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The Alcatraz Escape
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Sleuthing duo Emily and James tackle their most challenging mystery yet set on the haunting Alcatraz Island, in the third installment of the New York Times-bestselling middle-grade series.
Legendary literary game-maker Garrison Griswold is back in action--this time with "Unlock the Rock," an extravaganza on Alcatraz Island. But just as the fun starts to take off for Emily and James, important items from Griswold's game begin to disappear, and someone is framing Emily's brother Matthew as the criminal. As the friends jump from one clue to the next, they discover a web of connections between the stolen items and a tragic nineteenth century mystery involving Harriet Beecher Stowe. This new historic enigma is irresistible, but it might be impossible to decipher. And with Matthew's record on the line, Emily and James can't afford to leave this mystery uncracked.
A Christy Ottaviano Book
Publisher: Macmillan
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 272 pages
ISBN-10: 1250308704
Item Weight: 0.5 lbs
Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.7 x 7.6 inches
Customer Reviews: 4 out of 5 stars 1,001 to 10,000 ratings
The Alcatraz Escape:
"Series fans will enjoy following these likable young sleuths to Alcatraz Island, a distinctive setting for a mystery." --Booklist
The Unbreakable Code:
A New York Times Bestseller A Junior Library Guild Selection
"Brisk, bookish good fun for puzzle and code lovers." --Kirkus Reviews
"Young readers captivated by these distinctive characters will be hoping for the series to continue." --Booklist Online
Book Scavenger: A New York Times-Bestseller An Amazon Best Book of the Year, Amazon.com Best Book of the Month An Indie Next List Pick A NCTE Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts A Bank Street College Best Book of the Year A Publishers Weekly Best Book for Summer 14 State Award Nominations
"Full of heart and replete with challenging ciphers for readers to decode, Bertman's debut is literary cousin to classic puzzlers like The Westing Game." --Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Fans of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library will appreciate the abundant literary allusions, and readers will hope for more adventures. . ." --Shelf Awareness, starred review
"Emily's sleuthing weaves well with her journey to nurture friendships and set down everlasting roots. A debut that challenges the brain while warming the heart." --Kirkus Reviews
"Sprinkled with ciphers, San Francisco landmarks, and literary allusions, Book Scavenger is a fun, light, implausible adventure. . . . This will appeal to fans of Blue Balliett's art-world mysteries." --School Library Journal
"Well paced and involving, the story will intrigue kids with an interest in mysteries and codes as well as books. The writing includes references to local landmarks as well as literary allusions to Jack Kerouac, Robert Louis Stevenson, and, especially, Edgar Allan Poe. A lively first novel." --Booklist
Jennifer Chambliss Bertman was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. She holds an MFA in creative writing and has worked for literary agencies, magazines, educational publishers, and as a freelance copy-editor and proofreader. She is the author of the New York Times-bestselling Book Scavenger and The Unbreakable Code, Books One and Two in the Book Scavenger series. bookscavenger.com
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