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  Blue Balliet's books: Book 1

  Chasing Vermeer

  by Blue Balliett

  When a book of unexplainable occurrences brings Petra and Calder together, strange things start to happen: Seemingly unrelated events connect; an eccentric old woman seeks their company; an invaluable Vermeer painting disappears. Before they know it, the two find themselves at the center of an international art scandal, where no one is spared from suspicion. As Petra and Calder are drawn clue by clue into a... (more)
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  The Calder Game

  by Blue Balliett

  When Calder Pillay travels with his father to a remote village in England, he finds a mix of mazes and mystery . . . including an unexpected Alexander Calder sculpture in the town square. Calder is strangely drawn to the sculpture, while other people have less-than-friendly feelings towards it. Both the boy and the sculpture seem to be out of place . . . and then, on the same night, they disappear! Calder's... (more)
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  Hyde Park Gate News: The Stephen Family Newspaper (Modern Voices Series)

  by Virginia Woolf, Vanessa Bell, Thoby Stephen

  As children, Virginia Woolf, sister Vanessa Bell, and brother Thoby, collaborated on their own family newspaper. Published here for the first time ever, the Hyde Park Gate News also includes their original drawings. Ingeniously mimicking the style of the leading newspapers of their day, the Stephen children—Virginia, Vanessa, and Thoby—present a charming and candid portrayal of the day-to-day events at the... (more)
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  Big Screen Boston: From Mystery Street to The Departed and Beyond

  by Paul Sherman

  250 movies. One City. From The Departed to The Friends of Eddie Coyle , from Good Will Hunting to Gone Baby Gone , Big Screen Boston: From Mystery Street to The Departed and Beyond is the first overview of all the movies made in Greater Boston. Coverage of the most significant 80 movies make up the bulk of the book, from the biggest Hollywood productions to the most inspired homegrown features and... (more)