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Book Scavenger

by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

Illustrator: Sarah Watts

Ages: 9+

Published: 2015

Publisher: Christy Ottaviano Books/Henry Holt BFYR/Macmillan

ISBN: 978-1-62779-115-1

Keywords: Mystery, Reading, Online games

When sinister developments threaten the online game--Book Scavenger, Emily and James join a dangerous race to discover one particular book. Occasional black-and-white illustrations.