Bertman, Jennifer Chandliss. The Unbreakable Code (The Book Scavenger)

Bertman, Jennifer Chandliss.  The Unbreakable Code (The Book Scavenger) Macmillan/Henry Holt    2017  353p  $16.99  Hardback  ISBN 978-1-62779-116-8  ms/jr  Fantasy  VG-BN  

In this sequel to The Book Scavenger, Emily, James, and Emily's brother are at loose ends after getting an award for finding the hidden Mark Twain manuscript. Many Book Scavengers (including their teacher, Mr. Quisling) were at their awards party. Mr. Quisling, however, was acting very mysterious. Readers will be on the edge of their seats as Emily, her brother, and James try to figure out if he is looking for the same Tom Sawyer as they are. They take up the quest to find out what he was hiding. It seems everyone as well as Mr. Griswold is hunting lost mysterious puzzles.
   

Our young sleuths have been challenged. They must tail, confer, and solve many cyphers before they can figure out the mysterious puzzle.  It is a well-written book that would make an excellent addition to any middle-school library.

Summary: This a sequel to Book Scavenger. Emily, James, and Emily's brother are off again on a new mysterious quest to find the lost puzzle.

Mark Twain novels-Fiction                                   --Linda McNeil   

Malam, John. Journey of a Book.

Malam, John.  Journey of a Book.    Capstone/Heinemann  32p  $26.65     978-1-4329-6600-3 2013  elem  E-BNe   series: Journey of a ... 

Describes the process of producing a book starting with  the creative process and ending with the finished product.     When was the last time you updated your holdings to reflect the technical process of publishing a book, starting with raw materials and ending with the finished product?

 “Journey of a Book,” describes the role of people on the team that creates a book as well as the stages of the printing process that leads to printed and bound copies.  At the end, there is a timeline that summarizes the whole experience, a glossary, a reading comprehension quiz, index, and two suggested websites for follow-up.  The informative text will interest young readers, and colorful photographs  will help concrete thinkers enjoy this helpful, useful volume. Unlike Aliki’s “How a Book is Made,” which has small, detailed illustrations more suited to one-on-one sharing, “Journey of a Book,” lends itself well to group sharing.  Readers will be interested in finding out what goes on behind the scenes of a publishing company.         

Books, Book industries and trade, Publishers and publishing, Printing                                                               --Hilary Welliver

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