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| Book Scavenger |
Imagine a scavenger hunt that involves deciphering secret
codes and following clues that could take you all over the city – any city. Now imagine that the prizes you are seeking
are all books. You can even hide your
own books and leave clues for other players.
This is the game of Book Scavenger, and 12-year-old Emily is an avid player.
Emily’s family prides itself on moving to a new city and
state every couple of years. Never having
established herself in one place, Emily doesn’t have any friends, but she loves
to play Book Scavenger. When she moves
to San Francisco and meets James, a puzzle-loving computer guy, Emily feels she
has met a kindred spirit.
But cracking codes and tracking down books take on a kind
of urgency after Garrison Griswold, creator of Book Scavenger, is mugged in a
BART (subway) station. When Emily and
James find the book he left behind – The Gold-Bug by Edgar Allen Poe – they discover
Griswold’s newly invented game. Emily is
more than excited to begin solving the mystery of The Gold-Bug, but she doesn’t
expect to be followed by some very shady characters. It seems Griswold’s game will lead to
treasure, and some people will do anything to find it.
Book Scavenger is a child’s dream: mystery, adventure,
codes and ciphers, secret treasure and friendship abound. The love of books is what spurs Emily on in
this can’t-put-it-down thrill-ride through San Francisco. Any child who loves books will adore Book
Scavenger as much as I did!
Highly recommended. Grades 4-7.
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