Emily's love of solving puzzles turns into a real-life mystery featuring a secret book, an intricate game, and bad guys out to get her.
Jennifer Chambliss Bertman was born and raised in the San Francisco
Bay Area. She holds an MFA in creative writing and has worked for
literary agencies, magazines, educational publishers, and as a
freelance copyeditor and proofreader. Book Scavenger is her debut
novel.
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An Amazon Best Book of the Year
An Indie Next List Pick
An NCTE Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts
A Bank Street College Best Book of the Year
A Scripps National Spelling Bee Great Words, Great Works List
Selection
A PW Best Book for Summer
An Amazon.com Best Book of the Month
A Triple Crown Award Winner
A Texas Lamplighter Award Nominee
A Pennsylvania Young Readers Choice Award Nominee
A Georgia Children's Book Award Finalist
A Colorado Book Award Finalist
A Maryland Black Eyed Susan Award Nominee
A Utah Educational Library Media Association Master List
Selection
A Missouri Mark Twain List Selection
A Nebraska Golden Sower Award Finalist
A Connecticut Nutmeg Book Award Nominee
A Utah Beehive Award Nominee
An Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Award Nominee
An Illinois Bluestem Award Nominee
A Mississippi Magnolia Children's Choice Book Award Nominee
A Rhode Island Middle School Book Award Nominee
A Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award Nominee
A North Carolina Young Adult Book Award Nominee "Full of heart and
replete with challenging ciphers for readers to decode, Bertman's
debut is literary cousin to classic puzzlers like The Westing Game,
and a story that values books and reading above other pursuits.
Sure to be popular with voracious readers, it's also a valentine to
anybody who knows that a 13-digit clue that begins with 978- is not
a phone number." --Publishers Weekly, Starred Review "In her first
novel, Jennifer Chambliss Bertman introduces a smart, resourceful
12-year-old who makes her first true friend through a mutual
passion for solving puzzles. . . Fans of Escape from Mr.
Lemoncello's Library will appreciate the abundant literary
allusions, and readers will hope for more adventures, hinted at in
the book's final lines." --Shelf Awareness, starred review "Emily's
sleuthing weaves well with her journey to nurture friendships and
set down everlasting roots. A debut that challenges the brain while
warming the heart." --Kirkus Reviews "Sprinkled with ciphers, San
Francisco landmarks, and literary allusions, Book Scavenger is a
fun, light, implausible adventure. . . This will appeal to fans of
Blue Balliett's art-world mysteries." --School Library Journal
"Well paced and involving, the story will intrigue kids with an
interest in mysteries and codes as well as books. The writing
includes references to local landmarks as well as literary
allusions to Jack Kerouac, Robert Louis Stevenson, and, especially,
Edgar Allan Poe. A lively first novel." --Booklist "A love letter
to San Francisco and its literary history, this well-paced novel of
intrigue also provides quite the education, namedropping the likes
of Jack Kerouac, Dashiell Hammett, and Amy Tan, diving into the
world of ciphers, and offering bountiful brainteasers with
Dickensian naming devices (there's an explanatory author's note),
all while maintaining a skillful and satisfying balance of brains
and heart. . . . be prepared to start a Book Scavenger chapter (pun
intended) in your own library, stat." --The Bulletin "The plot is
clever and the pace of the book will keep the readers curious up to
the climactic end. Several other books with themes related to
puzzles and games are alluded to in the story. This book will be
fun for lovers of this genre." --VOYA "A puzzle-mystery in the
spirit of The Westing Game, Book Scavenger challenges readers to
play along. The codes and puzzles are pitched at the perfect level
for tween sleuths, and the literary references . . . will pique
readers; interests in doing some scavenging of their own. Part
friendship story, part travel adventure and part cryptography
manual, Jennifer Chambliss Bertman's debut is a book lover's
delight." --Bookpage "Codes and ciphers star in this puzzle-game of
a novel, offering challenges for code-breaking fanatics plus
plentiful explanations for those who prefer that someone else do
the legwork" --The Horn Book
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