The Calder Game

The Calder Game by Blue Balliett, illustrated by Brett Helquist
When seventh-grader Calder Pillay disappears from a remote English village--along with an Alexander Calder sculpture to which he has felt strangely drawn--his friends Petra and Tommy fly from Chicago to help his father find him. Books in this series: Book 1. Chasing Vermeer -- Book 2. The Wright 3 -- Book 3. The Calder game.

Forever Rose

Forever Rose by Hilary McKay
As Christmas approaches, eleven-year-old Rose, the youngest member of the eccentric Casson family, discovers that life is filled with both catastrophic problems and wonderful surprises. Books in this series: Book 1. Saffy's angel -- Book 2. Indigo's star -- Book 3. Permanent Rose -- Book 4. Caddy ever after -- Book 5. Forever Rose.