When twelve-year-old twins Penelope and Quintus Grey Reyes are sent to Mexico to spend the summer with their grandparents, Pen creates a website advertising their services as international agents of intrigue. A mysterious client hires them. The assignment? To locate the Codex Cardona – a rare 15th century painted book.
The twins discover Abuelito, their grandfather, once searched for the same book, but he gave up the search when a friend disappeared. The book is rumored to be cursed, but Pen knows curses don’t exist. Quin isn’t so sure, and when Abuelito is attacked at the museum where he works, both twins are certain it has something to do with the missing codex.
While Pen and Quin track down the mysterious book, greasy art professor Flores follows their every move, but someone else is watching them too – someone who doesn’t want the Codex Cardona to be found. The twins must draw on their combined skills of art and technology to uncover the mystery of the painted book.
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Summary
From: Carol Pennington
Book Title: The Mystery of the Painted Book
Book Author: KS Mitchell
What do you like about this book:
Pen and Quin are twins. Quin is an artist who loves traveling and history. Pen loves adventure, in all shapes and fashions. Since they are being sent to Mexico City for the summer to stay with their grandparents, Pen decides to open a website and advertise themselves as International Agents of Intrigue. Soon after their arrival, they acquire their first client. The client is interested in finding an Aztec painted book known as the Codex Cardona. This assignment rapidly becomes dangerous, but the twins are determined to solve the case.
Though this book is intended for a younger audience, I enjoyed it immensely. I loved learning about the Aztec painted books. I also enjoyed the author’s use of interspersed Spanish. I was kept guessing until the end. It is a clean book free of foul language and sex scenes. There is a bit of violence however. I highly recommend this for anyone who likes to read good clean mysteries.