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Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 2008 · Est. 6 hour read
The Calder Game
By Blue Balliett, Brett Helquist (Illustrator)
Part of the Chasing Vermeer series
A boy and a sculpture vanish in a village full of secrets.
3.9/5 Goodreads · 6,516 ratings
416 pages· 53,477 words· Est. 6 hour read
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Bookroo's summary
Calder Pillay visits a remote English village and is captivated by an unusual sculpture. When both he and the sculpture mysteriously vanish, his friends Petra and Tommy rush to unravel the enigma. As they navigate a labyrinth of secrets, they discover that more is at stake than they ever imagined. Can they solve the mystery before it's too late?
From the publisher
This new mystery from bestselling author Blue Balliett is now available in After Words paperback!When Calder Pillay travels with his father to a remote village in England, he finds a mix of mazes and mystery . . . including an unexpected Alexander Calder sculpture in the town square. Calder is strangely drawn to the sculpture, while other people have less-than-friendly feelings towards it. Both the boy and the sculpture seem to be out of place . . . and then, on the same night, they disappear! Calder’s friends Petra and Tommy must fly out to help his father find him. But this mystery has more twists and turns than a Calder mobile . . . with more at stake than first meets the eye.
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 416
- Words
- 53,477
- Reading age
- 9–12
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Lexile
- 830L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- ~5.3
- F&P level
- ~T
Publication
- Published
- April 1, 2010
- First published
- May 1, 2008
- Publisher
- Scholastic Paperbacks
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780439852081
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