Hana Banana Reads

The Art of the Swap by Kristine Asselin and Jen Malone Age Range: 8-12 Release Date: February 13, 2018 Publisher: Aladdin 9781481478717 The past and the present shake hands in this fun and all-around thrilling collaboration of art, history, and girl power. Hannah Jordan lives in The Elms, a mansion preserved by the Newport Antiquities Society as a museum. Well, technically, she lives above it. As the daughter of the mansion’s caretaker, Hannah has always had free reign in the beautiful estate. She also has a fierce love for the history of The Elms, including that of its former occupants. As the niece of the mansion’s owners, Margaret Dunlap is spending the summer at The Elms with her aunt and uncle, where a commissioned portrait of her is about make its debut. Margaret would much rather slide down the banisters or read The Wonderful Wizardof Oz in her room than sit for the painting, but this is 1905, and such behavior is not proper for a young lady about to turn thirt...