The Explorer's Code

Three kids have everything they need to solve the decades-old mystery of Idlewood Manor, in this middle grade novel full of real ciphers, puzzles, riddles, and codes that Kirkus Reviews calls "a worthy call to unravel a mystery.â

Idlewood Manor has been uninhabited for decades, until now . . .

Math whiz Charlie won admission in a puzzle contestâ"and heâs intrigued by the strange numbers he finds on Idlewoodâs walls. His restless sister Anna had to be dragged to the houseâ"but then she discovers its hidden floor. Emilyâs parents brought her to the mansion on a secret missionâ"and sheâs determined to prove herself to them.

All three kids soon unlock clues to Idlewoodâs mysterious past and the famous female explorer whoâs connected to itâ"and the secret treasure she left behind. But the adults around them are also hunting for the treasure. Charlie, Anna, and Emily will have to overcome their differences and work as a team to solve Idlewoodâs puzzles before itâs too late, in Allison K. Hymas''s The Explorer''s Code.

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