Chasing Vermeer (Scholastic Gold) Contributor(s): Balliett, Blue (Author), Helquist, Brett (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0439372976 ISBN-13: 9780439372978 Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback Published: May 2005 Annotation: When a book of unexplainable occurences brings Petra and Calder together, strange things start to happen. Before they know it, the two find themselves at the center of an international art scandal. Can they decipher a crime that has stumped even the FBI? |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Art - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General |
Dewey: FIC |
Age Level: 9-12 |
Grade Level: 4-7 |
Lexile Measure: 770(Not Available) |
Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.32" W x 7.59" L (0.45 lbs) 304 pages |
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product |
Awards: Keystone to Reading Book Award, Nominee, Intermediate, 2006 Sunshine State Young Reader's Award, Nominee, Grades 6-8, 2006 |
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 06/20/2005 pg. 79 |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 78186 Reading Level: 5.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This bewitching first novel is a puzzle, wrapped in a mystery, disguised as an adventure, and delivered as a work of art.Chasing Vermeer joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content When a book of unexplainable occurences brings Petra and Calder together, strange things start to happen: Seemingly unrelated events connect; an eccentric old woman seeks their company; an invaluable Vermeer painting disappears. Before they know it, the two find themselves at the center of an international art scandal, where no one is spared from suspicion. As Petra and Calder are drawn clue by clue into a mysterious labyrinth, they must draw on their powers of intuition, their problem solving skills, and their knowledge of Vermeer. Can they decipher a crime that has stumped even the FBI? |
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