Central Kansas Library System

The summer following her father's death, Macy plans to work at the library and wait for her brainy boyfriend to return from camp, but instead she goes to work at a catering business where she makes new friends and finally faces her grief.

The action kicks off in modern-day Paris with the murder of the Louvre's chief curator, whose body is found laid out in symbolic repose at the foot of the Mona Lisa. Seizing control of the case are Sophie Neveu, a lovely French police cryptologist, and Harvard symbol expert Robert Langdon, reprising his role from Brown's last book. The two find several puzzling codes at the murder scene, all of which form a treasure map to the fabled Holy Grail. As...

Learn about Kansas's sights and symbols, including the state seal, the state flag, the Pony Express exchange station Hollenberg Station, and others, then follow step-by-step instructions for drawing them.

Detailed introduction to the history of art with Internet links about featured artists and examples of their work and works by related artists.

Describes how to draw various airplanes, including the Wright Flyer, Spirit of St. Louis, and Stealth Bomber.

When his friends are less than impressed by the crayon portraits he draws of them, Pete the cat begins doubting his artistic abilities before reconnecting with his unfailingly creative, groovy spirit and the realization that there are no mistakes in art.