Blue Balliett

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 ... more

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. less