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Kid Lit Mystery Cache

Hidden : 8/14/2013
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Cache is not at the posted coordinates. BYOP and, perhaps, a library card.


This is my first cache so I wanted to make it special. I hope you enjoy it. Who knows - maybe it will lead you to a local library to check out a book or two for yourself.

Did you ever try to read under the covers with a flashlight to find out what happened to Bilbo or Percy or Katniss ? Did you cry when Charlotte died? Do you secretly hope for a letter from Hogwarts? If so, this cache is for you. I grabbed some of my favorite books off the shelf to share with you. Check them out and see if you can answer the questions. Beware of some spoilers, however. Oh, don't forget to put the books back on the shelf in the correct order when you're through. 

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Last digit of publication date

The Book of ? by Lloyd Alexander

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Veruca Salt is the ______ child to leave the factory

Charlotte's Web by E. B. White
Number of pigs that die in the book

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling
Number of bludgers needed for a game of Quidditch

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
  How many people survive the crash?

The Hobbit by J. R. R.  Tolkien
 "Barrels out of Bond" is the name of what chapter?

Holes by Louis Sacher
 The name of Stanley Yelnats's friend

The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
 How many tablespoons of chamomile tea did Peter take at bedtime?

Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis
  How many Pevensies go to Narnia?

 The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
Number of heirs divided by two

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
  Number of words in the last line of the book

The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
  Number of letters in Rat's nickname

Wonder by R. J. Palacios
  August is going into what grade?

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
  Number of times "e" appears in the first sentence

Please share - what's your favorite kid lit?

Congratulations to John Plankton for FTF!

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chmmyr uvag: Ubj vf svpgvba furyirq? Pnpur uvag: Gur Vafvqref ol Gbal Unjx

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)