The Secret of the Puzzle Box

The Secret of the Puzzle Box — page 7 — READER To crack the chapter title code check out the Code Busters Key Book Solutions on pp 167 and 173 To see complete Code Busters Club Rules and Dossiers and solve more puzzles and mysteries go to www CodeBustersClub com

The Secret of the Puzzle Box — page 8 — Chapter 1 A Crossword Puzzle Ferry to the shore Snap but do not take Scavenge for some hidden finds On her way to school Monday morning Cody Jones recited the poem aloud to her friend MariaElena Esperanto M E for short Their teacher Ms Stadelhofer had given them a haiku a Japanese-style poem that offered a clue about their next field trip Cody had read it so many times 1

The Secret of the Puzzle Box — page 9 — that she had it memorized But she still wasn’t sure what it meant Any ideas she asked M E hoping her friend had figured it out over the weekend Shore scavenge snap M E mused Maybe we’re going to the shores of Hawaii to scavenge for snapping turtles Cody rolled her eyes I wish she said The sixth graders at Berkeley Cooperative Middle School had already taken one long-distance field trip a super fun visit to Washington DC where they’d gone to the International Spy Museum Cody M E and the other Code Busters Quinn Kee Luke LaVeau and their newest member Mika Takeda were happy to return home with their souvenir disguises and memories of the adventure On the plane trip back from the East Coast Cody and M E s teacher Ms Stadelhofer hinted that the students would be going on another field trip in a few weeks Cody couldn’t wait to find out what their next destination would be She’d just have to wait for Ms Stad to explain the poem to the class Still she couldn’t help wondering 2

The Secret of the Puzzle Box — page 10 — what new adventures mysteries and codes were waiting for them Welcome back to the classroom students Ms Stad announced after the final bell rang and the students were settled in their seats I hope you all enjoyed the trip to our nation’s capital I thought it was wonderful in spite of the little mishap that occurred Ms Stad looked directly at Matt Jeffreys who squirmed in his chair under her all-knowing eye Matt’s antics had almost ruined the trip For your homework you all received a secret message written as a haiku Ms Stad began Do you remember what a haiku is A few hands went up including Mika’s Mika and her family had recently moved to California from Japan At first she’d been too shy to raise her hand but she’d come out of her shell during the trip to Washington DC It’s a Japanese poem that has five syllables or beats in the first line seven in the second and five in the third Mika said when Ms Stad called on her 3

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