Wells's The Invisible Man, 3-D pentominoes, and the hunt for a coded message left behind by Wright, and the kids become tangled in a dangerous web in which life and art intermingle with death, deception, and surprise. Stir in the return of Calder's friend Tommy (which creates a tense triangle), H.G. Spring semester at the Lab School in Hyde Park finds Petra and Calder drawn into another mystery when unexplainable accidents and ghostly happenings throw a spotlight on Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House, and it's up to the two junior sleuths to piece together the clues. Illustrations.īook Synopsis From the New York Times-bestselling team behind Chasing Vermeer comes another thought-provoking art mystery featuring Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie house-now in After Words paperback! She writes in the laundry room of her home in Chicago, Illinois, and you can find her online at the Book Spring semester at the Lab School in Hyde Park finds Petra and Calder drawn into another mystery when unexplainable accidents and ghostly happenings throw a spotlight on Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural masterpiece, the Robie House. Out of the Wild Night is master storyteller Blue Balliett at her spooky best, a spellbinding tale about the haunted residents of a very special place.īlue Balliett is the author of several bestselling, acclaimed mystery novels, including Hold Fast, Chasing Vermeer (a Book Sense Book of the Year and an Edgar Award winner), The Wright 3, The Calder Game, and The Danger Box.

People tend to get trapped - especially if they're up to no good. Things tend to disappear when ghosts are around. But the kids can't be sure how the ghosts are going to act. The ghosts have chosen a few local kids to save the island against the adults who would do it harm. And, even more, they want to protect what was once theirs. You can hear them in the wind and in the creaks of the old homes. Ghosts are alive on the island of Nantucket. Blue will discuss all things writing, her books, and best of all, ghosts in her presentation followed by a book signing. Nantucket is full of ghosts, and they are determined to help the present and protect the island for the future with the help of the local kids. and the ghosts who must help with the present. Master storyteller Blue Balliett, the New York Times bestselling author of Chasing Vermeer, will be at An Unlikely Story to introduce her new middle grade novel, Out of the WIld Night, an unforgettable story about an island haunted by the past.

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