The Alcatraz escape

The Alcatraz escape

Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

Book - 2018

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.

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Subjects
Games > Juvenile fiction.
Puzzles > Juvenile fiction.
Books and reading > Juvenile fiction.
Alcatraz Island (Calif.) > Juvenile fiction.
San Francisco (Calif.) > Juvenile fiction.
Action and adventure fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Mystery fiction.
Mystery and detective fiction > California > San Francisco Bay Area.
Genres
Action and adventure fiction
Detective and mystery fiction
Mystery fiction
Mystery and detective fiction California San Francisco Bay Area
Published
New York : Henry Holt and Company 2018.
Language
English
Main Author
Jennifer Chambliss Bertman (author)
Other Authors
Sarah (Sarah Lynn) Watts, 1986- (illustrator)
Edition
First edition
Item Description
"Christy Ottaviano books."
Physical Description
262 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
ISBN
9781627799638
Contents unavailable.
Review by Booklist Review

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.--Carolyn Phelan Copyright 2018 Booklist

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Review by Horn Book Review

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. (c) Copyright 2019. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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