Pieces and Players by Blue Balliett
From the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of CHASING VERMEER and HOLD FASTTHE PIECESThirteen extremely valuable pieces of art have been stolen from one of the most secretive museums in the world. A Vermeer has vanished. A Manet is missing. And nobody has any idea where they and the other eleven artworks might be . . . or who might have stolen them. THE PLAYERSCalder, Petra, and Tommy are no strangers to heists and puzzles. Now they've been matched with two new sleuths -- Zoomy, a very small boy with very thick glasses, and Early, a girl who treasures words . . . and has a word or two to say about the missing treasure.The kids have been drawn in by the very mysterious Mrs. Sharpe, who may be playing her own kind of game with the clues. And it's not just Mrs. Sharpe who's acting suspiciously -- there's a ghost who mingles with the guards in the museum, a cat who acts like a spy, and bystanders in black jackets who keep popping up.With pieces and players, you have all the ingredients for a fantastic mystery from the amazing Blue Balliett.Hold Tight, Chasing Vermeer (a Novel Sense Book of the Year and an Edgar Award winner), The Wright 3, The Calder Game, and The Danger Box are among Blue Balliett's bestselling and critically regarded mystery novels. She works from her home in Chicago, Illinois, in the laundry room, and her website is blueballiettbooks.com.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780545299909 |
| ISBN 10 | 054529990X |
| Title | Pieces and Players |
| Author | Blue Balliett |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Scholastic Press |
| Year published | 2015-03-31 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Agatha Awards (Children/Young Adult) 2015 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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