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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
them: your review better not just be the lyrics to Simon & Garfunkel’s “So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright”
me:
So long, Frank Lloyd Wright
I can't believe your song is gone so soon
I barely learned the tune
So soon, so soon
I'll remember Frank Lloyd Wright
All of the nights we'd harmonize 'til dawn
I never laughed so long
So long, so long
Architects may come, and architects may go
And never change your point of view
When I run dry
I'll stop awhile and think of you
Architects may come and architects may go
And never change your point of view
So long, Frank Lloyd Wright
All of the nights we'd harmonize 'til dawn
I never laughed so long
So long, so long
So long, so long
So long, so long
So long
(So long already, Artie!)
So long
me:
So long, Frank Lloyd Wright
I can't believe your song is gone so soon
I barely learned the tune
So soon, so soon
I'll remember Frank Lloyd Wright
All of the nights we'd harmonize 'til dawn
I never laughed so long
So long, so long
Architects may come, and architects may go
And never change your point of view
When I run dry
I'll stop awhile and think of you
Architects may come and architects may go
And never change your point of view
So long, Frank Lloyd Wright
All of the nights we'd harmonize 'til dawn
I never laughed so long
So long, so long
So long, so long
So long, so long
So long
(So long already, Artie!)
So long
This builds on the story of Chasing Vermeer. Now Petra and Calder are joined by a new detective, Tommy. I was drawn into this story because the mystery revolves around one of Frank Lloyd Wright's houses, and talks about issues of preservation and what is worth preserving. Balliett also did a nice job with the group dynamics of the three kids. Petra and Tommy are each jealous of what the other has with Calder, and as the story moves along their relationship is continually changing. Hard choices are also addressed, for example, what do you do when you find something valuable that doesn't belong to you? The illustrations were fun and overall it was an enjoyable little mystery, and the ending was reasonably unpredictable.
Any reader who enjoyed Chasing Vermeer should enjoy this as well. Mystery-lovers or art-lovers should get into this. Readers who like when the kids take charge and solve the mystery should find this pretty satsifying. This seems a gender-neutral book.
Any reader who enjoyed Chasing Vermeer should enjoy this as well. Mystery-lovers or art-lovers should get into this. Readers who like when the kids take charge and solve the mystery should find this pretty satsifying. This seems a gender-neutral book.
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Another fun adventure from Blue Balliet. Still too much coincidence and reliance on everything being intertwined in a puzzle. But Balliet plays well to her audience and keeps things light and fun.
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was a cute book. A little spookier than the first one (some ghosts and stuff), but it was really good. I appreciated at the end where the author told us what parts of the history she made up.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Kidnapping
Minor: Blood
Kidnapping: at one point the children are tied up by the bad guys and there is the threat that they will be left in the building to burn. It's not a long passage and it's not quite "kidnapping" but it could be tense for younger readers.
The sequel to Chasing Vermeer is an equally engaging mystery to its predecessor.
Now that Calder's best friend Tommy is back, his friendship with Petra is strained as Tommy resents the new friend in Calder's life. But the three of them learn to work together as their unconventional teacher Ms. Hussey gets the class excited about Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House, located on the University of Chicago campus, and set to be demolished shortly after the kids start summer break. Of course Calder, Petra, and Tommy discover that there's more to this situation than meets the eye and soon they're on the trail of a mystery.
Yet again, Balliett crafts a clever story that kept me thinking to the end.
Now that Calder's best friend Tommy is back, his friendship with Petra is strained as Tommy resents the new friend in Calder's life. But the three of them learn to work together as their unconventional teacher Ms. Hussey gets the class excited about Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House, located on the University of Chicago campus, and set to be demolished shortly after the kids start summer break. Of course Calder, Petra, and Tommy discover that there's more to this situation than meets the eye and soon they're on the trail of a mystery.
Yet again, Balliett crafts a clever story that kept me thinking to the end.
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A continuation of “Chasing Vermeer” the story follows Petra and Calder, and Tommy-as he’s moved back-in the last two weeks of school. During this time the Robbie House is slated to be torn down, and a lot of weird phenomena are happening. The three kids begin to investigate these weird happenings and try to save the house.