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The Disappearing Calders

Blue Balliett’s latest mystery for young readers centers around the whimsical sculptor

Blue Balliett, author of the immensely popular children's mystery "Chasing Vermeer," is convinced that growing up in New York City and seeing Alexander Calder's mobiles as a child changed the way she thought and saw the world. Years later, she repays the favor by giving his work center stage in her latest mystery for children, "The Calder Game." Make that doubly repaying the favor, since her hero's name is also Calder. In the new book, two Calders disappear: one of the artist's sculptures, and the boy himself. <I>The following text and images from "THE CALDER GAME" by Blue Balliett, illustrated by Brett Helquist. Scholastic Inc./Scholastic Press. Text copyright © 2008 by Elizabeth Balliett Klein. Illustrations copyright © 2008 by Brett Helquist. Used by permission.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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