Saturday, August 23, 2014

12. Chasing Vermeer (Balliett)

When a book of unexplainable occurrences brings Petra and Calder together, strange things start to happen: Seemingly unrelated events connect, an eccentric old woman seeks their company, and 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?
-From the Publisher

7 comments:

  1. Q: What is the signifigence of the number twelve in the story?
    A: Petra and Calder found "A Lady Writing" by pushing the wall near the 12th step in a stairway. Also, there are 12 pentominoes in a set. Calder's use of his pentominoes certainly helps explain how things and events are connected.

    I like how the author uses the clues and intertwines them in a problematic situation that Calder and Petra have to solve. The clues are related to events taking place in their everyday lives.

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  2. Q:What is the name of the "toys" Calder likes to play with?
    A: Pentominoes
    Q: What is the name of Calder's best friend who moved away?
    A: Tommy

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  3. This book is a little confusing but it's ok

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  4. Why do they steal the painting?
    A - because the want to sell it

    Why is Petra's dad walking around outside?
    A - he was delivering something

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  5. I think the author of this book made it very mysterious.

    Q:Where did the person who stole the painting hide it.
    A:Delia Dell Hall

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  6. A:What are the toys that Calder likes to play with?
    Q:They are pentominoes.

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  7. Q: What room did Calder and Petra find A Lady Writing?
    A: Delia Dell

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