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The Calder Game

Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 1,809 Ratings and 352 Reviews

Book Description
When Calder Pillay travels with his father to a remote village in England, he finds a mix of mazes and mystery- including an unexpected Alexander Calder sculpture in the town square. Calder is strangely drawn to the sculpture, while others in the village have less-than-friendly feelings toward it. Both the boy and the sculpture seem out of place...and then they dissapear!!!!

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Book Information
PublisherThorndike Press
BindingHardcover (7 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages351
ISBN-10141041017X
ISBN-13978-1410410177
Publication Date09/01/2008
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About Blue Balliett (Author) : Blue Balliett is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Blue Balliett include Chasing Vermeer (Unabridged), The Wright Three (Unabridged), Calder Game.
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About Brett Helquist (Illustrator) : Brett Helquist is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Brett Helquist include The Lump of Coal.
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11/7/2011 Edward Crowchild

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10/8/2011 Lizzie Ross said: Series moves from Chicago to Blenheim Palace, but story still centers around the ability of art to change lives.
tags: I recommend, I read

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12/11/2009 Katy Philby

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9/22/2009 Lyn Lauffer tagged as: DCF

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