Book Scavenger

Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

           Hide a book somewhere. Anywhere. Create a puzzle that will lead someone to that book. Solve other people's riddles. Find other hidden books. Earn points!

These are the rules for the game that has taken the nation by storm; Book Scavenger. And one of it's players is Emily, a 12 year old girl, who spends every spare minute either reading, or solving a puzzle.

Emily's family has recently moved to San Francisco, home to the eccentric game creator, Garrison Griswald, who is often referred to as the Willy Wonka of Books. They have arrived at the perfect time, because Mr Griswald is expected to announce a new game. However, poor Mr Griswald is attacked on a subway platform on his way to make the big announcement. But before he is sent to the ICU at the hospital, he is able to hide the first clue to his puzzle; a one of a kind book, made by Gary Griswald himself.  He can only hope that the right person will find it.

And Emily, and her new friend James, are the right people. They happen upon the book without knowing what they have found. But, through some serious puzzle solving skill, they begin to solve the mystery of the book, and the game Mr Griswald had intended to give to the world.

Unfortunately, they aren't the only ones trying to solve the puzzle, and things start to get dangerous when they realize  that the stakes are much higher in this game.

Book Scavenger is a Beehive Nominee for 2018, and one intermediate aged readers would really enjoy. There's a little bit of everything. A little danger, a little adventure, a bit of history, lots of puzzling, and some fun lessons about friendship and family.

This is a perfect book to read aloud to your family, or to listen to while on a road trip.