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School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2015 | Middle Grade
Gr 4–6—Twelve-year-old Emily doesn't have enough time to get attached to places. She and her family move yearly, pursuing a Kerouac-inspired, footloose family adventure. Through their travels, Emily anchors herself through an online community called Book Scavenger, a geocaching-style game where participants hide books in public places and reveal the locations through encoded clues. Book Scavenger is the brainchild of Garrison Griswold, the "Willy Wonka of pub...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on June 1, 2015
Twelve-year-old Emily is an avid player of Book Scavenger, the hidden-book game masterminded by publishing legend Garrison Griswold. When her family moves to San Francisco, home of Griswold’s Bayside Press, she hopes it will position her favorably for the new game he’s about to launch. But then Griswold is mugged ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
Garrison Griswold, mastermind of hidden-book game Book Scavenger, is mugged; his new edition of an Edgar Allan Poe story is missi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
