"This book begins, like a set of pentominoes, with separate pieces. Eventually they will all come together. Don't be fooled by ideas that seem, at first, to fit easily. Don't be fooled by ideas that don't seem to fit at all. Pentominoes, like people, can surprise you" (Balliett, 2004, p.2).
Summary
When a book of unexplainable occurrences brings Petra and Calder together, strange things start to happen: Seemingly unrelated events connect, and 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 -- neighbors, parents, teachers -- is spared from suspicion. Can Petra and Calder decipher a crime that has left even the FBI baffled?
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Learn more about the author- Blue Balliett, the illustrator-Brett Helquist, or play online games and activities at: http://www.scholastic.com/blueballiett/
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