The Harlem Charade

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Fans of Chasing Vermeer will love this clever mystery about art artifice and the power of community. WATCHER. SHADOW. FUGITIVE.Harlem is home to all kinds of kids. Jin sees life passing her by from the window of her familys bodega. Alex wants to help the needy one shelter at a time but cant tell anyone who she really is. Elvins living on Harlems cold lonely streets surviving on his own after his grandfather was mysteriously attacked.When these three strangers join forces to find out what happened to Elvins grandfather their digging leads them to an enigmatic artist whose missing masterpieces are worth a fortune-one that might save the neighborhood from development by an ambitious politician who wants to turn it into Harlem World a ludicrous historic theme park. But if they dont find the paintings soon nothing in their beloved neighborhood will ever be the same... In this remarkable tale of daring and danger debut novelist Natasha Tarpley explores the way a community defines itself the power of art to show truth and what it really means to be home.