I read a lot of books both for MSBA and just for myself. Honestly I plod through a lot of duds or books that just don't appeal to me but I know will appeal to kids. So it is a breath of fresh air when I come across a gem like this one. I was about 1/2 way through the book when I already had to rave about it on Facebook and was checking the website and saw that one of the ARCs of the book is hidden in Winslow, ME. Can I skip work tomorrow to find it ? No, guess not. Maybe it will still be there next Saturday when I am up that way...but maybe not since I alerted fellow MSBA members.
Anyway the book is about a fictional Book Scavenger game started by Willy Wonkish Garrison Griswold. The object is to hide books and enter in clues to find them on the website. At the beginning of the book Mr. Griswold is on his way to reveal a new game when he is attacked at the BART station. Enter Emily, a Book Scavenger fanatic who has just moved to San Francisco. Emily finds a mysterious book at the scene of the attack and soon realizes that it is part of the new game. What follows is a delightful romp filled with ciphers, codes, friendship, and mystery.
I loved this!!! There were great allusions to books old and new (including the most recent MSBA winner). I can not wait to get this for the library!!! Than you so much Jennifer Chambliss Bertman for a delightful book.
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