Divinci's cat parts 1 and 2

 Ch 1 

Frederico is a child prisoner of the pope to ensure his family's support.  He doesn't have any friends.  He does get the perk of interacting with some of the greatest artists of the time like Michelangelo and Raphael.  He gets a little excited when he realizes Michelangelo is spying on Raphael. But gossip isn't worth anything if you don't have a friend to tell.  He finds a kitten and he's super psyched. The kitten goes into a wardrobe and disappears.  Moments later there's a cat and Frederico decides that this is kitten all grown up.  The cat heads to the wardrobe and Frederico is like, no no that's way too dangerous. 

Ch 2

Frederico gets a collar for his cat.  He writes a short letter to his mom.  He inspects the wardrobe.  It's got mirrors and a ball full of water.  Federico thinks it's all about reflecting light.  But why would you go to the trouble when you can light a candle.  As he's inspecting,  cat gets away and goes into the wardrobe. A man comes out of the cabinet holding the cat and says nice to meet you 

Ch 3 pg 21

The man says he's herb from new jersey and the cat is named Juno. Frederico shows herb around and one of the paintings he sees is og herb.  Herb gives Frederico some chocolate.  With peanuts in it.  He makes Frederico a deal. If Frederico can get his hands on some of Michelangelo or Raphael's sketches, herb will buy them from him for chocolate.  To Fernando this is a no Brainer.  Trade what's essentially garbage for the most delicious food he's ever tasted.

Ch 4 pg 30

We find out that Juno is Divinci's cat. Frederico sneaks into the pope's office to steal a couple sketches to trade to herbert.  When he returns the mood is somber.   Some one has stolen all of Raphael's papers.

Ch 5

Herb is the stealer . But really Frederico doesn't care.  He's VERY morally flexible when chocolate is involved. Herb puts on what he thinks are fancy clothes and asks to meet Raphael. Frederico is like, hell no, that outfit sucks.  He will get herb clothes he can meet Raphael in, but it's gonna cost him ALot of chocolate. 

Ch 6 pg 46

Frederico takes Juno to see Raphael. He says sorry about the drawings that were stolen.  Raphael isn't bothered by it.   He'll just draw more.  The General idea seems to be that paintings are valuable and sketches are not.  This is reinforced when Frederico goes to see Michelangelo painting the sistene chappel and as soon as he has no further use for his sketches he tears them up into bits.  Frederico wishes he had those sketches to trade for chocolate. 

Ch 7 pg 54

Herbert comes with clothes that are now worthy of Frederico's standards.  He has a beard and Grey hair.  It's been 12 years for him.  He leaves to go see Raphael. He has a drawing that he needs to have signed so he can sell it for TONS of money.  Frederico tells him it's not safe.  Frederico follows herbert and there's a girl with the plague or something and a Swiss guard spots Frederico and drags him back to the pope abd herbert takes the girl back through the cabinet to the present cause he's all like, this girl ain't dying on my watch.

Ch 8 pg 62

The guy with all the keys is supping with the pope.  Frederico volunteers to serve them dinner rather than the normal servers.  He way overserves them wine and they both end up passing out.  He takes the keys so he can show herbert the sistene chappel. Not only doesn't herbert come, but Juno goes through the cabinet back to the future. 

Part 2

Ch 9 pg 72

Theres a girl named bee.  She and her.mom are staying at an old house where someone once found a drawing by Michelangelo that they sold for 6.5 mil.  Be catches a cat that caught a bird.  She takes the.cat to tue neighbors house and a scary old lady calls the cat Juno.

ch 10 pg 82

Crazy Italian lady is Herb's daughter.  So we're way in the future from where we used to be.  Crazy Italian lady has a drawing that looks JUST like bee that she claims was drawn by Raphael. 

Ch 11 pg 90

Bee is home alone cause mom is at her talk and moo is still on the train.  She is staring at the woman from Italy house and she swears she sees lights flicker in the morse code SOS pattern.  She calls mom and moo hoping one of them will give her permission to go over there.  They both say to stay put.

Ch 12 pg 98

She goes over to the woman from Italy house anyway cause she's an idiot child and this is what idiot children do when left to their own devices. 

She's fallen and she can't get up.  Bee calls her an ambulance. 

Ch 13 pg 106

Bee goes looking around the house after the woman from Italy is taken away.

Ch 14 pg 114

Bee finds the wardrobe and gets in and fully expects to be transported to Narnia.  But instead she's transported to darkness.

Ch 15 pg 121

Bee goes through the wardrobe and is sad to find Frederico instead of Mr Tumnus.  She quickly gathers the whole situation and the action item is Raphael needs to draw her.

Ch 16 pg 129

Old Italy smells bad.  Bee convinces Frederico to help her get drawn by Raphael and get gum to sign it.