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Award History
| Award | Year | Status | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal | 2024 | Winner | “The Mona Lisa Vanishes by Nicholas Day” |
About This Book
In 1911, a lone thief walked out of the Louvre with the Mona Lisa tucked under his coat. The theft shocked the world and transformed a painting into the most famous object on Earth. A riveting narrative nonfiction account of art, obsession, and international celebrity. Winner of the Robert F. Sibert Medal 2024.
About the Author
Nicholas DayAmerican
Nicholas Day (born 1991) is an American author of narrative nonfiction for children and adults, best known for his middle-grade book The Mona Lisa Vanishes (2023), which won the Robert F. Sibert Award and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for nonfiction, chronicling the theft of the famous painting and its rise to global fame. Other notable works include the picture book Nothing: John Cage and 4'33", the adult book Baby Meets World on the science of infancy, and A World Without Summer (2025) about the Year Without a Summer. Read more →
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