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Chasing Vermeer
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Chasing Vermeer
by Blue Balliett and Brett HelquistThe world of art meets mystery and some rather artful detective work - all of which come together in these suspenseful and fast-paced stories - as a few friends attempt to crack puzzles and codes in time to save timeless creations from destruction.
$7.99
Petra and Calder find themselves in the middle of an international art scandal. Can they use their intuition and knowledge of Vermeer to solve a case that has left the FBI baffled? "A wealth of quirky characters enrich the exciting, fast-paced
Paperback Book | Grades 6-9
Grades 6-9 $7.99
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Chasing Vermeer: The Wright 3
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Chasing Vermeer: The Wright 3
by Blue Balliett and Brett HelquistThe world of art meets mystery and some rather artful detective work - all of which come together in these suspenseful and fast-paced stories - as a few friends attempt to crack puzzles and codes in time to save timeless creations from destruction.
$7.99
When Calder and Petra's class attempts to save a Hyde Park landmark, eerie events are reported: voices float out from within, shadows shift behind the art-glass windows, even the roof moves! Suddenly, an art restoration project turns into a fr
Paperback Book | Grades 6-9
Grades 6-9 $7.99
Interest Level:
4-7
Lexile Framework:
770L
Grade Level Equivalent:
5.6
Guided Reading Level:
S
Age:
9-12
Genre:
Mystery and Suspense
Subject:
Visual Arts, Cooperation and Teamwork, Confronting and Resolving Fears
Free Teaching Resources: Chasing Vermeer Unit Plan
When a book of unexplainable occurrences brings Petra Andalee and Calder Pillay together, strange things start to happen. Before they know it, the two find themselves at the center of an international art scandal. As Petra and Calder are drawn clue by clue into a mysterious labyrinth they must use their powers of intuition, their skills at problem solving, and their knowledge of Vermeer. Can they decipher a crime that has left even the FBI baffled?
Chasing Vermeer was picked by the TODAY SHOW for Al Roker's Book Club for Kids.
"A great read....Fans of E.L. Konigsburg's From the Mixed-Up Files of Basil E. Frankweiler or Ellen Raskin's The Westing Game will find equal pleasure in this debut by a talented writer." — Kirkus, starred review
"Exciting...mixes mystery, puzzles, possibilities, and art." — Booklist, starred review
"Appealing… agreeably quirky." — Horn Book
"A Da Vinci Code for tweens." — Newsweek
"Suspenseful, exciting, charming, and even unexpectedly moving." — The New York Times Book Review
