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During a class video about the Mona Lisa, Lucy Nightingale and her best friend, Sam Winter notice that the painting seems to be melting. Sam thinks it has been attacked by a molecule-destroying syndrome called Zoom Seizure.

Eleven-year-old Lucy Nightingale is a special little girl. She can make things with her thoughts. However, she lost her confidence when her mind went blank during an oral report. Then a dazzling new teacher assigns another report about five paintings. Convinced that the only way to get an "A" on this assignment is to actually talk to the artists, Lucy summons a Wise One, Wilbur, to help her with time travel to 15th-century Florence. The journey turns perilous when the Navigator, Wilbur's magical time travel gadget, contracts a virus and propels the two friends into the wrong time.

A rule-breaking little princess’ magical discovery brings happiness and fun to her sad kingdom. The author imbues the king and queen’s newfound appreciation for their daughter’s courage and wisdom with genuine warmth in a thoughtful contrast to the great deal of well-calibrated silliness that comes before (such as characters named for their jobs, which include Royal Door Slammers; the Royal Squeezer, who squeezes Queen Raindrop into her shoes; PinCushion, who dresses the Queen; and the Royal Screwball, whose job is to “swivel” the King around corners). Francesca is an appealing ...

A child is lost, an evil mastermind sends his minions to steal a painting, and the world tilts off its axis. What begins as a story about Lucy Nightingale's and her best friend, Sam Winter's hazardous quest to bring the child home soon becomes a race to save the world from extinction.