Elizabeth "Blue" Balliett Klein (born 1955) is an American author, best known for her award-winning novel for children, Chasing Vermeer. Chasing Vermeer, released by Scholastic Press in 2004, is her best known and most highly praised book. Illustrated by Brett Helquist, it is about the fictitious theft of a Johannes Vermeer painting.

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  • Elizabeth "Blue" Balliett Klein (born 1955) is an American author, best known for her award-winning novel for children, Chasing Vermeer. Chasing Vermeer, released by Scholastic Press in 2004, is her best known and most highly praised book. Illustrated by Brett Helquist, it is about the fictitious theft of a Johannes Vermeer painting. It was a bestseller and won a number of accolades and awards, including the 2005 Edgar Award in the Best Juvenile category, and it was optioned by Warner Brothers for a film version. A second book, The Wright 3, was released in April 2006 as a sequel, and a third, The Calder Game, was released two years later, in April 2008. She has also written two books of Nantucket ghost stories. Balliet has stated that she intends to write another book, hopefully out sometime next year.
  • Blue Balliett (pseudonyme d’Elizabeth Balliett Klein) est une femme de lettres américaine.
  • Elizabeth "Blue" Balliett Klein é escritora estadunidense. Seus livros são destinados ao público infantil, sendo que sua obra mais famosa é Procurando Vermeer. Frequentemente visitava o Museu Metropolitano de Arte, o Museu de Arte Moderna de Nova Iorque e o Museu Guggenheim. Estudou História da Arte na Universidade Brown. Ela e sua família viveram em Nantucket Island até se transferirem para Chicago. Deu aulas na Universidade de Chicago antes de se tornar escritora em tempo integral. Seu primeiro e mais famoso livro foi Procurando Vermeer, que se tornou um best-seller infanto-juvenil em 2004. Balliett levou cinco anos para escrever o livro. Atualmente o seu enredo está em processo de filmagem. A sequência de Procurando Vermeer é The Wright 3, outro livro de suspense, com os mesmos personagens centrais. LibraryThing-Blue Balliett
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  • Elizabeth "Blue" Balliett Klein (born 1955) is an American author, best known for her award-winning novel for children, Chasing Vermeer. Chasing Vermeer, released by Scholastic Press in 2004, is her best known and most highly praised book. Illustrated by Brett Helquist, it is about the fictitious theft of a Johannes Vermeer painting.
  • Blue Balliett (pseudonyme d’Elizabeth Balliett Klein) est une femme de lettres américaine.
  • Elizabeth "Blue" Balliett Klein é escritora estadunidense. Seus livros são destinados ao público infantil, sendo que sua obra mais famosa é Procurando Vermeer. Frequentemente visitava o Museu Metropolitano de Arte, o Museu de Arte Moderna de Nova Iorque e o Museu Guggenheim. Estudou História da Arte na Universidade Brown. Ela e sua família viveram em Nantucket Island até se transferirem para Chicago. Deu aulas na Universidade de Chicago antes de se tornar escritora em tempo integral.
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