Attic Ward is a young adult novel written by Bill Gourgey. The story is about a teen aged runaway girl from Virginia who travels to Washington, D.C. Her name is Brooke and she is a talented artist. Only 15, she gets a job at an art gallery helping out and cleaning. Once the owner of the art gallery realizes her artistic talent Brooke starts painting forgeries for her employer. Brooke sneaks into the Smithstonian art gallery at night and sleeps in the attic. She signs her art work Attic Ward because she lives in an attic and is a ward of the state of Virginia. She overhears a plot to steal a famous painting and she takes it upon herself to keep that from happening. I enjoyed reading Brooke's descriptions of famous paintings more than anything else in this story. Her art appreciation skills surpass mine and I realize I have much to learn about art and artists.
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