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Title: Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett, Brett Helquist ISBN: 0-439-37294-1 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: 01 June, 2004 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: "NOT ON EVERYONE'S 'V' LIST ??"
Comment: Here is a book heralded by much publicity; one to put on your "Vermeer List" ... It will appeal to young mystery readers & kids who relish being considered 'above & beyond' the generic middle school student. This has the lure of PENTOMINOES (for a pronunciation aid, think "dominoes") which are diagrammed in the book and even avaiilable to *move* on your computer screen after accessing the website given in the book ... plus the challenge of clues encoded in the illustrations.
The hero Calder invents a secret code based on the above, and his new friend Petra discusses happenings that may or may not be coincidences. In a book full of clues I wonder whether the author is dropping hints that a future book may revolve around the art of Alexander Calder and/or the artifacts of Petra, ancient city in Jordan. I was hoping Balliett's convoluted tale(as all good mysteries are?) would involve some action inside Chicago's ART INSTITUTE but perhaps in the future the author will use that setting, with a mystery about the unforgettable Chagall stained glass.
This book could open up discussions about art critics and art history *experts* ~ also fads in all the necessities of life, including art. The young people are students at the Univ. of Chicago's lab school, where they have an open-minded but nervous teacher; also in a 'leading role' is an elderly eccentric neighbor. The star, of course, is the painting "A LADY WRITING" by Johannes Vermeer. It disappears between the National Gallery in D.C. and Chicago. Mysterious letters are delivered and demands made. Your reading will speed up with the chase scenes.
All ages are involved as players in this drama and that may ensure an audience of a wide age range. REVIEWER MCHAIKU predicts good fun for readers in the 4th-8th grade range, more discussion in classrooms & increased sales of Pentominoes ~ ~ & some of these are definitely works of ART !
Rating: 5
Summary: Good Reading for Ages 9-12
Comment: I you love mysteries and enjoyed "From the Mixed up Files..." and "Nancy Drew," then you will like Chasing Vermeer. Two 6th graders join forces to solve the mystery of a stolen painting. Using their unique perspective of childhood, they uncover clues that has left the FBI stumped. This book also features some special illustrations that give clues not included in the text. Wild Bill recommends this book to any 9-12 year old, as well as other mystery classics such as Holes, Something Upstairs, and Abby and the Bicycle Caper.
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Title: Messenger by Lois Lowry ISBN: 0618404414 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books Pub. Date: 26 April, 2004 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread (NEWBERY MEDAL BOOK) by Kate Dicamillo, Timothy B. Ering ISBN: 0763617229 Publisher: Candlewick Press Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.99 |
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Title: Olive's Ocean by Kevin Henkes ISBN: 0060535431 Publisher: Greenwillow Pub. Date: 12 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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Title: The Amulet of Samarkand (The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 1) by Jonathan Stroud ISBN: 078681859X Publisher: Miramax (Kids) Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Shadowmancer by G. P. Taylor ISBN: 0399242562 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Juv Pub. Date: May, 2004 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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