sstrocel 's review for:

Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett

4.0

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This novel would be a good pick for a Grade 5, 6, or 7 student who likes to read mysteries. Along with the intriguing and quick-moving plot surrounding the theft of a famous Vermeer painting, each of the pictures in the novel help to decipher a secret code using pentominoes. This may interest the critical thinkers, who might want more mystery to their stories.