Could the books hidden through Book Scavengercontain clues to the arson fires plaguing the city? Find out in book 2 of the much-anticipated Book Scavenger series.
Mr. Quisling is definitely up to something mysterious, and Emily and James are on high alert. First, there's the coded note he drops at a book event. Then they uncover a trail of encrypted messages in Mark Twain-penned books hidden through Book Scavenger. What's most suspicious is that each hidden book triggers an arson fire.
As the sleuthing friends dig deeper, they discover Mr. Quisling has been hunting a legendary historical puzzle: the Unbreakable Code. This new mystery is irresistible, but Emily and James can't ignore the signs that Mr. Quisling might be the arsonist. The clock is ticking as the arson fires multiply, and Emily and James race to crack the code of a lifetime.
A Christy Ottaviano Book
Publisher: Macmillan
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 384 pages
ISBN-10: 1250158397
Item Weight: 0.6 lbs
Dimensions: 5.2 x 1.0 x 7.6 inches
Customer Reviews: 4 out of 5 stars 1,001 to 10,000 ratings
The Unbreakable Code: A Junior Library Guild Selection "The multistranded plot does wind up to a climactic conflagration, the excavation of a glittering nineteenth-century trove, and broad hints of sequels to come. Brisk, bookish good fun for puzzle and code lovers." --Kirkus Reviews Book Scavenger: A New York Times-Bestseller An Amazon Best Book of the Year An Indie Next List Pick A Bank Street College Best Book of the Year A NCTE Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts A PW Best Book for Summer An Amazon.com Best Book of the Month A Texas Lamplighter Award Nominee A Pennsylvania Young Readers Choice Award Nominee A Georgia Children's Book Award Finalist
"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, and a story that values books and reading above other pursuits. . . . Sure to be popular with voracious readers." --Publishers Weekly, starred review
"How I adored this book! It's a page-turning thriller, a valentine to the storied city of San Francisco, an exploration of the nature of friendship and family, a feast for puzzle aficionados and code breakers, and a celebration of the community of book lovers everywhere. It's off-the-charts wonderful." --Claudia Mills, author of Kelsey Green, Reading Queen and Zero Tolerance
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, and educational publishers, and as a freelance copy editor and proofreader. She is the author of Book Scavenger. writerjenn.blogspot.com and bookscavenger.com
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