Pieces and Players

Name: Pieces and Players
Brand: Scholastic Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Blue Balliett
ISBN: 9780545788533

Author: Blue Balliett

Narrator: Bahni Turpin

Unabridged: 8 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Scholastic Audio Books

Published: 03/31/2015

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Art Stories, Children's Mystery & Detective, Ghost Stories

Synopsis

From the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of CHASING VERMEER and HOLD FASTTHE PIECESThirteen extremely valuable pieces of art have been stolen from one of the most secretive museums in the world. A Vermeer has vanished. A Manet is missing. And nobody has any idea where they and the other eleven artworks might be . . . or who might have stolen them. THE PLAYERSCalder, Petra, and Tommy are no strangers to heists and puzzles. Now they've been matched with two new sleuths -- Zoomy, a very small boy with very thick glasses, and Early, a girl who treasures words . . . and has a word or two to say about the missing treasure.The kids have been drawn in by the very mysterious Mrs. Sharpe, who may be playing her own kind of game with the clues. And it's not just Mrs. Sharpe who's acting suspiciously -- there's a ghost who mingles with the guards in the museum, a cat who acts like a spy, and bystanders in black jackets who keep popping up.With pieces and players, you have all the ingredients for a fantastic mystery from the amazing Blue Balliett.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Joshua on April 06, 2015

You have no idea how much I debated how many stars to give this book. In the end, I gave it three stars, but that’s just a number. Really, Pieces and Players is pretty difficult to classify. In some parts it was good, and in some parts it was bad. It confused me quite a bit and played my emotions li......more

Goodreads review by Gwen the Librarian on April 02, 2015

I'm a fan of Blue Balliett overall and was so excited about the idea of all of Balliet's various characters teaming up. Unfortunately, I found the language-play, clues, red herrings, and all not just confusing but also pretty boring while simultaneously over-the-top. While engaging enough to keep re......more

Goodreads review by Jacque on May 26, 2017

It was interesting that this book was based on an actual art theft. My kids loved this book, I struggled with it. I enjoyed the mystery and puzzle solving, but then ghosts, ouija boards that give clues and art that is alive was too much for me.......more

Goodreads review by Hannah on November 29, 2020

I did enjoy the characters from Blue’s other books showing up but I couldn’t help wishing that it was still a story following only our three original friends. Also felt it focused to much on zits! Even for a book about teenagers!......more

Goodreads review by Lindsey on December 03, 2015

Pieces and Players by Blue Balliett is an art heist mystery. Three of the kids have been featured in previous books by Balliett where they solved mysteries. This book has two more kids thrown in. I don't know what it was about this book, but I just did not enjoy it and I don't know if my detachment......more