
Cincinnati Lee, Curse Breaker
*Signed copies!* While Supplies Last From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler meets Indiana Jones in this stand-alone middle grade debut from acclaimed author Heidi Heilig. A young adventurer races to break the family curse by repatriating the artifacts her famed ancestor “saved.” Perfect for fans of Rick Riordan, Kwame Mbalia, and Rena Barron. Cincinnati Lee’s great-great-(great?)-grandfather is famous. His adventures discovering ancient artifacts have been made into movies, and his work is widely respected by museums across the world. The thing is, in that line of work, you’re bound to get cursed. And that leaves your great-great-(great?)-granddaughter to break the curse by returning the artifacts you “preserved.” Cincinnati’s own adventure begins in the Cosmopolitan Museum in New York City, where her single mom works and Cincinnati has grown up. Soon she learns about the ancient Spear of Destiny—and its potential to right all the wrongs in her family’s past. Or bring abo