Sunday, April 03, 2005

Blue Balliett (Lyn would be proud)

There is practically no online information about the author of our April book. All I've been able to come up with is a short blurb intended for kids and that the book is on its way to becoming a movie.

Ms. Blue Balliett is a teacher turned author who wrote Chasing Vermeer for her students, wanting something further in the line of From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. I'm curious about how the two compare; Mixed-Up Files is a classic. Chasing Vermeer is her first book but she's working on others.

I also want to know about her first name - is it is a pseudonym?

If you are interested in reviews, (I avoid them for fear of spoilers) here are a few:
+ KidsReads.com
+ The Star Online
+ Amazon Editorial Reviews

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