Award-Winning Children’s Author to Visit North Shore Country Day School

Award-winning children’s author Blue Balliett is visiting North Shore Country Day School on Thursday, March 7. She is the critically acclaimed author of four books for young people, and her new novel, Hold Fast, was released on March 1.

Ms. Balliett grew up in New York City, where she often visited art museums instead of going straight home after school. She graduated with an art history degree from Brown University and her first book, Chasing Vermeer (2004), is a children’s art mystery about a stolen Johannes Vermeer painting. The book takes place in Hyde Park, where the author currently lives with her husband, and was a New York Times Bestseller for over 30 weeks. 

Ms. Balliett’s other children’s books include The Wright 3, The Calder Game and The Danger Box. Among other awards, her various titles have been recognized as Child Magazine Best Children’s Book, Edgar Award Winner, Book Sense Book of the Year, and New York Times Notable Book. 

During her visit, Ms. Balliett will speak to 3rd, 5th and 6th grade students in Hall Library and will autograph books for children of all ages.