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Chasing Vermeer

Name: Chasing Vermeer
Author: Blue Balliett

by Blue Balliett

2004•Mystery•259 pages

Taste attributes: mysteryfamilyadventurefastfresh & originalwholesomerealisticintricatelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsunlikely connectionsall consuming quest

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Boxlist takeExpect a wholesome, fresh mystery, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Open Library rating

3.6 / 5

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About This Book

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.

Description: Open Library

Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

MysteryFamilyAdventureSolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnlikely connectionsAll consuming quest

Subjects

Detective and mystery storiesArtJuvenile fictionChildren's literatureMystery and detective storiesChild and youth fictionLarge print booksMystery fiction

Details

Author: Blue Balliett
Published: 2004
Pages: 259
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Source: Open Library

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