Book Scavenger

Chapters 1-8

Reading Check

1. The Gold Bug (Chapter 1)

2. James Lee (Chapter 4)

Short Answer

1. The Crane parents want to live in each of the fifty states, so they move the family every year. (Chapter 2) 

2. Another player, Babbage, has gotten to the book first. (Chapter 6)

3. Amina feels that her home is not as cozy and filled with family history. (Chapter 8)

Chapters 9-15

Reading Check

1. Raven (Chapter 11)

2. Mr. Quisling (Chapter 13)

Short Answer

1. They go to City Lights, a famous bookstore, but Emily cannot enjoy it because she keeps thinking about how her family will move again soon. (Chapter 10)

2. They use the Surly Wombat calling card to find the Book Scavenger site. (Chapter 12)

3. Griswold’s assistant is called Jack, and the pile he shows Jack and Emily is full of correspondence from people who are sure they have discovered clues to the secret game. (Chapter 15)

Chapters 16-26

Reading Check

1. A restaurant (Chapter 19)

2. Golden Gate Park (Chapter 23)

Short Answer

1. This is the sentence that Emily and James construct from the typos in her book, and when Raven confirms that it is the first clue in the new game, Emily realizes she has achieved something she has dreamed of for a long time. (Chapter 17)

2. Emily tells Mr. Quisling that she has already hidden the book for another player to find, but really she still has the book. (Chapter 21)

3. They recognize Emily and James because of the earlier incident at the BART station. (Chapter 25)

Chapters 27-34

Reading Check

1. BART security guards (Chapter 27)

2. Griswold (Chapter 32)

Short Answer

1. Matthew tells Emily that he thinks they would miss things whether they moved a lot or stayed in one place. (Chapter 29)

2. Emily discovers that Babbage is not a student—he is really Mr. Quisling. (Chapter 31)

3. She sends him a coded message using their bucket-and-pulley system. (Chapter 34)

Chapters 35-42

Reading Check

1. Flush/Matthew’s favorite band (Chapter 37)

2. A digital assistant (Chapter 41)

Short Answer

1. He wants Emily to solve the cipher so that he can collect the prize. (Chapter 36)

2. Hollister knocks Clyde out, and Barry picks up the gun. But instead of shooting the children, Barry holds Remora at gunpoint until the police arrive. (Chapter 39)

3. Her parents will not move again until she leaves for college. (Chapter 40)