Emily Ecton delivers a readable maze of a novel that middle grade readers will adore and not stop talking about! These characters are quite the accomplishment. A lighthearted mystery starring seriously smart kids."- Kirkus Reviews, "Readers of the Kingdom Keepers are going to eat this up! Ambrose Deception's tricky quest, a competition between polar opposites, thrusts the reader into a story that satisfies and complicates and then twists at just the right moment. You'll think, 'Yeah, what is going on with all the secrecy? Is something up?' Indeed, it is!"- Amy Timberlake, author of a Newbery Honor Book, "In the tradition of The Westing Game or Chasing Vermeer, this is a plot-driven brainteaser centered on Chicago landmarks and Chicago history. You'll think, 'Yeah, what is going on with all the secrecy? Is something up?' Indeed, it is!"- Amy Timberlake, author of One Came Home, a Newbery Honor Book, "Emily Ecton writes stories that feel like good friends-this is a timelessly fun, funny adventure."- Adam Rex, author of The True Meaning of Smekday, "The story made me grin, and the clues-truly solvable clues!-had me searching my memory for what I knew of Chicago for answers. (I recommend trying to solve the clues before the characters do.) Then, be prepared for twists. Who will solve their clues first? The story made me grin, and the clues-truly solvable clues!-had me searching my memory for what I knew of Chicago for answers. "Three kids race across Chicago in a competition for a $10,000 scholarship.
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