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Chasing Vermeer

By: Blue Balliett
Narrated by: Ellen Reilly
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When a book of unexplainable occurrences brings Petra Andalee and Calder Pillay together, strange things start to happen: seemingly unrelated events connect, an eccentric old woman seeks their company, and an invaluable Vermeer painting disappears.

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 draw on 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?

©2004 Elizabeth Balliett Klein (P)2004 Random House, Inc. Listening Library, an imprint of Random House Audio Publishing Group Art Fiction Growing Up Growing Up & Facts of Life Mystery Mystery & Suspense Primary Education Social & Life Skills Friendship

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"Thick with devilish red herrings, this smart, playful story never stops challenging (and exhilarating) the audience." (Publishers Wekly)
"Puzzles, codes, letters, number and wordplay, a bit of danger, a vivid sense of place, and a wealth of quirky characters enrich the exciting, fast-paced story that's sure to be relished by mystery lovers." (School Library Journal)
"Art, intrigue, and plenty of twists and turns make this art mystery a great read." (Kirkus Reviews)
Engaging Mystery • Educational Elements • Great Narration • Clever Twists • Historical Tidbits • Enjoyable Adventure
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I had fun reading / listening to this along with my 10 year old son. Would recommend for kids who are problem solvers!

Underrated middle-grade mystery

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This is a wonderful story for mystery lovers of all ages. I encourage you to also purchase the book as the images spell out a code. How fun is that!?

Great mystery and adventure

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Not sure of the story is entirely safe for kids. Toward the end, one of the 11 year old heroes abandons the other to a criminal, and then she abandons her four sleeping younger siblings in the house so she can look for the criminal, instead of calling the police. It’s a good story, and well written, but much like Harry Potter, the heroes in this story often put themselves and others at risk by not sharing information with their parents or teacher or police.

Children taught to risk lives

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I have a book group of 3rd graders in the middle of intense reading and discussion. They more read the book. They delved into the story in deep reading, comparing, predicting, finding patterns, debating the characters' action. What more could I ask?

Riveting!!

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I liked the story but the narrator switches up the pronunciation of one of the character's names which was distracting.

Pronunciation switches up

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The author uses an accent for a character who is Indian which feels offensive, dated and unnecessary. It is much more of a caricature than any other performance. I downloaded this book for use in my classroom and felt the need to stop and address this, as I could not let the implicit message that this was acceptable become normalized.

Offensive accent used for Indian character

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I did not like how the book was split up into 4 sections, and was not by chapter.

Great book!

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It was a little confusing and had strange words 😅Other than that it was great 👍 😆

It was very interesting like if you had the choice to stop you would not 🥳

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This book is a good book with a couple of flaws. It takes a while for the story to get going but it’s satisfying.

Decent book

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This book is an amazing tale of mystery and adventure, while also managing to tie in art and history. Two unlikely friends work together to solve a mystery that is profoundly the most complicated puzzle of all time. Truly an amazing book!

The mystery

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