How does the book chasing vermeer end

The children learn that Ms. Hussey received one of the letters and begin to suspect that the painting is somewhere on school grounds. Calder has an epiphany , connecting himself and Petra with the number This clue leads them to the painting. On exiting the school, the thief begins chasing them, and Calder stays behind, urging Petra to run on with the painting.

Petra and a policeman return to the playground where she last saw Calder. Calder had hit his head in the altercation. He pretended to be unconscious, then followed the thief to the treehouse, where he found the painting and succumbed to his concussion. The thief, later found dead of a heart attack, was Xavier Glitts.

This allowed him to case the university and identify local Vermeer enthusiasts, whom he could later implicate. The guide themes, chapter outlines and character summaries are more detailed than other sites. Book Trailer. About the Book When strange and seemingly unrelated events start to happen and a precious Vermeer painting disappears, eleven-year-olds Petra and Calder combine their talents to solve an international art scandal. Discussion Questions Imagine you're one of the three characters to receive the mysterious letter.

How would you respond to the letter? Would you keep the secret? Answer a question similar to Ms. Hussey's: What's the most important piece of mail or email you've ever received? How did you respond? Hussey asks the students the question, "What is art? Does it have to be tangible? Can anyone create it? Calder and Petra become great observers of patterns in the real world. What patterns do you see? Think about buildings, nature, your schedule, your behavior Calder has a special box with a Vermeer painting on it.

If you had a special box, what would you keep inside it? Petra creates a Halloween costume of the lady in the painting. Read more from the Study Guide. Browse all BookRags Study Guides. Copyrights Chasing Vermeer from BookRags. All rights reserved. Toggle navigation. Sign Up. Sign In. Get Chasing Vermeer from Amazon. View the Study Pack. View the Lesson Plans. Order our Chasing Vermeer Study Guide. Plot Summary.

Chapter Two and Chapter Three. Chapters Four and Five. Chapters Six and Seven. Chapters Eight and Nine.