Source: Hollywood Reporter

P.J. Hogan has signed on to direct CHASING VERMEER Warner Bros. Pictures' adaptation of Blue Balliett's best-selling children's book, says The Hollywood Reporter.

Described as a "Da Vinci Code" for tweens, CHASING VERMEER  is a mystery adventure that revolves around a boy and girl who attend the University of Chicago's Laboratory Schools, a school for the gifted. The two sixth graders team to solve the theft of a painting by 17th century painter Johannes Vermeer.

The book, published by Scholastic, features codes and clues in the illustrations by Brett Helquist, artist of "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events."