Blue Balliett
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...
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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. She has appeared on NBC's Today Show and has been featured in various national and international publications.
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Birth date: January 01, 1955
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For more reviews, check out my blog: Craft-CycleThis was an interesting concept for a book, however the way it was carried out was frustrated for me.The plot is set out as if the reader is meant to be able to help solve it, but for me, the solution came out of nowhere and I couldn't engage with the ...
Reads like a contemporary From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs Basil E Frankweiler (but not as good). I liked the layers in the book. I like that the characters are diverse though the introduction to Petra's MENA/WANA heritage is strange. I wish Balliet had spent a little more time developing that rather ...
I believe this is the first time in a couple of years that I read a middle grade book. The only reason I even picked it up was because I had read the first two books in the series in middle school and adored them. So I set out to complete the series. It was such an interesting experience becau...
Literary fiction is, to my mind, mired in the inner life of privileged people. It's possible to do a lot with that idea, and there are some great novels that come out of it. But in the main, it's not my cuppa. What I miss in fiction for adults is the interest in discovery, both of problems in our so...
I really enjoyed Balliett's Calder series, so I went into this book with pretty high expectations. Even though those books got weaker as they went along they were so fresh and smart, I couldn't get enough! Hold Fast is a much different book. For starters it's meant for younger readers, but I also th...
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