The Metropolitans

By Carol Goodman

Four teens must unlock an ancient manuscript's secrets to prevent disaster.

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368 pages

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On the day of the Pearl Harbor attack, four teens gather at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Tasked with finding the hidden pages of the Kelmsbury Manuscript, they gain extraordinary powers linked to Arthurian legends. As Madge, Joe, Kiku, and Walt navigate courage, friendship, and betrayal, they must decide if they are destined to repeat history or create their own path. Can they prevent another attack, or will the manuscript's magic control their fate?

From the publisher

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler meets The Apothecary in this time-bending mystery from bestselling author Carol Goodman! The day Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, four thirteen-year-olds converge at the Metropolitan Museum of Art where an eccentric curator is seeking four uncommonly brave souls to track down the hidden pages of the Kelmsbury Manuscript, an ancient book of Arthurian legends that lies scattered within the museum’s collection, and that holds the key to preventing a second attack on American soil. When Madge, Joe, Kiku, and Walt agree to help, they have no idea that the Kelmsbury is already working its magic on them. But they begin to develop extraordinary powers and experience the feelings of King Arthur, Queen Guinevere, Morgan le Fay, and Lancelot: courage, friendship, love…and betrayal. Are they playing out a legend that’s already been lived, over and over, across the ages? Or can the Metropolitans forge their own story?

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