Bestselling author of Chasing Vermeer, The Wright 3, The Calder Game, The Danger Box, Hold Fast, Pieces and Players, and Out of the Wild Night.
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No way a 2055 Target Date Fund would allocate 90% to equities and only 10% to bonds if monetary policy were restrictive. These are professionals at work...
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Thank you!! What an inspiring group of creative teachers, librarians and fellow authors at IRC this year. I was so happy to be there ;-))!
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I'm delighted to be a speaker in the 54th annual Illinois Reading Council Conference in Springfield on March 9-10. I'm also greatly honored to be on the stage as a recipient of the Prairie State Award for Excellence in Children's Writing! Can't wait, and hope to see you there.
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Thank you! Written from the heart.
What a beautiful book full of wonderful words, hardships & family love. #homeless @BlueBalliett #pd4uandme @blackbearsread1
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Thanks! The Danger Box has a plot and setting that I loved tackling. The character Zoomy was inspired by a boy I met — and he lives in a very real town that has the best pie I’ve ever had 😋.
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Thank you! I poured my heart into all of my books, and loved the adventure of writing each one. 💕
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Thanks for sharing, this is great to see! 👍
@WJHS_Wildcats 7th graders solve puzzles, learn about art, and help unravel a mystery @BlueBalliett in Chasing Vermeer 📚 🎨 🧩
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@WJHS_Wildcats 7th graders solve puzzles, learn about art, and help unravel a mystery @BlueBalliett in Chasing Vermeer 📚 🎨 🧩
Thank you! Truthfully more fact than fiction…
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Thank you! Happy listening…
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Wow, I am so impressed by your timelines of CV coincidences!! Very cool.
#4thand5thgrade Ss @RogersFrisco & @smithelem_Noel created timelines of coincidences from the book #ChasingVermeer using @canva & connected them to @JTaylorEdu #depthandcomplexity elements. #FISDQUEST #SmithStrong #RogersFrisco2021 @BlueBalliett @FISDAdvAcad
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Great to hear about hooking a reluctant reader, always a happy moment! I know those readers, and always value their input ;-)
@BlueBalliett This reader usually "hates reading because it's boring", BUT Chasing Vermeer got 5 stars & she wrote "I give this rating because I love how mysterious it is & you never know what's gonna happen next! This book is so good and I would read again(surprisingly)"🥰
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So glad, I’m in great company!
Students get 20 minutes a day to read their #BookClub books! They have been loving all of these books by @BlueBalliett @NortonJuster1 @kellyyanghk
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Thanks for sharing this beautifully written letter. Please tell the writer that I always love hearing from decoders. Well done!
@BlueBalliett One of my reading groups is reading Chasing Vermeer and a reading response choice was to write a letter to ghe author. Wanted to share this with you! He's totally into it! Thanks for writing such captivating books! #mgreads #books
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