The Key to Puzzler’s Lock
Why do five mysterious clues draw Vivian and Aiden closer
and closer to the old canal?
On the first day of summer vacation, best friends Vivian and Aiden find a party hat on top of Vivian’s mailbox—streamers swaying in the breeze.
“That’s weird,” says Vivian. What they find inside is even weirder, and soon they’re off on an adventure to solve a set of clues. The kids combine Aiden’s puzzling skills with all Vivian knows about the Delaware & Hudson Canal that used to pass through their town. Mules pulled heavy boats of coal slowly along the water, all the way to the Hudson River. Is the Puzzler a favorite teacher? The helpful librarian? The guide at the canal museum? Or is there a link to the past that Vivian and Aiden don’t even suspect?
What readers have to say:
“Nancy Bachana’s “The Key to Puzzler’s Lock” is a delight for all ages!
The puzzles engage the reader, moving the story to its conclusion
while telling the important American story of the Delaware & Hudson Canal.”
BILL MERCHANT
President of the Delaware and Hudson Transportation Heritage Council
and Deputy Director for Collections, Historian
and Curator at the D&H Canal Historical Society, High Falls, NY
"Be prepared for a wild adventure along the Delaware & Hudson Canal,
as rising fifth graders, Aiden and Vivian, have only two hours
to crack the clues of a mysterious note. Inquisitive readers won’t be disappointed!”
ROBIN NEWMAN
Author of the Wilcox & Griswold Mystery Series