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{{Short description|Book by Blue Balliett}}
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| name = The Calder Game
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| image = CalderGameCover.jpg
| image = CalderGameCover.jpg
| caption = Front cover, designed by [[Brett Helquist]]
| caption = Front cover, designed by [[Brett Helquist]]
| author = [[Blue Balliett]]
| author = [[Blue Balliett]]
| illustrator = [[Brett Helquist]]
| illustrator = [[Brett Helquist]]
| cover_artist = [[Brett Helquist]]
| cover_artist = [[Brett Helquist]]
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = English
| language = English
| genre = [[Children's literature|Children's]] [[mystery novel]]
| genre = [[Children's literature|Children's]] [[mystery novel]]
| published = May 1, 2008 [[Scholastic Press]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/0439852072 |title=The Calder Game|publisher=Amazon.com |accessdate=13 March 2011}}</ref>
| published = May 1, 2008 [[Scholastic Press]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/0439852072 |title=The Calder Game|publisher=Amazon.com |accessdate=13 March 2011}}</ref>
| media_type = Print (hardback & paperback)
| media_type = Print (hardback & paperback)
| pages = 379 pgs.
| pages = 379 pgs.
| isbn = 0-439-85207-2
| isbn = 0-439-85207-2
| congress= PZ7.B2128 Cal 2008
| congress = PZ7.B2128 Cal 2008
| oclc= 171287569
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| preceded_by = [[The Wright 3]]
| preceded_by = [[The Wright 3]]
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'''''The Calder Game''''' is a children's novel written by [[Blue Balliett]] and illustrated by [[Brett Helquist]], published in 2008. It is the sequel to ''[[The Wright 3]]'', which in turn is the sequel to ''[[Chasing Vermeer]]''. Some underlying themes include the art of [[Alexander Calder]], [[pentomino]]es, and the freedom of public art.
'''''The Calder Game''''' is a children's novel written by [[Blue Balliett]] and illustrated by [[Brett Helquist]], published in 2008. It is the sequel to ''[[The Wright 3]]'', which in turn is the sequel to ''[[Chasing Vermeer]]''. Some underlying themes include the art of [[Alexander Calder]], [[pentomino]]es, and the freedom of public art.

Calder, Petra, and Tommy next appeared in Balliett’s book ''Pieces and Players'', published in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weltman |first=June |title=Book review: 'Pieces and Players' by Blue Balliett |url=https://www.jacksonville.com/story/entertainment/books/2016/11/27/book-review-pieces-and-players-blue-balliett/15733190007/ |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=The Florida Times-Union |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Plot overview==
==Plot overview==

Revision as of 15:28, 14 August 2024

The Calder Game
Front cover, designed by Brett Helquist
AuthorBlue Balliett
IllustratorBrett Helquist
Cover artistBrett Helquist
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's mystery novel
PublishedMay 1, 2008 Scholastic Press[1]
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages379 pgs.
ISBN0-439-85207-2
OCLC171287569
LC ClassPZ7.B2128 Cal 2008
Preceded byThe Wright 3 

The Calder Game is a children's novel written by Blue Balliett and illustrated by Brett Helquist, published in 2008. It is the sequel to The Wright 3, which in turn is the sequel to Chasing Vermeer. Some underlying themes include the art of Alexander Calder, pentominoes, and the freedom of public art.

Calder, Petra, and Tommy next appeared in Balliett’s book Pieces and Players, published in 2015.[2]

Plot overview

Calder Pillay travels with his father to a Woodstock, Oxfordshire and becomes interested in an unexpected Alexander Calder sculpture (who coincidentally is his namesake) in the town square. On the same night, both Calder and the sculpture disappear. His friends Petra and Tommy fly to England to aid his father in finding him.

Critical reception

The Calder Game received mainly positive reviews. School Library Journal called it "every bit as intricate, engaging, and delightful" as its two precursors and praised the structure of the novel.[3] Publishers Weekly was positive and wrote that it was "an ambitious novel".[4] BookPage's Alice Cary praised the pacing and intriguing questions.[5] The website Kidsreads.com claimed that The Calder Game is "Balliett's best work of fiction yet".[6]

However, Kirkus Reviews felt that The Calder Game "falls short of Chasing Vermeer's brilliance" and it was marred by a "problematic construction and too many tidy dei ex machinis".[7]

References

  1. ^ "The Calder Game". Amazon.com. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  2. ^ Weltman, June. "Book review: 'Pieces and Players' by Blue Balliett". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  3. ^ Burns, Connie Tyrrell (1 June 2008). "Grades 5 & Up". School Library Journal. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  4. ^ "Children's Book Reviews: Week of 5/19/2008". Publishers Weekly. 19 May 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  5. ^ Cary, Alice. "State-of-the-art mystery". BookPage. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  6. ^ Piehl, Norah. "The Calder Game Review". Kidsreads.com. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  7. ^ "The Calder Game". Kirkus Reviews. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
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