num_pages: 400
description: Set in Milan, 1947, Giacomo, servant to Leonardo da Vinci, is worried about their future when he is informed that a deadline for da Vinci's greatest work has been given by the Duke of Milan and, failing to complete the project, may lead to the ruin of the artist and many of those connected with him.
language: English
title: Leonardo's Shadow: Or, My Astonishing Life as Leonardo da Vinci's Servant
titlecomplete: Leonardo's Shadow: Or, My Astonishing Life as Leonardo da Vinci's Servant
characters: Giacomo, Leonardo da Vinci
genres: Historical, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Mystery, Italy, Teen, High School, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Art
ratings_count: 913
places: Milan, Lombardy
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: IRA Children’s and Young Adult’s Book Award
category: Young Adult–Fiction
publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers