Q: What's hiding under the egg?

A: A mystery for readers who loved Chasing Vermeer and From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankenweiler.

A hidden art masterpiece, a grandfather’s dying words, and a threatened family home lead self-reliant thirteen-year-old Theo Tenpenny on a quest through Manhattan in this fast-paced art-meets-science adventure.

Sleuths and scientists, artists and adventurers—all are invited to meet Under the Egg author and art history buff Laura Marx Fitzgerald to hear more about her book and the real life art mysteries that inspired her to write this captivating story.

Advance registration is required. To register, e-mail children@nysoclib.org or call 212.288.6900 x234.

Please make sure children meet the minimum grade requirement.