The Wright 3
LC Class PZ7.B2128 Wri 2006 | | |
Preceded by | Chasing Vermeer | |
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Followed by | The Calder Game |
The Wright 3 is a
A sequel, The Calder Game, was published in 2008.
Origins and inspiration
The Wright 3 is the sequel to Balliett's second novel, Chasing Vermeer. She debated on writing a sequel as she walked around Hyde Park, and the Robie House stood out to her.[3]
Balliett was inspired by the number 3, as it appeared in the triangles of Wright's windows on the Robie House. She then thought about how it was hard to communicate equally with three people and tried to weave the two together.[4]
Synopsis
Calder's friend Tommy Segovia, who moved. away a year before, has moved back to
Illustrations
In a few illustrations, there is a drawing of a fish (referring to Frank Lloyd Wright's lucky talisman) that he lost while building the Robie House. They appear in some chapters with the fibonacci sequence. On one of the last illustrations, a dragon can be found, expressing the change from carp to dragon in the story. Toward the bottom of the last picture there are footprints from the invisible man. In some images, a face could be spotted.
Critical reception
Awards
Kaden Enterprises, a game puzzle company, awarded Balliett their Annual Pentomino Excellence Award for her use of the tool in Chasing Vermeer and The Wright Three. The award incorporated the F, L, and W pentominoes (the initials of Frank Lloyd Wright).[10]
References
- ^ "The Wright 3 Product Details". Amazon.com. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
- ^ Springen, Karen (13 January 2006). "A Series of Extraordinarily Fortunate Events". Newsweek. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
- ^ Balliett, Blue. "Behind the Scenes". Blue Balliett official site. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ "Doing What's Wright". The Washington Post. 11 April 2006. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ Liptak, Adam (14 May 2006). "Building a Case". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ "The Wright 3 by Blue Balliett". Kirkus Reviews. 15 May 2006. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ Leeper, Angela. "Sixth-grade detectives crack the case". BookPage. Archived from the original on 6 September 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ Piehl, Norah. "The Wright 3 review". Kidsreads.com. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ Pelleitier, Erin. "The Wright 3 Review". Children's Literature. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ "Gamepuzzles Annual Polyomino Excellence Award for 2006 — to Blue Balliett". Kaden Enterprises. 2006. Retrieved 16 January 2011.