Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett
When seemingly unrelated and strange events start to happen and a precious Vermeer painting disappears, eleven-year-olds Petra and Calder combine their talents to solve an international art scandal.
Blue Balliett is the author of several bestselling, acclaimed mystery novels, including Chasing Vermeer (a Book Sense Book of the Year and an Edgar Award winner), The Wright 3, The Calder Game, and The Danger Box. She writes in the laundry room of her home in Chicago, Illinois, and you can find her online at www.blueballiettbooks.com. Brett Helquist was born in Ganado, Arizona, and grew up in Orem, Utah. He entered Brigham Young University as an engineering major, but soon realized this was not the right choice for him. Having decided to take time off from college, he headed to Taiwan where he stumbled into a job illustrating English textbooks, which he enjoyed. There, a friend introduced him to an illustration student, also from Brigham Young University. This introduction inspired Brett to eventually switch majors. After spending a year in Taiwan, he went back to BYU and transferred to the illustration department. In 1993 he received a fine arts degree in illustration.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780439372947 |
| ISBN 10 | 0439372941 |
| Title | Chasing Vermeer |
| Author | Blue Balliett |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Scholastic US |
| Year published | 2004-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 254 |
| Prizes | Winner of Book Sense Book of the Year Award (Children's Literature) 2005, Winner of Agatha Awards (Children/Young Adult) 2004, Winner of Edgar Allan Poe Awards (Juvenile) 2005, Winner of Great Lakes Book Awards (Children's Chapter) 2004, Winner of Parents Choice Award (Spring) (1998-2007) (Silver) 2004, Winner of Midwest Booksellers' Choice Award (Children's Literature) 2005, Runner-up for Maine Student Book Award (Grades 4-8) 2006, Short-listed for Bluebonnet Awards 2006, Short-listed for Young Reader's Choice Award (Junior/Grades 4-6) 2007, Short-listed for Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award 2007 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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