Chasing Vermeer
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| Chasing Vermeer | |
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| Author | Elizabeth Balliett Klein |
| First published | 2003 |
| Set | --- |
| Recomended age | Children |
| Series | --- |
| Previous book | --- |
| Next book | The Wright 3 The Calder Game |
| Genre | Mystery |
| Awards | Book Sense Book of the Year Award winner Edgar Award Agatha Award Won the Chicago Tribune Prize for Young Adult fiction |
Chasing Vermeer is a children's mystery novel by Elizabeth Balliett Klein, most often referred to as Blue Balliett. The book centers around two Chicago sixth graders, Calder Pillay and Petra Andalee, who come together through a series of unexplainable coincidences. When a famous Johannes Vermeer painting, A Lady Writing, is stolen, the two kids work together to solve the mystery that even the FBI cannot solve.
[edit] Illustrations
The book is illustrated by Brett Helquist, who is also the illustrator of the Series of Unfortunate Events books. In his illustrations, he has hidden a secret message, which involves a secret code/cipher from the book.
[edit] Sequels
Chasing Vermeer has two sequels, The Wright 3 and The Calder Game. The Wright 3 involves the tearing down of a Chicago Frank Lloyd Wright building most commonly referred to as The Robie House. The third in the series, The Calder Game, involves the famous sculptor Alexander Calder and the kidnapping of one of the main characters, Calder Pillay.
[edit] External Links
A Website All About Johannes Vermeer
