Chasing Vermeer
Chasing Vermeer
by Blue Balliett
Ages 9–12
Two Chicago sixth-graders use patterns, puzzles and pentominoes to track down a stolen Vermeer painting.
- Author
- Blue Balliett
- Age
- Ages 9–12
- Type
- Mystery, Art, Puzzles
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Scholastic
- In India
- Available
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