father， who has suddenly reached out to her in the hopes of establishing a relationship。 Isabella is devastated when her father is a no-show at the airport， but quickly realizes something is amiss。 Art and Isabella chase clues that will not only lead them to Isabella's kidnapped father， but to King Arthur's crown。Filled with action and non-stop adventure， this boo I absolutely love The Lost Art series！ In this 3rd book of the series， Art and Isabella travel to London to meet Isabella's estranged father， who has suddenly reached out to her in the hopes of establishing a relationship。 Isabella is devastated when her father is a no-show at the airport， but quickly realizes something is amiss。 Art and Isabella chase clues that will not only lead them to Isabella's kidnapped father， but to King Arthur's crown。Filled with action and non-stop adventure， this book is just as good as the previous two in the series and leaves me eagerly awaiting the next one。 I love the QR codes that the reader can scan to see the works of art that Art and Isabella are seeing， in addition to the architecture and buildings featured in the story。 I always learn a lot about history and art from these books and always close the last page wanting to visit the nearest art museum，。 Excellent additions for an upper elementary/middle school library。 。。。more
Meghan
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This book was received as an ARC from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Children's Book Group - HMH Books for Young Readers in exchange for an honest review。 Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own。I'll just start with the fact that I did not expect to read something way different than I expected。 The story got interesting in the fact that Camille found out that her father was an acclaimed history professor that has knowledge on many historic treasures resulting the fact of This book was received as an ARC from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Children's Book Group - HMH Books for Young Readers in exchange for an honest review。 Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own。I'll just start with the fact that I did not expect to read something way different than I expected。 The story got interesting in the fact that Camille found out that her father was an acclaimed history professor that has knowledge on many historic treasures resulting the fact of his "kidnapping。" Now in correlation with the description， throughout this entire book， I could not help but think Davinci Code meets National Treasure。 Camille and Art visit historic landmarks and uncover secrets hoping to find the truth about Camille's father and his connection with the whole heist。 I can see there being a following of this series and there were a few cliffhangers in the story so I hope this will be an up and coming series for our young readers in our library community to enjoy！We will consider adding this title to our JFiction collection at our library。 That is why we give this book 5 stars。 。。。more
Laurie Hnatiuk
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Thank you to Edelweiss+ and the publisher Clarion Books for a digital ARC of this title to read。I am using a new review format。 You can find few more details about 5-4-3-2-1 here。 The Crown Heist is the third book in the Lost Art series and can act as a stand-alone book without reading the first two。 Camille and Art are together again， this time， in London after Camille's estranged father and reached out to Camille。 When he is a no-show， both Camille and Art think something is wrong and discover Thank you to Edelweiss+ and the publisher Clarion Books for a digital ARC of this title to read。I am using a new review format。 You can find few more details about 5-4-3-2-1 here。 The Crown Heist is the third book in the Lost Art series and can act as a stand-alone book without reading the first two。 Camille and Art are together again， this time， in London after Camille's estranged father and reached out to Camille。 When he is a no-show， both Camille and Art think something is wrong and discover a possible clue in her father's study。 Now the two are racing around London， deciphering clues not only to find him but the reason behind his kidnapping， and do these clues lead to King Arthur's crown？ I liked the departure to another city known for its history and that the series is branching out。 Crown Heist combines both mystery elements and adventure， plus readers will explore and learn about London。 It is fast-paced and gritty in that the antagonists won't hesitate to use violence - which readers are looking for - particularly middle-grade readers。 I like the bond between Arthur and Camille， reinforcing that friendships do not need to be of the same gender。 Although part of a series， I like that you can read the book as a stand-alone or read as a series to see how their relationship continues to evolve。 I think readers who enjoy James Ponti's City Spies series and Stuart Gibb's Charlie Thorne books would enjoy this series as well。 The Crown Heist is another new favourite series， and I hope there will be other Art and Camille adventures。 。。。more
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