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I'm a 60-something grandma who found the audio version through an Audible daily deal. I enjoyed it so much that I purchased the print version for two granddaughters and the Kindle version for myself, and I created a summer book club for them with all kinds of discussion questions (Would you have acted the way Emily did toward James? What would you have done differently?) and "Information Scavenger" activities (Go to this web site; what are some things you can do at the Ferry Building?). Since one of them lives near San Francisco, the other one and I are now planning a trip there to all visit some of the sites in the book together. And along the way my granddaughters are learning how to use email and online meetings, and do internet research.

This review is supposed to be about the book, not my book club, but I shared all that to illustrate how content rich the book itself is. While enjoying a fun mystery - which is another reason this cozy mystery-loving grandma wanted to introduce it - my granddaughters are also leaning a lot about The City, codes and ciphers, Poe and other authors, and friendship. It's a fun and painlessly educational read.


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Book Scavenger The Book Scavenger series Jennifer Chambliss Bertman Books Reviews

Get a book, and hide it with a disguise then make up a clue for other people to find it's location. This is the most creative and simple idea ever since Lemoncello's Library series. The idea is not the only spectacular component to this book, it is one of a kind with its execution too. Using a fictional structure and adding in many little bits of truths creates a spindidly book! I was closing in on 4 stars but the character developement with Matthew a Flush fanatic turns into a... well a different person. There are a lot of books with this style but this has twist to it.
Here is what my fifth grader thinks of this awesome book

“Book Scavenger” is an exciting adventure that you will get sucked into, and there is no guarantee you will come out. Emily, the main character has to put up with her parents’ dream of living in 50 homes in 50 states, and the constant moving causes her to never have the chance to put down roots and make friends. When they move to the home of Garrison Griswold, the creator of her all time hobby, Book Scavenger she is thrilled. She meets James, and they become fast friends. Together, they unlock the secrets of Mr. Griswold’s new game. This book is perfect for any future detective, and for every book lover. If I could give this 20 stars I would.
<b>Does it count if I read this book aloud to my girls, ages 9 and 11 before bed each night?</b> Well, kind of each night...it only took us three+ months, because sprinkled in between were summer trips, dance class, soccer practice, weekend getaways, and that pesky thing called 'school.'

<b>I'm going to go with yes, it counts.</b>So here's my review

We all loved BOOK SCAVENGER. A lot. Even my hubby and clue-sniffing hound, Betsy got in on the action trying to solve the mystery of the missing/hidden books peppered throughout San Francisco. <b>The storytelling is dynamic, the characters highly engaging, and the historical-literary element a fun surprise.</b>

THE BOOK SCAVENGER revolves around middle school students Emily (the protagonist) and her friend, James as they solve ciphers and more in Edgar Allen Poe's 1843 little-kn0wn short story, THE GOLD-BUG. But there's so much more middle school angst, big brother issues, a family's quest to live in all 50 states, bad guys, and of course, the city of San Francisco. When I got to the end of a chapter, signaling an end to our reading session, the girls would let out a chorus of, "Noooos." They liked it that much.

The story reminded me a bit of well...I don't know. Nancy Drew meets A WRINKLE IN TIME, meets WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY...but those might not be the best comparisons. <b>Truly a fun family read-aloud, but great for motivated 9+ year old kids (boys and girls) to read on their own.</b> While THE BOOK SCAVENGER is technically part of a series, this is the first one, and can most definitely stand-alone.

Enjoy!
I'm a 60-something grandma who found the audio version through an Audible daily deal. I enjoyed it so much that I purchased the print version for two granddaughters and the version for myself, and I created a summer book club for them with all kinds of discussion questions (Would you have acted the way Emily did toward James? What would you have done differently?) and "Information Scavenger" activities (Go to this web site; what are some things you can do at the Ferry Building?). Since one of them lives near San Francisco, the other one and I are now planning a trip there to all visit some of the sites in the book together. And along the way my granddaughters are learning how to use email and online meetings, and do internet research.

This review is supposed to be about the book, not my book club, but I shared all that to illustrate how content rich the book itself is. While enjoying a fun mystery - which is another reason this cozy mystery-loving grandma wanted to introduce it - my granddaughters are also leaning a lot about The City, codes and ciphers, Poe and other authors, and friendship. It's a fun and painlessly educational read.