Blue Balliett
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Blue Balliett grew up in New York City, where she often visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim Museum, and the Frick Collection. She took public transportation to school around the city, and discovered early that every crowded bus or train is packed with mystery and drama and that stories are everywhere. Balliett studied art history at Brown University. She and her family lived year-round on Nantucket Island for many years, and now live in Chicago. Before becoming a full-time writer, she taught at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools. Balliett is a recipient of the Chicago Public Library’s 21st Century Award, the first time the award was given to a children’s book writer.
“Out of the Wild Night”r | ””’Chasing Vermeer””’ r | ””’Danger Box””’ r | ””’Hold Fast””’ r | ””’Pieces and Players””’ r | ””’The Calder Game””’ r | ””’The Wright 3””’ r | *21st Century Award, Chicago Public Library – First time the award was given to a children’s book author r | *Agatha Award r | *Al’s Book Club for Kids Selection, NBC Today Show, 2008 r | *Best Children’s Book of the Year, Child Magazine r | *Book Sense Bestseller r | *Book Sense Book of the Year Award, American Booksellers Association r | *Book Worm Angels, 2012 r | *Booklist Editor’s Choice r | *Booklist Top Ten Youth Mysteries r | *Borders Original Voices Award r | *Chicago Tribune Prize for Young Adult Fiction, 2004 r | *Chicago Tribune’s Chicagoan of the Year for Literature, 2010 r | *Child Magazine Best Children’s Book r | *Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award master list, 2011-12 r | *Edgar Allen Poe Award, Mystery Writers of America, Best Juvenile Novel r | *Editor’s Choice, Chicago Tribune, May 2013 *Great Lakes Great Reads Award, Winter 2013 *Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People selection, NCSS and CBC, 2014 r | *Five Star Review, teenreadstoo.com r | *Friends of American Writers Literary Award Winner r | *Gamepuzzles Annual Excellence Award *USA Today Bestseller r | *ILLINOIS READS Book list, Illinois Reading Council, 2013 r | *ILLINOIS READS Book list, Illinois Reading Council, 2016 r | *Indie Bound Bestseller r | *Iowa Children’s Choice Award Master List, 2014-15 r | *Junior Library Guild Selection, spring 2015 *Great Lakes Great Reads Award Short List, 2015 r | *Junior Library Guild selection, Fall 2010r | *Kermit W. Myers Achievement Award r | *Midwest Booksellers Choice Award for Children’s Literature r | *New York Times Bestseller r | *New York Times Bestseller r | *New York Times Notable Book, 2004 – NYT Bestseller for over 30 weeks r | *Oklahoma Sequoyah Book Award Masterlist, 2012-13 r | *Parents Choice Silver Honor Book r | *Parents’ Choice Silver Award Winner r | *Publishers Weekly Bestseller r | *Starred Review, Booklist r | *Starred Review, Kirkus | *Starred Review, Kirkusr | *Starred Review, Publisher’s Weekly and Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books r | *Starred Review, School Library Journal r | *The Great Lakes Book Award r | *William Allen White Award Master List, 2015-16 *Starred Review, Kirkus, Booklist and School Library Journal r | r
Chasing Vermeer | Hold fast / | Nantucket ghosts : | Out of the wild night / | Pieces and players / | The Calder game / | The Danger Box / | The Wright 3 / | The ghosts of Nantucket :