Copyright Date:
2019
Edition Date:
2019
Release Date:
05/07/19
Illustrator:
Watts, Sarah
Pages:
262 pages
ISBN:
1-250-30870-4
ISBN 13:
978-1-250-30870-2
Dewey:
Fic
LCCN:
2017957741
Dimensions:
19 cm.
Language:
English
Reviews:
ALA Booklist
(Wed Jul 06 00:00:00 CDT 2022)
In the third volume of the Book Scavenger series, Emily, her friend James, and her brother Matthew travel to Alcatraz for an elaborate puzzle competition based on an original mystery by Errol Roy, a famously reclusive San Francisco writer. Despite the intrigues of an unscrupulous rival, Emily escapes a dungeon to rejoin her team for the conclusion of the competition. Attractive gray-scale illustrations appear at intervals, and line drawings showing codes and other challenges offer puzzle-loving readers the opportunity to find the solutions for themselves. Series fans will enjoy following these likable young sleuths to Alcatraz Island, a distinctive setting for a mystery.
Horn Book
(Wed Jul 06 00:00:00 CDT 2022)
Emily Crane (Book Scavenger; The Unbreakable Code) is feeling the pressure of her outsized reputation as a puzzle-solver at publisher Garrison Griswold's elaborate mystery game night on Alcatraz Island. Then an actual mystery involving a reclusive author arises. Readers can work the puzzles alongside Emily and friends in this cheery celebration of San Francisco landmarks, ciphers and codes, and close friends working as a team.
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(Wed Jul 06 00:00:00 CDT 2022)
Horn Book
(Wed Jul 06 00:00:00 CDT 2022)
Sleuthing duo Emily and James tackle their most challenging mystery yet set on the haunting Alcatraz Island in Book 3 of the New York Times- bestselling, middle-grade Book Scavenger series by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman! Legendary literary game-maker Garrison Griswold is back in action--this time with "Unlock the Rock." For his latest game, Griswold has partnered with the famous--and famously reclusive--mystery writer Errol Roy to plan an epic escape room challenge on Alcatraz Island. Emily and James are eager to participate, but the wave of fame they are riding from their recent book-hunting adventures makes them a target. Threatening notes, missing items, and an accident that might not have been an accident have the duo worried that someone is trying to get them out of the game at any cost. When Emily's brother is caught red-handed and blamed for all the wrong doings, Emily is certain Matthew is being framed. With Matthew's record on the line, Emily and James can't afford to leave this mystery uncracked. Christy Ottaviano Books Praise for The Alcatraz Escape: A Junior Library Guild Selection "Emily, her friend James, and her brother Matthew travel to Alcatraz for an elaborate puzzle competition based on an original mystery by Errol Roy, a famously reclusive San Francisco writer. Series fans will enjoy following these likable young sleuths to Alcatraz Island, a distinctive setting for a mystery." -- Booklist