New Releases by Blue Balliett

From the New York Times bestselling author of Chasing Vemeer an unforgettable story about an island haunted by the past . . . and the ghosts who must help with the present. Ghosts are alive on the island of Nantucket. You can hear them in the wind, and in the creaks of the old homes. They want to be remembered. And, even more, they want to protect what was once theirs. The ghosts seem to have chosen a few local kids to be their messengers -- and to help save the island. But in this mystery, the line between those who haunt and those who are haunted is a thin one -- and the past and the present must come to terms with one another in order to secure the future.

From the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of CHASING VERMEER and HOLD FAST THE PIECESThirteen extremely valuable pieces of art have been stolen from one of the most secretive museums in the world. A Vermeer has vanished. A Manet is missing. And nobody has any idea where they and the other eleven artworks might be . . . or who might have stolen them. THE PLAYERSCalder, Petra, and Tommy are no strangers to heists and puzzles. Now they''ve been matched with two new sleuths -- Zoomy, a very small boy with very thick glasses, and Early, a girl who treasures words . . . and has a word or two to say about the missing treasure.The kids have been drawn in by the very mysterious Mrs. Sharpe, who may be playing her own kind of game with the clues. And it''s not just Mrs. Sharpe who''s acting suspiciously -- there''s a ghost who mingles with the guards in the museum, a cat who acts like a spy, and bystanders in black jackets who keep popping up.With pieces and players, you have all the ingredients for a fantastic mystery from the amazing Blue Balliett.

From NYT bestselling author Blue Balliett, the story of a girl who falls into Chicago''s shelter system, and from there must solve the mystery of her father''s strange disappearance. Where is Early''s father? He''s not the kind of father who would disappear. But he''s gone . . . and he''s left a whole lot of trouble behind.As danger closes in, Early, her mom, and her brother have to flee their apartment. With nowhere else to go, they are forced to move into a city shelter. Once there, Early starts asking questions and looking for answers. Because her father hasn''t disappeared without a trace. There are patterns and rhythms to what''s happened, and Early might be the only one who can use them to track him down and make her way out of a very tough place.With her signature, singular love of language and sense of mystery, Blue Balliett weaves a story that takes readers from the cold, snowy Chicago streets to the darkest corner of the public library, on an unforgettable hunt for deep truths and a reunited family.

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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?

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.

An all-new mystery from the bestselling author of Chasing Vermeer and The Calder Game!A boy in a small town who has a different way of seeing.A curious girl who doesn''t belong.A mysterious notebook.A missing father.A fire.A stranger.A death.These are some of the things you''ll find within The Danger Box, the new mystery from bestselling author Blue Balliett.Open with care.

Si en El enigma Vermeer Calder, Petra y Tommy resolvieron la desaparición de un famoso cuadro, en esta ocasión se enfrentan a un apasionante misterio relacionado con la Casa Robie, obra capital de Frank Lloyd Wright, el más célebre arquitecto americano y uno de los más importantes del siglo XX. Cuando Tommy regresa al instituto tras un año de ausencia, la señorita Hussey ha organizado una campaña para salvar esta obra maestra en peligro de destrucción. Una serie de inquietantes coincidencias y un accidente inexplicable hacen que Calder, Petra y Tommy unan sus fuerzas para seguir juntos las diferentes pistas. Así es como, muy pronto, los tres audaces investigadores se verán atrapados en una difícil situación que los obligará a aguzar el ingenio y hacer gala de su valentía e inteligencia. El misterio de la Casa Robie es una historia muy emocionante en la que los protagonistas utilizan ingeniosos instrumentos -desde la creación de códigos cifrados hasta los rompecabezas de pentominós- para llegar a sus propias y asombrosas conclusiones

In small-town Michigan, twelve-year-old Zoomy and his new friend Lorrol investigate the journal found inside a mysterious box and find family secrets and a more valuable treasure, while a dangerous stranger watches and waits.

Au milieu d''une série d''accidents inexpliqués et des coïncidences mystérieuses, élèves de sixième année Calder, Petra, et Tommy mènent leurs camarades de classe dans une tentative de garder célèbre Robie House de Frank Lloyd Wright d''être démoli -- éditeur.

Petra and Calder are drawn into another mystery when unexplained accidents and ghostly happenings occur in Frank Lloyd Wright''s Robie House.

Petra, Calder and Tommy have a new project - saving a famous building from demolition. But there''s much more to the Robie House than bricks, glass and history - eerie voices, shadows and accidents. The youngsters are caught up in a search for ghosts, lost treasure, and a coded message from Frank Lloyd Wright.

Bouleversement à Chicago : le démantèlement prochain de la maison Robie, œuvre du très célèbre architecte Frank Lloyd Wright, est annoncé. C''est un véritable désastre pour le patrimoine mondial ! Or, un mystère hante la maison... comme si elle possédait une âme propre. Tommy a l''impression qu''une ombre habite les lieux. Petra, elle, croit percevoir des appels de détresse issus de la maison elle-même. Et Calder, à l''aide de ses pentominos en trois dimensions, tente de déchiffrer l''énigme de la structure géométrique du bâtiment. Mais la méfiance règne entre Calder, Petra et Tommy. Si les trois enfants ne parviennent pas à associer leurs talents et à partager leurs découvertes, comment sauver la maison et percer à jour son secret ?...

Nantucket Island has just more than 10,000 year-round residents — and a sizeable population of very real ghosts. The 44 tales in this book were collected as oral history. Some of these spirits are benign, even protective; others terrorize the humans who encounter them. All are memorable.

Blue Balliett va néixer a Nova York i va estudiar història de l’art a la prestigiosa Universitat de Brown. Vermeer i el codi secret, la seva primera novel·la, ha estat una autèntica revelació als Estats Units i ja s’està traduint a més de deu llengües. Durant deu anys va ser mestra a la Laboratory School de la Universitat de Chicago, que li van permetre d’observar com pensen i parlen els protagonistes d’aquesta novel·la. Actualment viu a Chicago amb la seva família, plenament dedicada a la literatura. Vermeer i el codi secretLa Petra i el Calder són companys d’escola i es fan amics llegint un llibre misteriós sobre fets inexplicables. Tot d’un plegat, se succeeixen un munt de coses estranyes, i la Petra i el Calder comencen a lligar caps: una vella excèntrica i malhumorada els convoca a casa seva i una pintura de Vermeer desapareix sobtadament d’un museu de Chicago, on la Petra i el Calder han estat no fa gaire en una visita escolar.De mica en mica, la Petra el Calder van resseguint les pistes pel laberint d’un crim indesxifrable que ha deixat bocabadada la policia i que només es pot resoldre amb intuïció i capacitat de deducció i, sobretot, amb un bon coneixement del misteriós pintor Johannes Vermeer.Blue Balliett ha escrit un llibre ple d’intriga que ens ajuda a entendre la complexitat del món de l’art. Vermeer i el codi secret ha estat saludat per la crítica com el Codi da Vinci per a adolescents.

Le tableau de Vermeer intitulé ##Jeune femme écrivant une lettre## a été dérobé. Le voleur affirme qu''il restituera la toile lorsque la vérité concernant l''oeuvre du peintre éclatera au grand jour : il réclame l''aide du public afin d''identifier les 26 tableaux qui sont réellement de son crû parmi les 35 qu''on lui attribue. À la même époque, Petra et Calder observent d''étranges phénomènes dans leur entourage : leur institutrice a un comportement des plus étranges, une vieille dame de leur entourage dont le mari, spécialiste de Vermeer a été assassiné, réclame la protection de la police, la femme figurant sur le tableau dérobé apparaît en rêve à Petra, un copain de Calder a mystérieusement disparu, etc. -- Un roman enlevant dans lequel s''entrelacent de nombreuses intrigues suscitant la réflexion des jeunes lecteurs sur l''art, son essence, son rapport à la réalité, etc. Une énigme à décrypter pour le plaisir à l''aide de pentominos jalonnant les illustrations ajoute au plaisir de la lecture. La réponse à cette dernière est disponible sur le site de l''éditeur. [SDM].

When strange and seemingly unrelated events start to happen and a precious Vermeer painting disappears, eleven-year-olds Petra and Calder combine their talents to solve an international art scandal.