blakehalsey's review against another edition
3.0
Not as good as her two previous books, but still a great book filled, once again, with interesting patterns and combinations of math, art, language, mystery, and intrigue.
dlberglund's review against another edition
3.0
The third book about smart, adventurous friends from Chicago. The first 2 were GREAT. I didn't love this one as much. It's set in a small town in England, where there is a crime, or two...that, of course, our main characters (7th graders) need to solve before the police can. The author says that this book rolled out of her faster and easier than the other 2. I'm not sure what that means, if I found this one harder to relate to (or suspend disbelief about). Also, their new teacher is just horrible. That irks me.
raquel_reading_stuff's review against another edition
2.0
This book was my least favorite of the series. Calder is hardly in it, which is disappointing because he is what sticks the Wright 3 together. There are hardly any piecing together, codes, or even odd coincidences in this book, but I would still read it to conclude the series
bookworm32's review against another edition
4.0
Another great romp into the intellectual world of art and intrigue for the kids! Blue Balliett delivers once again a wonderful mystery that takes Calder and his two friends, Tommy and Petra, away from Chicago and into a small town in England. I was dubious at first, wondering how these characters would fare in a far off country, but it was done superbly! A must read for any kids who enjoy mysteries, but especially those who enjoy art as well.
jgyweniverel's review against another edition
5.0
Another great book from Blue Balliett!
I was a bit excited to learn that this was not the last book in the series.
I was a bit excited to learn that this was not the last book in the series.
higgbemine's review against another edition
3.0
my love of calder peaked my interest in this book. it did have a bit of calder information but was more of a continuation of the mysteries that these kids solve as a group. the story revolved around the "calder game" and a visit to england. i'm not interested enough to read any of the rest of the series but i did enjoy the calder love given by this book.
kristinasshelves's review against another edition
3.0
While still an entertaining and educational read, this one deviated from the standard formatting of this series. I didn't enjoy it as much.
book_nut's review against another edition
2.0
My main complaint -- aside from it not being much of a mystery -- is that the adults did all the work in a kid's book. The kids didn't do a whole heck of a lot besides wandering around and thinking about mobiles and art. Yawn.
ofliterarynature's review against another edition
3.0
Normally if I'm binge-reading a series I wait until I've read them all to write a review, but I have to say something before the end!
The first book was incredibly quirky and clever and intelligent. I really enjoyed it! But my main complaint was that the pattern of coincidences they put together to solve the mystery absolutely would not hold up in the real world - it was unrealistic.
Well, by now in the third book, there's some vague muttering about patterns, a lot of chatter about 'art', and mostly just the kids wandering around on instinct finding nothing until eventually the mystery was solved for them. It was realistic! I got my wish!
And it was so, so boring.
Some of these elements were definitely present in book 2, but gods, so much of the mystery in book 3 was just kind of info- dumped on us, there wasn't really much of a mystery after all.
Here's to hoping book 4 pulls itself a bit more together?
The first book was incredibly quirky and clever and intelligent. I really enjoyed it! But my main complaint was that the pattern of coincidences they put together to solve the mystery absolutely would not hold up in the real world - it was unrealistic.
Well, by now in the third book, there's some vague muttering about patterns, a lot of chatter about 'art', and mostly just the kids wandering around on instinct finding nothing until eventually the mystery was solved for them. It was realistic! I got my wish!
And it was so, so boring.
Some of these elements were definitely present in book 2, but gods, so much of the mystery in book 3 was just kind of info- dumped on us, there wasn't really much of a mystery after all.
Here's to hoping book 4 pulls itself a bit more together?