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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
A boring and confusing mess. Also coincidences mean a lot less when you write them in a story.
This was awesomesauce. I did not expect it to be anything but a book for class, but I was totally hooked. Way better than most mysteries for adults that I've read. Again, this is why children's literature rocks.
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Two kids, Petra and Calder, unexpectedly become sleuthing partners when a famous painting is stolen and they believe that a mysterious elderly widow has a connection to the painting. I wouldn’t completely call it “The Da Vinci Code” for kids as its story doesn’t excite but slowly engages you. You won’t be bored though as the team’s story is still a good pleaser. It’s pentomino puzzles
Expected to love this one and instead found it tedious. It took us a LONG time to finish our read-aloud of it.
DaVinci Code for kids is accurate.
It's a fun little read that I feel comfortable giving to almost any kid.
It's a fun little read that I feel comfortable giving to almost any kid.
“Maybe the greatest ideas were quite simple. Or maybe certain experiences in life were made to fit together like pentominoes.” A fun, nostalgic, mind bending read from grade 7
My ten-year-old book-club-for-two pal, Peter, selected this one. It's going to be a tough letter to write because I really didn't like the book. I'd read The Wright 3 and had many similar problems with Chasing Vermeer. While the children read about coincidence and I understand that the notion of it will play a thematic role in the story, I just can't get over how these kids essentially stumble into danger (and ultimately the mystery's solution) not through any skill at deduction but through sheer luck. It's like the worst game of Chutes and Ladders ever, because it also involves PRETEND deduction. Ugh. I basically only liked the old lady and the teacher. I'm also, I think, too old to get excited about deciphering a code in order to read a story. Just...just translate it for me. Don't give me homework.
I wrote a longer review and Goodreads lost it, so this'll have to do. This book is single-handedly responsible for my summer reading drought. I started it. stalled out after 60 pages, and then wouldn't pick up anything else until I finished it. I finally finished it on a trip to NYC. Only because of obligation to Peter, I assure you.
(YES, I KNOW THIS IS A BOOK FOR CHILDREN. MY RECOMMENDATION FOR KIDS AS THE READERS WOULD BE ENTIRELY DIFFERENT.)
I wrote a longer review and Goodreads lost it, so this'll have to do. This book is single-handedly responsible for my summer reading drought. I started it. stalled out after 60 pages, and then wouldn't pick up anything else until I finished it. I finally finished it on a trip to NYC. Only because of obligation to Peter, I assure you.
(YES, I KNOW THIS IS A BOOK FOR CHILDREN. MY RECOMMENDATION FOR KIDS AS THE READERS WOULD BE ENTIRELY DIFFERENT.)
A cute juvenile mystery/art caper featuring two jr. high sleuths in search of a missing Vermeer masterpiece in Chicago. A perfect short read for my weekend in Chicago. The first novel in a three part series (the other two feature Frank Lloyd Wright and Alexander Caulder).
There are a lot of things in this book that didn't really make sense but I think I would have liked it as a younger kid.
Great mystery book for kids! Neat way to learn a bit about a famous artist, too!