Emily, twelve years old, does not know what it is like to remain in a school, town, or even state for longer than a year. Her parents maintain a blog, 50 Homes in 50 States where they share their travels and new living locations.
The only thing constant in Emily's life is her involvement in a game called Book Scavenger. Emily loves solving riddles and puzzles online and then searching for a hidden book. After she finds the book, she reads it, hides it and shares a riddle/puzzle for another person to find it.
When her family relocates to San Francisco (the home of the game's creator-Garrison Griswold), Emily finds herself in a much more involved book scavenger hunt where the Mr. Griswold's life and dreams may depend on her and her ability to decipher riddles.
*Highly recommend.
Although this book is fiction, readers will learn more about Edgar Allan Poe, his short story Gold Bug, the picture book Masquerade by Kit Williams (a real book scavenger hunt!!) and ciphers/riddles/codes.
Warning: There are a few villains in the book who use a gun. In the first chapter Garrison Griswold is shot (but does not die).
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