WHO'S WHO?
Who is the 12-year-old game lover at the center of the story?
Kyle Keeley
n what Ohio town is the new library located
Alexandriaville
What do the contestants receive that have different book titles pictured on them?
Library cards
What must the contestants accomplish within 24 hours?
Escape from the library
Why is Kyle especially excited when he learns Luigi Lemoncello is connected to the library?
Lemoncello is his favorite/famous game creator.
Which contestant is an enthusiastic reader who eventually becomes one of Kyle's teammates?
Sierra Russell
Where does Kyle's team establish a headquarters to organize its clues?
Community Meeting Room B
What special clue does Kyle's team receive after helping Haley in the basement?
A Super-Dooper Bonus Clue
What happens to Andrew Peckleman after he tries to steal Sierra's library card?
He is eliminated from the game.
Why does Haley eventually leave Charles's team and join Kyle's?
She becomes fed up with Charles's behavior/way of playing and changes sides.
Who joins Kyle's team and brings knowledge connected to the old building's blueprints?
Miguel Fernandez
In what area do Kyle and his teammates encounter John James Audubon?
The 590s/Zoology area
What do the pictures hidden in the Staff Picks books form when combined?
Rebus/picture-word clues
What does Kyle's team receive after stopping to help Haley instead of ignoring her?
A bonus clue
How does Sierra's reading knowledge become an advantage to Kyle's team?
She recognizes/remembers books and literary information that help them solve clues.
Which contestant is persuaded by Charles to steal another player's library card?
Andrew Peckleman
Where does Miguel study information about the building's original design?
The Art and Artifacts Room
What old information about the building eventually becomes crucial to discovering an escape route?
The history/blueprints of the old bank and its robbery/tunnel
What does Kyle have to retrieve during the Extreme Challenge in the moving basement stacks?
A memory box
How does Kyle successfully navigate the moving stacks during his Extreme Challenge?
By listening to his teammates and using Sierra's maze strategy of keeping one hand along a wall.
Which former librarian from Lemoncello's childhood is represented inside the new library?
Mrs. Gail Tobin
Before becoming the library, what kind of building occupied the site?
A bank
What childhood creation of Lemoncello's found in the memory box becomes important for decoding the final puzzle?
His simple letter-code/cipher game
What ultimately happens to Charles Chiltington after his cheating and physical confrontation with Kyle are exposed?
He is disqualified/eliminated.
How does the phrase/clue about the “way out” being connected to the “way in” lead toward the solution?
he team realizes they must investigate how people had entered the building in the past—the bank robbers' tunnel/route—which leads them toward the escape.