The Mystery of the Pirate's Treasure

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Copyright © Penny Warner, 2013
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Warner, Penny.
The Mystery of the Pirate's Treasure / by Penny Warner.
pages cm. — (The Code Busters Club; case #3)
Summary: When the Code Busters visit the Carmel Mission, a series of coded messages set them on the hunt for long hidden pirate treasure.
ISBN 978-1-60684-457-1 (hardcover) — ISBN 978-1-60684-458-8 (ebook) [1. Cryptography—Fiction. 2. Ciphers—Fiction. 3. School field trips—Fiction. 4. Mission San Carlos Borromeo (Carmel, Calif.)—Fiction. 5. Bouchard, Hippolyte—Fiction. 6. Pirates—Fiction. 7. Buried treasure—Fiction. 8. Mystery and detective stories.] I. Title.
PZ7.W2458Hi 2013
[Fic]—dc23
2012045855

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v3.1

To my treasure hunters: Bradley,
Stephanie, Luke, 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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