Chasing Vermeer
School year: Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9
No. of pages 272
Published: 2006
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This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book is part of a book series called After Words .
There are 272 pages in this book. This book was published in 2006 by Chicken House Ltd .
Blue Balliett is the author of several bestselling, acclaimed mystery novels, including Hold Fast , Chasing Vermeer (a Book Sense Book of the Year and an Edgar Award winner), The Wright 3 , The Calder Game , and The Danger Box . She writes in the laundry room of her home in Chicago, Illinois, and you can find her online at blueballiettbooks. com. Brett Helquist is the New York Times bestselling illustrator of many books, including the Lemony Snicket books, A Series of Unfortunate Events. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
This book is in the following series:
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Keystone to Reading Award - Intermediate
This book was recognised in the Intermediate category by the Keystone to Reading Book Award.
Maine Student Book Award - Grades 4-8
This book was recognised in the Grades 4-8 category by the Maine Student Book Award.
Midwest Booksellers' Choice Award
This book was recognised by the Midwest Booksellers' Choice Award.
Agatha Award
The Agatha Awards, named for Agatha Christie, are literary awards for mystery and crime writers who write in the cozy mystery subgenre (i.e. closed setting, no sex or violence, amateur detective) and are awarded annually at the Malice Domestic Conference.
Young Reader's Choice Award - Grades 4-6
This book was recognised in the Grades 4-6 category by the Young Reader's Choice Award.
Parents' Choice Award
This book was recognised by the Parents' Choice Award.
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award
This book was recognised by the Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award.
Bluebonnet Award
This book was recognised by the Bluebonnet Award.
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award - Grades 6-8
This book was recognised in the Grades 6-8 category by the Sunshine State Young Reader's Award.
Edgar Allan Poe Award
This book was recognised by the Edgar Allen Poe Award. The Edgars are presented annually by the members of the Mystery Writers of America to distinguished fiction and non-fiction works about crime, mystery and detection — primarily by American authors.
Great Lakes Book Award - Chapter Book
This book was recognised in the Chapter Book category by the Great Lakes Book Award.
Book Sense Book of the Year Award
This book was recognised by the Book Sense Book of the Year Award.
This book features the following character:
Johannes Vermeer
This book features the character Johannes Vermeer.
