Book Scavenger (The Book Scavenger series)
By Jennifer Chambliss Bertman Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) Pages: 368 Lexile: 810L Age Range: 9 – 14 Years ABOUT For twelve-year-old Emily, the best thing about moving to San Francisco is that it’s the home city of her literary idol: Garrison Griswold, book publisher and creator of the online sensation Book Scavenger (a game where books are hidden in cities all over the country and clues to find them are revealed through puzzles). Upon her arrival, however, Emily learns that Griswold has been attacked and is now in a coma, and no one knows anything about the epic new game...
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By Heather Tomlinson Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) Pages: 288 Age Range: 12 – 18 Years ABOUT Diribani has come to the village well to get water for her family’s scant meal of curry and rice. She never expected to meet a goddess there. Yet she is granted a remarkable gift: Flowers and precious jewels drop from her lips whenever she speaks. It seems only right to Tana that the goddess judged her kind, lovely stepsister worthy of such riches. And when she encounters the goddess, she is not surprised to find herself speaking snakes and toads as a reward. Blessings and curses...
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