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xandra_lyn's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This was a cute book. A little spookier than the first one (some ghosts and stuff), but it was really good. I appreciated at the end where the author told us what parts of the history she made up.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Kidnapping
Minor: Blood
Kidnapping: at one point the children are tied up by the bad guys and there is the threat that they will be left in the building to burn. It's not a long passage and it's not quite "kidnapping" but it could be tense for younger readers.sarahanne8382's review against another edition
4.0
The sequel to Chasing Vermeer is an equally engaging mystery to its predecessor.
Now that Calder's best friend Tommy is back, his friendship with Petra is strained as Tommy resents the new friend in Calder's life. But the three of them learn to work together as their unconventional teacher Ms. Hussey gets the class excited about Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House, located on the University of Chicago campus, and set to be demolished shortly after the kids start summer break. Of course Calder, Petra, and Tommy discover that there's more to this situation than meets the eye and soon they're on the trail of a mystery.
Yet again, Balliett crafts a clever story that kept me thinking to the end.
Now that Calder's best friend Tommy is back, his friendship with Petra is strained as Tommy resents the new friend in Calder's life. But the three of them learn to work together as their unconventional teacher Ms. Hussey gets the class excited about Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House, located on the University of Chicago campus, and set to be demolished shortly after the kids start summer break. Of course Calder, Petra, and Tommy discover that there's more to this situation than meets the eye and soon they're on the trail of a mystery.
Yet again, Balliett crafts a clever story that kept me thinking to the end.
houseofatreides's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
A continuation of “Chasing Vermeer” the story follows Petra and Calder, and Tommy-as he’s moved back-in the last two weeks of school. During this time the Robbie House is slated to be torn down, and a lot of weird phenomena are happening. The three kids begin to investigate these weird happenings and try to save the house.
rennyzenny's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
cathyatratedreads's review against another edition
4.0
Delightful little book. Balliett is so clever. Her books are just wonderful for curious, bright, clever kids, and for those of us who are just grown-up versions now. This one was particularly neat for me because my late dad was a fan of Frank Lloyd Wright's architecture and glass.
Read my full review, including a rating for content, at RatedReads.com: https://ratedreads.com/wright-3-clean-young-adult-book-review/
Read my full review, including a rating for content, at RatedReads.com: https://ratedreads.com/wright-3-clean-young-adult-book-review/
singerji's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
larryerick's review against another edition
2.0
This book is written for children, apparently for 6th graders, since it's about 6th graders at a University School in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, home of the University of Chicago, the Museum of Science and Industry (a place I visited many times in my own youth), and the Frank Lloyd Wright creation, the Robie House, which I have not visited, but I have visited other house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, so I have a better than average feel for what the Robie House may be like compared to more typical homes. The author was an Art History major, lived in Hyde Park, and taught at the University School. That explains a lot about the story of this book. It does not explain the use of pentominoes, why only a limited number of letter combinations are used, why one of the characters carries them around all day in his pocket using them like a ouija board, why the 6th graders act so badly to each other's friends, or why everything is regarded not as a possible coincidence, if any coincidence at all, but as something directly connected to something they are thinking about or has happened to them. Oh, and they seem really hung up on ghosts. Apparently, just because. I thought the funniest part of the whole book was when the main three 6th grade characters feel horrible about one of the characters never having had a home of their own. And to think, he isn't even a Millennial yet. Ha. I will not be going back to partake in other books in the author's series.
leora_____'s review against another edition
5.0
This book is the sequel to Chasing Vermeer. Its about 3 kids who have to find out the secret of the old Wright house. It's cool!
julianna_schock's review against another edition
5.0
I LOVE THIS BOOK SERIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This one was just as good as the first one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!