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Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 2004 · Est. 5 hour read
Chasing Vermeer
By Blue Balliett, Brett Helquist (Illustrator)
Part of the Chasing Vermeer series
A vanished painting, a tangled mystery—can two kids solve the unsolvable?
3.7/5 Goodreads · 31,585 ratings
273 pages· 43,472 words· Est. 5 hour read
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Bookroo's summary
Petra and Calder are thrust into a whirlwind of intrigue when a Vermeer painting vanishes. As they unravel a web of strange events and cryptic clues, they must outsmart an art thief and navigate a maze of suspicion. With an eccentric ally and their wits as their only tools, can they crack a case that baffles even the FBI? Dive into a world where every detail matters and nothing is as it seems.
From the publisher
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?
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 273
- Words
- 43,472
- Reading age
- 9–12
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Lexile
- 770L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 5.4
- F&P level
- ~R
- AR points
- 6
- AR interest level
- MG
- AR quiz
- 78186
Publication
- Published
- May 1, 2005
- First published
- June 1, 2004
- Publisher
- Scholastic Paperbacks
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780439372978
- OCLC
- 824108461
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