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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler meets Merci Suarez in this smart young middle-grade mystery about a diamond gone missing from the Louvre and the sweet and spunky girl who cracks the case.Nine-year-old Julieta is finally about to put a purple pin in her family s world traveling map! She s off to Paris to help her art-handler dad collect pieces for a new exhibit at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Sadly, they must leave Julieta s very pregnant mother behind, but they re sure they ll be back before the baby is born. Julieta sees the best of Paris: the Eiffel Tower, the Sacré-Coeur, and plenty of great art. But things go awry when she and Dad walk in on a thief stealing the Louvre s most prized piece, the Regent Diamond–a priceless cursed diamond with a shady history. When Julieta runs for help, she accidentally frees the thief instead! Now Dad s job is in danger and he s become a suspect. Can Julieta determine who the thief really is before it s too late? Winner of the Tu Books 2018 New Visions Award!