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Chasing Vermeer"Chasing Vermeer" is a children's book by Blue Balliett and illustrated by Brett Helquist of A Series of Unfortunate Events fame. An edition was issued in New York by Scholastic Press in 2003 with ISBN 0439372941. In this art mystery, two sixth graders, Petra and Calder, are intertwined in the story by a series of unknown coincidences. These events continue, drawing them ever deeper into the theft of a Vermeer painting known as "A Lady Writing" enroute from the National Gallery. The mathematical puzzle known as the pentomino plays a great role in the book, as well as emphasizeing the admittedly empty spaces in the artist Johannes Vermeer's life. External links http://www.scholastic.com/titles/chasingvermeer/ Scholastic's Official Website
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