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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51172514 Title: Chasing Vermeer Author: Blue Balliett; Brett Helquist Publisher: New York : Scholastic Press, 2004. ISBN/ISSN: 0439372941 9780439372947 0439703182 9780439703185 0439372976 9780439372978 OCLC:51172514

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Chasing Vermeer

Author:	Blue Balliett; Brett Helquist
Publisher:	New York : Scholastic Press, 2004.
Edition/Format:	Book : Elementary and junior high school : Fiction : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
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.
Rating:	based on 2 rating(s) 1 with a review

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Genre/Form:	Young adult fiction Detective and mystery stories Fiction Juvenile fiction
Named Person:	Johannes Vermeer; Johannes Vermeer
Material Type:	Elementary and junior high school, Fiction
Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	Blue Balliett; Brett Helquist Find more information about:
ISBN:	0439372941 9780439372947 0439703182 9780439703185 0439372976 9780439372978
OCLC Number:	51172514
Awards:	A Junior Library Guild selection.
Description:	254 p. : ill., map ; 22 cm.
Contents:	Three deliveries -- The letter is dead -- Lost in the art -- Picasso's lie -- Worms, snakes, and periwinkles -- The geographer's box -- The man on the wall -- A halloween surprise -- The blue ones -- Inside the puzzle --Nightmare -- Tea at four -- X the experts -- Flashing lights -- Murder and hot chocolate -- A morning in the dark -- What happens now? -- A bad fall -- The shock on the stairs -- A maniac -- Looking and seeing -- Twelves -- Help! -- The pieces.
Responsibility:	by Blue Balliett ; illustrated by Brett Helquist.
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When seemingly unrelated and strange 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. Read more...

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This was a great mystery story full of friendship, puzzles, and coincidences. Sixth graders, Petra and Calder, are two unlikely friends who come together to sovle an art mystery. If you like puzzles, this books is for you. There are codes to decode and patterns to find in the illustrations. ...
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