The Boy Who Fooled the World
Publishing Details
The Boy Who Fooled the World
By (Author) Lisa Thompson
Illustrated by Mike Lowery
Scholastic
Scholastic
2nd January 2020
2nd January 2020
United Kingdom
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: School stories
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Self-awareness and self-esteem
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories
Forgery, falsification and theft of artworks
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Money
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Art and artists
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Law, police and crime
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction
823.92
Physical Properties
320
Width 141mm, Height 202mm, Spine 21mm
240g
Description
Cole's family is struggling to make ends meet and he doesn't fit in with the rich kids at his school. Until the day a painting Cole made in Art class is unexpectedly spotted and sold in a posh London gallery for thousands of pounds. Suddenly, he's the toast of the international art world, invited on prime time chat shows, hailed as a boy genius! But Cole has been keeping a secret... he is not the creator of the painting; the white lie he told has spiralled out of control and his world will crumble when he's exposed on live television. His family is plunged back into poverty, and there's only one way out: Cole must crack the riddle of a mysterious painting that promises the clues hidden within it will lead the solver to great riches.
