Author:
Balliett, Blue, 1955-
Imprint:New York : Scholastic Press, 2005.
Physical Description:254, [18], [9] p. : ill., map ; 20 cm.
Note:"This edition is only available for distribution through the school market"--p. [4] of cover.
Note:"Includes After Words: bonus interview, information, and interactivity inside"--p. [4] of cover.
Note:After words guide by Leslie Budnick.
Note:Three deliveries -- The letter is dead -- Lost in the art -- Picasso's lie -- Worms, snakes, and periwinkles -- The geographer's box -- The man on the wall -- A halloween surprise -- The blue ones -- Inside the puzzle --Nightmare -- Tea at four -- X the experts -- Flashing lights -- Murder and hot chocolate -- A morning in the dark -- What happens now? -- A bad fall -- The shock on the stairs -- A maniac -- Looking and seeing -- Twelves -- Help! -- The pieces.
Note:After words contents: About the author -- About the illustrator -- Q&A with Blue Balliett -- Q&A with Brett Helquist -- Create your own secret code -- Make your own pentominoes -- How I draw, with Brett Helquist -- What is it? -- Ways of seeing -- Chase down a Vermeer -- A sneak peek at The Wright 3.
Note: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.
