We had a blast making swords and discussing Five Kingdom's Sky Raiders by Brandon Mull this morning! Our next pick that we voted to read is Click Here to Start by Denis Markell. It also happens to be a Georgia Book Award nominee for this year. We are excited to read and discuss it on Monday, January 28th at 7:30am in the LS Media Center.
Penguin Random House Books summarizes the novel as follows:
What if playing video games was prepping you to solve an incredible real-world puzzle and locate a priceless treasure?
Twelve-year-old Ted Gerson has spent most of his summer playing video games. So when his great-uncle dies and bequeaths him the all so-called treasure in his overstuffed junk shop of an apartment, Ted explores it like it’s another level to beat. And to his shock, he finds that eccentric Great-Uncle Ted actually has set the place up like a real-life escape-the-room game!
Using his specially honed skills, Ted sets off to win the greatest game he’s ever played, with help from his friends Caleb and Isabel. Together they discover that Uncle Ted’s “treasure” might be exactly that—real gold and jewels found by a Japanese American unit that served in World War II. With each puzzle Ted and his friends solve, they get closer to unraveling the mystery—but someone dangerous is hot on their heels, and he’s not about to let them get away with the fortune.
Copies can be obtained via Kindle at the LS Media Center, hard copy at the LS media center, or at your public library! Don't wait to read this awesome book about the life of a young gamer.
