TY - BOOK AU - Nelson,Colleen TI - The umbrella house SN - 9781772782790 AV - PR9199.4.N455 U43 2023 U1 - jC813/.6 23 PY - 2023/// CY - Toronto, Ontario, Canada PB - Pajama Press KW - Real property KW - Juvenile fiction KW - Historic buildings KW - Conservation and restoration KW - New York (State) KW - New York KW - Muralists KW - Middle school students KW - Journalists KW - Apartment houses KW - Community arts projects KW - Historic preservation KW - Gentrification KW - Mural painting and decoration KW - New York (N.Y.) KW - Buildings, structures, etc KW - East Village (New York, N.Y.) KW - Children's stories KW - Detective and mystery fiction KW - lcgft KW - Novels KW - Romans KW - rvmgf N1 - Includes bibliographical references N2 - "Middle-schooler Ruby and her friend Scout join together to stop a real-estate mogul from tearing down their historied New York City apartment building, called Umbrella House. In a contest for a news network, Ruby and Scout use their creativity and video-editing skills to show the value of both their building and their East Village neighborhood. Once they discover the identity of the anonymous Midnight Muralist, Ruby convinces the famed East Village artist to paint the front of Umbrella House to make it too valuable to tear down."-- ER -