The Artful Goddaughter: A Gina Gallo Mystery
The Artful Goddaughter: A Gina Gallo Mystery
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Annotation: In order to inherit two million dollars from her great-uncle Seb, Gina Gallo must return a valuable painting to an art gallery.
 
Reviews: 1
Catalog Number: #5640407
Format: Paperback
Special Formats: High Low High Low
Publisher: Orca Books
Copyright Date: 2014
Edition Date: 2014 Release Date: 09/01/14
Pages: 125 pages
ISBN: 1-459-80819-3
ISBN 13: 978-1-459-80819-5
Dewey: Fic
LCCN: 2014935364
Dimensions: 19 cm.
Language: English
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School Library Journal (Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 CDT 2014)

Gr 8 Up-Mob goddaughter Gina Gallo is doing her best to stay clean and separate herself from the family's "activities." She wants to focus on running her jewelry shop and planning her wedding, but her recently deceased great-uncle Seb has different plans. Seb, a famous art forger, left Gina $2 million in his will. The catch is that Seb stole a famous painting, and in order to inherit the money, Gina must pull a reverse-heist and return it to its rightful place at the City Art Gallery. Gina rounds up her family connections to determine how to get the painting back in the gallery while convincing her family that she doesn't want back into the crime life. This hi-lo book will hold little interest for readers. The plot consists of mostly random events that seem set up so various characters can hold conversations in an attempt to move the plot forward, and the resolution occurs quickly. Characters and language feel forced and stereotypical, as though taken from a B-movie version of The Godfather , and occasional swearing feels gratuitous rather than authentic. A minor subplot involving outsourcing money laundering to the Chinese comes off as racist. The story is lighthearted and comedic, but the mood alone is not enough to carry readers through. Even where hi-lo books are popular, libraries should pass. Kelsey Johnson-Kaiser, Columbus Public Library, WI

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School Library Journal (Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 CDT 2014)
Reading Level: 3.5
Interest Level: 9+
Lexile: HL420L

Mob goddaughter Gina Gallo stands to inherit two million bucks from her great-uncle Seb, a master forger. But theres a catch: Uncle Seb wants Gina to make things right and return an extremely valuable painting to the City Art Gallery. If she cant do it, her rat-face cousin Carmine gets the boodle.

Reluctantly, Gina comes up with a plan for a reverse heist, as she has learned things never go as planned when her family gets involved. The wrong painting gets replaced, and Gina finds herself with two priceless masterpieces in hand! It wont be long before someone realizes whats going on.

The Artful Goddaughter is the third novel in a series featuring Gina Gallo, who wants nothing more than to run her little jewelry store. But try as she might, Gina cant escape the family business, with hilarious consequences.


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