Chasing Vermeer

Chasing Vermeer - Blue Balliett

My Art teacher husband bought the third book in the series years ago and in an attempt to get through our tbr shelf I read the first book.  It was fine; if I was in 6th grade I could see how some great educational tie-ins would have really got me into this series. As an adult this isn’t a middle grade book that really grabbed me. The plot sort of gets messy at the end and the who done it is a stretch but I think it’s fine for what it is, but I won’t be picking up the rest. If you want to get your kid into art history I think this could be a great book to make activities around and start that spark.