Chasing Vemeer by Blue Balliett (From Worcester News)

Chasing Vemeer by Blue Balliett

11:45am Monday 20th September 2010 in News

Calder and Petra step into this real-life mystery, getting tangled in a deepening web of coincidences, questions, suspicions, and puzzles after an invaluable Vermeer painting disappears. Will their eccentric teacher be able to guide the class to construct a new understanding of Vermeer's work? Will Calder find any answers in his set of pentominoes? Can YOU solve Calder's puzzles? Will the Lady in the picture speak to Petra? Will you be able to break the code in Brett Helquist's illustrations? Grab your pencil and your detective notebook before you get started--you don't want to get lost in the tangle!

REVIEW

by Orla Goulbourne, age 10
Published by Puffin Books, paperback RRP £5.99

Petra and Calder are just normal kids. Except Calder is a code genius and Petra is a heavy reader and good at piecing together events. They are going to need those skills when a Vermeer painting is stolen along with an unusual newspaper story…

I found Chasing Vermeer interesting and it was very exciting because I had no idea what was going to happen. It kept me on edge and the codes were amazing!!!!!! A great code cracking adventure I was right there with Petra and Calder every step of the way, a wonderful read!