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Chasing Vermeer

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Chasing Vermeer is a 2004 children's art mystery novel written by Blue Balliett and illustrated by Brett Helquist. [1]

42 relations: A Lady Writing a Letter, Agatha Award, Alexander Calder, Art Institute of Chicago, AudioFile (magazine), Blue Balliett, Borders Group, Brad Pitt, Brett Helquist, Charles Fort, Chicago Tribune, Children's literature, Children's Literature (journal), E. L. Konigsburg, Edgar Award, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, Hyde Park, Chicago, Indian Paintbrush Book Award, Johannes Vermeer, KidsReads, Kirkus Reviews, Lo!, Matt Nix, Mystery fiction, Nantucket, National Gallery of Art, P. J. Hogan, Pentomino, Petra, Plan B Entertainment, Powell's Books, Puzzle, Random House, Scholastic Corporation, The Calder Game, The Geographer, The New York Times, The Wright 3, University of Chicago, Warner Bros., Young adult fiction, 2005 Book Sense Book of the Year Awards.

A Lady Writing a Letter

A Lady Writing a Letter (also known as A Lady Writing; Schrijvend meisje) is an oil painting attributed to 17th century Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer.

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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).

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Alexander Calder

Alexander Calder (July 22, 1898 – November 11, 1976) is widely considered to be one of the most important American sculptors of the 20th century.

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Art Institute of Chicago

The Art Institute of Chicago, founded in 1879 and located in Chicago's Grant Park, is one of the oldest and largest art museums in the United States.

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AudioFile (magazine)

AudioFile is a print and online magazine whose mission is to review "unabridged and abridged audiobooks, original audio programs, commentary, and dramatizations in the spoken-word format.

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Blue Balliett

Blue Balliett (born 1955 in New York) is an American author, best known for her award-winning novel for children, Chasing Vermeer.

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Borders Group

Borders Group, Inc. (former NYSE ticker symbol BGP) was an international book and music retailer based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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Brad Pitt

William Bradley "Brad" Pitt (born December 18, 1963) is an American actor and film producer.

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Brett Helquist

Brett L. Helquist (born in 1966) is an American illustrator best known for his work in the children's books A Series of Unfortunate Events.

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Charles Fort

Charles Hoy Fort (August 6, 1874 – May 3, 1932) was an American writer and researcher who specialized in anomalous phenomena.

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Chicago Tribune

The Chicago Tribune is a daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, owned by Tronc, Inc., formerly Tribune Publishing.

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Children's literature

Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are enjoyed by children.

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Children's Literature (journal)

Children’s Literature is an academic journal and annual publication of the Modern Language Association and the Children’s Literature Association Division on Children's Literature.

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E. L. Konigsburg

Elaine Lobl Konigsburg (February 10, 1930 – April 19, 2013) was an American writer and illustrator of children's books and young adult fiction.

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Edgar Award

The Edgar Allan Poe Awards (popularly called the Edgars), named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America, based in New York City.

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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs.

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Hyde Park, Chicago

Hyde Park is a neighborhood and community area on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. It is located on the shore of Lake Michigan seven miles (11 km) south of the Chicago Loop.

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Indian Paintbrush Book Award

The Indian Paintbrush Book Award is an award given annually to books nominated and voted on by children in the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades in Wyoming.

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Johannes Vermeer

Johannes Vermeer (October 1632 – December 1675) was a Dutch painter who specialized in domestic interior scenes of middle-class life.

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KidsReads

KidsReads is a website, designed for children aged 6–12, containing information about children's books and authors, and some related games.

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Kirkus Reviews

Kirkus Reviews (or Kirkus Media) is an American book review magazine founded in 1933 by Virginia Kirkus (1893–1980).

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Lo!

Lo! was the third published nonfiction work of the author Charles Fort (first edition 1931).

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Matt Nix

Matthew E. "Matt" Nix (born September 4, 1971) is an American writer, producer, and director.

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Mystery fiction

Mystery fiction is a genre of fiction usually involving a mysterious death or a crime to be solved.

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Nantucket

Nantucket is an island about by ferry south from Cape Cod, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.

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National Gallery of Art

The National Gallery of Art, and its attached Sculpture Garden, is a national art museum in Washington, D.C., located on the National Mall, between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW.

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P. J. Hogan

Paul John "P.

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Pentomino

A pentomino (or 5-omino) is a polyomino of order 5, that is, a polygon in the plane made of 5 equal-sized squares connected edge-to-edge.

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Petra

Petra (Arabic: البتراء, Al-Batrāʾ; Ancient Greek: Πέτρα), originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu, is a historical and archaeological city in southern Jordan.

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Plan B Entertainment

Plan B Entertainment Inc., more commonly known as Plan B, is an American production company founded in November 2001 by Brad Grey, Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston.

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Powell's Books

Powell's Books is a chain of bookstores in Portland, Oregon, and its surrounding metropolitan area.

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Puzzle

A puzzle is a game, problem, or toy that tests a person's ingenuity or knowledge.

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Random House

Random House is an American book publisher and the largest general-interest paperback publisher in the world.

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Scholastic Corporation

Scholastic Corporation is an American multinational publishing, education and media company known for publishing, selling, and distributing books and educational materials for schools, teachers, parents, and children.

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The Calder Game

The Calder Game is a children's novel written by Blue Balliett and illustrated by Brett Helquist, published in 2008.

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The Geographer

The Geographer is a painting created by Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer in 1668–1669, and is now in the collection of the Städelsches Kunstinstitut museum in Frankfurt, Germany.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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The Wright 3

The Wright 3 is a 2006 children's mystery novel written by Blue Balliett and illustrated by Brett Helquist.

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University of Chicago

The University of Chicago (UChicago, U of C, or Chicago) is a private, non-profit research university in Chicago, Illinois.

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Warner Bros.

Warner Bros.

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Young adult fiction

Young adult fiction (YA) is a category of fiction published for readers in their youth.

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2005 Book Sense Book of the Year Awards

The 2005 Book Sense Book of the Year Awards was the 2005 running of the American Booksellers Association annual Book Sense Book of the Year Awards.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chasing_Vermeer

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