Hidden on: 06/02/2017
Title: The Sweetest Kind of Fate
Author: Crystal Cestari
Tracking Number: R49
Location: Riverwalk, Edwards, Colorado
Clue:
BV’S HD VKU HXXOZXPN HBOU RTEO
(Hint: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog)
From 2015-2022 readers around the world hid and found thousands of books as part of a real-life Book Scavenger game! The game is currently on hiatus, but if you would like to be notified when it starts up again, sign up here.
A book is now hiding in Edwards, Colorado! (FOUND)
Hidden on: 06/02/2017
Title: Laugh Out Loud
Author: James Patterson
Tracking Number: R48
Location: Riverwalk, Edwards, Colorado
Clue:
Over the river and through the woods to Battle Mountain you would go…if you kept going along this path! But before you do, keep an eye out for a new book!
A book is now hiding in Edwards, Colorado! (FOUND)
Hidden on: 06/02/2017
Title: The Adventure Begins
Author: Suzanne Selfors
Tracking Number: R47
Location: Riverwalk, Edwards, Colorado
Clue:
Throughout December, this spot is lit
with twinkling Christmas cheer
But now it’s June and the spot is drab
So why not hide a book here?
A book is now hiding in Edwards, Colorado! (FOUND)
Hidden on: 06/02/2017
Title: The Way to Bea
Author: Kat Yeh
Tracking Number: R46
Location: Riverwalk, Edwards, Colorado
Clue:
IXJMMLPQ YV QEB PQLKB PQXFOP (Hail Caesar!)
A book is now hiding in Edwards, Colorado! (FOUND)
Hidden on: 06/02/2017
Title: The Adventurer’s Guide to Dragons
Author: Wade Albert White
Tracking Number: R45
Location: Riverwalk, Edwards, Colorado
Clue:
Before you go through Narnia, you’ll run into this book!
Children’s Book Week!
Calling all book lovers, treasure hunters, and puzzle solvers! It’s Children’s Book Week and all over the country bookstores and libraries are hosting Book Scavenger Hunts. The winning puzzlers will get gift cards and signed books. See each location for rules and prizing details. Check out the list below to find out where you can join the hunt!
Share your photos online using #BookScavengerHunt!
California
Bay Books (partnering with Coronado Middle School)
1029 Orange Avenue
Coronado, CA 92118
Wednesday, May 4th
Book Passage
51 Tamal Vista Blvd.,
Corte Madera, CA 94925
Saturday, May 7th starting at 11 AM
Branches Books
40282 Highway 41, Suite 14 Oakhurst,
CA 93644 CA
Monday, May 2nd – Friday, May 6th from 3-4 PM
Folio Books
3957 24th Street,
San Francisco, CA 94114
Saturday, May 7th at 2 PM
Delaware
New Castle Public Library
424 Delaware St
New Castle, DE 19720
Saturday, May 7th at 11 AM
https://www.facebook.com/events/1596130254037863/
Florida
Writer’s Block Bookstore
124 E. Welbourne Ave.
Winter Park, FL 32789
Saturday, May 7th at 10 AM
Illinois
Anderson’s Bookshop
5112 Main St.
Downers Grove, IL 60515
Saturday, May 7th at 2 PM
Barbara’s Bookstore
810 Village center Dr,
Burr Ridge IL 60527
Saturday, May 7th at 2 PM
Indiana
Dubois Branch Library
5506 E Main St.
Dubois, IN 47527
Saturday, May 7th from 10 AM to noon
Kansas
Silver Lake Library
203 Railroad
Silver Lake, KS
Thursday, May 5th from 5:30-7:00 PM
Watermark Books & Cafe
4701 E. Douglas,
Wichita, KS 67218
Saturday, May 7th at 11:30 AM
Louisiana
Octavia Books
513 Octavia St.
New Orleans LA 70115
Saturday, May 7th at 9 AM
Maine
Children’s Book Cellar
52 Main St
Waterville, ME 04901
Friday, May 6th at 4 PM
Maryland
Curious Iguana
12 North Market Street,
Frederick MD 21701
Saturday, May 7th from 11 AM – 4 PM
Minnesota
An Open Book
209 Jefferson St S,
Wadena, MN 56482
Saturday, May 7th from 1 PM – 5 PM
Red Balloon Bookshop
891 Grand Ave,
St Paul, MN 55105
Saturday, May 7th at 12 PM
Missouri
The Book House, St. Louis
7352 Manchester Rd,
St. Louis, MO 63143
Saturday, May 7th at 10 AM
Downtown Book & Toy
125 East High Street
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Saturday, May 7th at 10 AM
Trails Regional Library
1008 Main Street
Lexington, MO 64067
web site – http://trailslibrary.org
New York
Colgate Bookstore
3 Utica Street
Hamilton NY 13346
Tuesday, May 3rd from 2 PM – 5 PM
Ohio
The Learned Owl Book Shop
204 N. Main St.,
Hudson, OH
Saturday, May 7th at 1 PM
Pennsylvania
Tattered Corners New & Used Bookstore
247 Chestnut St,
Meadville, PA 16335
Thursday, May 5th at 3 PM
South Carolina
Joe’s Place Bookstore & More
640 South Main Street Suite 101-B
Greenville, SC 29601 SC
Saturday, May 7th at 3 PM
The Storybook Shoppe
41 Calhoun St Unit A,
Bluffton, SC 29910
Friday, May 6th, from 4 PM to 5 PM
Wisconsin
Chapter2Books
226 Locust St
Hudson, WI 54016
Tuesday, May 3rd at 4 PM
Tribeca GalleryCafe & Books
401 E. Main St.,
Watertown WI 53094
May 2nd-May 8th
Virginia
Hooray for Books!
1555 King Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Saturday, May 7th at 11 AM
Winchester Book Gallery
185 North Loudoun Street,
Winchester, VA 22601
Saturday, May 7th from 2 PM – 5 PM
San Francisco Book Scavenger Hunt, June 26-June 29!
PARTICIPATING BOOKSTORES INCLUDE:
Alexander Book Co. (Downtown San Francisco)
Book Passage (Corte Madera and San Francisco locations)
Books Inc. (all San Francisco locations)
BookShop West Portal (West Portal)
The Booksmith (Haight-Ashbury)
Christopher’s Books (Potrero Hill)
DIESEL, A Bookstore (Larkspur and Oakland locations)
Folio Books (Noe Valley)
A Great Good Place for Books (Oakland)
Green Apple Books (San Francisco)
Mrs. Dalloway’s Literary & Garden Arts (Berkeley)
The Reading Bug (San Carlos)
Russian Hill Bookstore (Russian Hill)
Starred Review for Book Scavenger!
Publisher’s Weekly has given Book Scavenger a starred review!
“Full of heart and replete with challenging ciphers for readers to decode, Bertman’s debut is literary cousin to classic puzzlers like The Westing Game.” —Publisher’s Weekly, STARRED review
Kirkus also gave Book Scavenger a glowing review!
“A debut that challenges the brain while warming the heart.” —Kirkus Reviews
Winners!!!
Congratulations to the initial recipients of the fifty Book Scavenger galleys! Six states had no entries, so an additional winner was chosen for the states with the most entries. Please email GarrisonGriswold@gmail.com with your mailing address.
If your name isn’t below, remember you can still participate by checking back on this website here, or following @jabertie or the Author page for Jennifer Chambliss Bertman for updates on when/where books have been hidden. And, of course, the book will be available in stores and libraries June 2 (and you can pre-order it now). Thanks so much for the enthusiasm and for participating!
Yours in pages and play,
Garrison Griswold
Alabama
Kayla Shae
Arizona
Dee Janereth
Arkansas
Kristin L. Gray
California
Elsa Prettol
Becky Clines
Colorado
Nancy Cooper
Connecticut
Elena
Delaware
Donna Carter
Matthew Shuck
Florida
Jennifer Wedmore
Vanessa Ramos
Georgia
Maria Cathcart
Hawaii
Marci Johnstone
Illinois
Melanie Koss
Indiana
Erin Esterling
Iowa
Sarah Prineas
Kansas
Katie Herman
Kentucky
Lois Sepahban
Maine
Rose Edwards
Maryland
Kim Alexander
Dedra Van Gelder
Massachusetts
Karen Moy Joe-Yen
Erin Broderick
Michigan
Niki Ohs Barnes
Minnesota
Pamela Klinger-Horn
Missouri
Julie
Montana
Dinie Gerbo
Nebraska
Elliott Bottorf
Nevada
Krista Van Dolzer
New Hampshire
Karen Gianferrari
New Jersey
Mary Kriner Bock
New Mexico
Brooke
New York
Fiona Gorham
North Carolina
BJ Gaskill
North Dakota
Jenna Muiderman
Ohio
Ms. Yingling
Oklahoma
Janet L. Baker
Oregon
Bill Norris
Pennsylvania
Alice Cyphers @BookedGirl
Rhode Island
Robin Nyzio
South Carolina
Pam Cadden
Tennessee
Elizabeth Kabalka
Texas
Sarah Rice
Teresa Garrett
Utah
Jen Terry
Vermont
Donna MacDonald
Virginia
Genie Strong
Washington
Shannon Grogan
Wisconsin
Sandy Pitelli
Wyoming
Ida Olson
50 Books to 50 States Book Scavenger Giveaway and Game!
Greetings, Readers!
Garrison Griswold, here, inviting you to join in some bookish fun! How would you like to win one of FIFTY advance reader copies of Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman and the opportunity to launch the game this story was based on? Here’s a bit more about this book:
Twelve-year-old Emily is on the move again. Her family is relocating to San Francisco, home of her literary idol: Garrison Griswold, creator of the online sensation Book Scavenger, a game where books are hidden all over the country and clues to find them are revealed through puzzles. But Emily soon learns that Griswold has been attacked and is in a coma, and no one knows anything about the epic new game he had been poised to launch. Then Emily and her new friend James discover an odd book, which they come to believe is from Griswold and leads to a valuable prize. But there are others on the hunt for this book, and Emily and James must race to solve the puzzles Griswold left behind before Griswold’s attackers make them their next target.
Book Scavenger won’t be available in bookstores or libraries until June 2, but for the next week (February 18-February 25), FIFTY advance copies will be given away to a winner in each US state, with the condition that the reader hides the book in a public place (after they read it, of course!) and reports it here on BookScavenger.com.
And if you are not one of the initial 50 winners, do not fear! You can still participate in the game by seeking out books as they are hidden. Check back here for updates on where the books are at, or follow @jabertie on Twitter or Jennifer Chambliss Bertman on Facebook. And, of course, Book Scavenger will be available to readers everywhere in the United States on June 2, 2015.
WAYS TO WIN AN ADVANCE COPY OF BOOK SCAVENGER:
- Tweet this post and make sure to include #BookScavenger and #YourState. Example tweet: “Win an arc of #BookScavenger in the 50 Books to 50 States Giveaway! Plus help launch a book hunting game!
- Share this post on Facebook and make sure to include #BookScavenger and #YourState. Example: Win an arc of #BookScavenger in the 50 Books to 50 States Giveaway! Plus help launch a book hunting game!
- “Like” Jennifer Chambliss Bertman’s Facebook Author Page and comment or private message with your state.
- Comment on this post! Make sure to write in your state and a way to be contacted if you are the winner. (Email, Twitter handle.) Or check back at the end of February for the list of winners.
- Send an email to garrisongriswold@gmail.com with “50 Books to 50 States” as the subject and your state in the text of the email.
That makes five possible ways to enter, allowing you five total entries. IMPORTANT: #BookScavenger is how social media entries will be tracked, so without that hashtag your entry might get missed. And you must include your state in order for your entry to qualify.
Entries will be accepted until 11:59pm on February 25. Winners will be drawn randomly from the entries for each state. In the event a winner cannot be contacted within 48 hours, a runner-up will be chosen.
Good luck!
Yours in pages and play,
Garrison Griswold
