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Chasing Vermeer

When strange and seemingly unrelated 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.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Balliett, Blue, 1955-
Other Authors:	Helquist, Brett (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Scholastic, 2005, c2004.
Edition:	1st pbk. ed.
Subjects:	Art > Juvenile fiction. Vermeer, Johannes, > 1632-1675 > Juvenile fiction. Mystery fiction > Juvenile.
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Summary:	When strange and seemingly unrelated 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.
Item Description:	Originally published: New York : Scholastic Press, 2004. "Apple paperbacks."
Physical Description:	254 p. : ill., map ; 20 cm.
ISBN:	0439372976 : PAP
Author Notes:	Blue Balliett was born in New York City in 1955. She received a degree in art history from Brown University. After graduating, she moved to Nantucket Island, Massachusetts and wrote two books of ghost stories. She eventually moved to Chicago and taught third grade at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools. Her first children's book, Chasing Vermeer, won the 2005 Edgar Award in the Best Juvenile category. Her other works include The Wright 3 (2006), The Calder Game (2008), and The Danger Box (2010). (Bowker Author Biography)