Blue Balliett facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Blue Balliett
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| Born | Elizabeth Balliett |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | American |
| Notable works | Chasing Vermeer (2004) The Wright 3 (2006) The Calder Game (2008) |
| Notable awards | Agatha Award (2004) Edgar Award (2005) |
| Children | 3 |
Blue Balliett is an American author who writes exciting books for young readers. She is most famous for her mystery novel, Chasing Vermeer, which has won many awards.
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Books by Blue Balliett
Chasing Vermeer and Its Success
Chasing Vermeer was released in 2004. It quickly became her most popular book. The story is about a mystery involving a painting by a famous 17th-century Dutch artist named Jan Vermeer. The book was illustrated by Brett Helquist. It became a bestseller and won important awards, like the Edgar Award in 2005 for Best Juvenile book. She also won the Agatha Award in 2004.
More Exciting Stories
After Chasing Vermeer, Blue Balliett wrote more books that continued the adventures. A sequel, The Wright 3, came out in April 2006. A third book, The Calder Game, was published two years later in April 2008.
The Danger Box was published in August 2010. Her next book, Hold Fast, was published in 2013. In 2015, Balliett published Pieces and Players. Her book Out of the Wild Night was published in 2018.
Blue Balliett has also written two books about ghost stories from Nantucket, which were first published in the 1980s. These stories were later put together into one book called "Nantucket Ghosts" in 2006.
About Blue Balliett
Early Life
Blue Balliett was born Elizabeth Balliett. Her mother started calling her Blue shortly after she was born, and the name stuck! Her parents are Elizabeth Platt and Whitney Balliett.
Teaching and Space
Before she became a famous author, Blue Balliett taught third grade at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools. While teaching, she worked with NASA astronaut John M. Grunsfeld. He was an alumnus of the University of Chicago. Together, they arranged for her students' creative writing and artwork to be sent into space! This happened during a mission to the Hubble Space Telescope on the Columbia space shuttle.
Family Life
Today, Blue Balliett lives with her husband, her three children, a grandson, and a cat.
