The Mummy's Curse

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Authors: Penny Warner

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First published by Egmont USA, 2014

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Interior illustrations by Dave Melvin

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Warner, Penny.

The mummy's curse / Penny Warner.

1 online resource. — (The Code Busters Club ; case #4)

Summary: A trip to a museum to learn about Ancient Egypt turns into a new case for the Code Busters when they discover that someone may be stealing artifacts and replacing them with cunning forgeries.

ISBN 978-1-60684-459-5 (Hardcover)—ISBN 978-1-60684-460-1 (eBook) — ISBN 978-1-60684-459-5 (hardback) [1. Cryptography—Fiction. 2. Ciphers—Fiction. 3. Museums—Fiction. 4. Egypt—Antiquities—Fiction. 5. Mystery and dectective stories.] I. Title.

PZ7.W2458

[Fic]—dc23

2014005906

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v3.1

To my Code Busters: Bradley, Luke,
Stephanie, and Lyla

READER

To see keys and solutions to the puzzles inside, go to the Code Buster's Key Book & Solutions on
this page
.

To see complete Code Busters Club Rules and Dossiers, and solve more puzzles and mysteries, go to

www.CodeBustersClub.com

CODE BUSTERS CLUB RULES

Motto

To solve puzzles, codes, and mysteries and keep the Code Busters Club secret!

Secret Sign

Interlocking index fingers

(American Sign Language sign for “friend”)

Secret Password

Day of the week, said backward

Secret Meeting Place

Code Busters Club Clubhouse

Code Busters Club Dossiers

IDENTITY: Quinn Kee

Code Name:
“Lock&Key”

Description

Hair: Black, spiky

Eyes: Brown

Other: Sunglasses

Special Skill:
Video games, Computers, Guitar

Message Center:
Doghouse

Career Plan:
CIA cryptographer or Game designer

Code Specialties:
Military code, Computer codes

IDENTITY: MariaElena—M.E.—Esperanto

Code Name:
“Em-me”

Description

Hair: Long, brown

Eyes: Brown

Other: Fab clothes

Special Skill:
Handwriting analysis, Fashionista

Message Center:
Flower box

Career Plan:
FBI handwriting analyst or Veterinarian

Code Specialties:
Spanish, I.M., Text messaging

IDENTITY: Luke LaVeau

Code Name:
“Kuel-Dude”

Description

Hair: Black, curly

Eyes: Dark brown

Other: Saints cap

Special Skill:
Extreme sports, Skateboard, Crosswords

Message Center:
Under step

Career Plan:
Pro skater, Stuntman, Race car driver

Code Specialties:
Word puzzles, Skater slang

IDENTITY: Dakota—Cody—Jones

Code Name:
“CodeRed”

Description

Hair: Red, curly

Eyes: Green

Other: Freckles

Special Skill:
Languages, Reading faces and body language

Message Center:
Tree knothole

Career Plan:
Interpreter for UN or deaf people

Code Specialties:
Sign language, Braille, Morse code, Police codes

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