MS. PENNYPICKLE'S PUZZLE QUEST

MS. PENNYPICKLE'S PUZZLE QUEST by Chris Grabenstein

It's clear that Chris Grabenstein has a thing for puzzle quests. After all, he is the author of the well known series, Mr. Lemoncello's Library. Now he's back with a new book and "puzzle quest" is in its title.

MS. PENNYPICKLE'S PUZZLE QUEST is a story about two very different brothers. The oldest, Ethan, is good looking, athletic, and graduating from high school. The youngest, Benji, is 12 and doesn't have an athletic bone in his body. Ethan and Benji don't really get along very well as Ethan considers Benji to be pretty annoying. As a last ditch attempt to strengthen their brotherly bond before Ethan leaves home, their parents send them together on a crosscountry trip to the Grand Canyon. Not too far into the trip, an opportunity arises to join a puzzle quest happening along Route 66 where the prize is a million dollars. Who can pass that possibility up? Not these brothers! It's hard to imagine that there might just be something even greater than money that comes out of this quest, and the twist at the end? Brilliant!

HEADS UP- One reference to millions of years