Up for Grabs

By Michelle Mulder

A mysterious painting leads Frida into a web of family secrets and a nosy neighbor's schemes.

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192 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Frida and her brother inherit their grandmother's house, uncovering a mysterious painting and a nosy antique dealer's suspicious interest. As Frida delves into family secrets, she teams up with Hazeem, a local treasure hunter, to unravel the mystery. What is the dealer after, and can they solve the puzzle before it's too late? With heirlooms and hidden histories at stake, Frida must navigate a world of intrigue and deception.

From the publisher

Frida and her brother, Zac, have lived in seven countries in ten years. In fact, they’ve been travelling for so long that Frida has never considered herself from anywhere – until they inherit their grandmother’s house in Victoria, British Columbia. Zac, always looking for money-making opportunities to fund their travels, is determined to sell everything in the house and expects Frida to help. Now they’re up to their ears in family heirlooms, paintings of dead relatives, vintage paperclips, and ceramic animals. As Frida explores the neighborhood, she meets a childhood friend of her grandmother’s, a relentlessly friendly kid named Hazeem who has a knack for finding treasures in the many book-exchange boxes nearby, and a nosy antique dealer who takes an interest in her grandmother’s stuff. A big, sneaking-around-trying-to-break-in-to-the-house kind of interest. Is this strange neighbur looking for something specific? And will Frida and Hazeem figure it out before it’s too late?

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