Junior Library Guild

Everyone knows that Winston Breen is a master puzzle solver. This includes the principal at Winston's school, who needs Winston to help the school win a $50,000 grand prize offered by a local potato-chip magnate. Ten schools compete to solve six puzzles. Each brainteaser takes them to a different place and involves a different kind of code cracking. That's the easy part-but what can Winston and his team do about the cheaters who threaten to disrupt the contest and possibly harm some of the contestants? Answer key. Additional puzzles. Web site.