This bewitching first novel is a puzzle, wrapped in a mystery, disguised as an adventure, and delivered as a work of art.

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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?

Author: Blue Balliett
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
Published: 05/01/2005
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.59h x 5.32w x 0.61d
ISBN: 9780439372978

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.4
Point Value: 6
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 78186 / Chasing Vermeer


Award: 2006 Sunshine State Young Reader's Award Nominee - Grades 6-8
Award: 2006 Keystone to Reading Book Award Nominee - Intermediate