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Hoake's Island Puzzle Adventure

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Henry Hoakes has gone missing and Hoakes Island Amusement Park is in grave danger. This notebook, a hastily assembled collection of diary entries, notes, puzzles and clues, is the only key to find out what’s happened to Henry and stop the dastardly developers who want to knock down the park. Solve the puzzles and discover keys and clues as you travel around the island on a quest to rescue Rita the anteater, Granville the gorilla and the rest of the talking animals who live there. It’s a race against time that only a puzzle master can win! This ingenious and immersive puzzle adventure comes with a fold-out map of Hoakes Island and a special red lens to discover secret messages and clues. Can you solve the mystery and save Hoakes Island? We’re counting on you!

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Hoake's Island Puzzle Adventure

Author

Helen Friel, Ian Friel

Publisher

Laurence King Publishing

Format

Hardcover

Pages

64

Size

7.63 x 0.5 x 10.38 inches

ISBN

978-1786270337

About the author

Helen Friel, Ian Friel

Helen Friel is a paper engineer, illustrator, and author known for her innovative and immersive book designs for both children and adults, including the remarkable achievement of creating the first pop-up book sent into space. In 2020, Helen joined Falmouth University as a tutor for the MA Illustration (Online) program and has since become a qualified higher education teacher. Her course, "Pop-up Book Fundamentals," is also available on Domestika. As a co-founder of the London chapter of Ladies, Wine & Design with Emilie Chen, Helen supports an initiative by Jessica Walsh aimed at empowering women in the creative industries and bridging the gap between education and industry leadership.

Ian Friel became a freelance writer and historian in 2007 after a long career in museums. Hoakes Island is his first children's book, written with his daughter, Helen Friel.

Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 3 reviews)

Aurora ★★★★★

My 9-year-old tore through this in two sittings, which never happens. The fold-out map tucked in the back was his favorite part, and the puzzles actually made him slow down and think instead of guessing. Genuinely clever little book.

Brian K. ★★★★★

The notebook format with handwritten diary entries made me feel like a real detective, and the puzzles are cleverly integrated into the story rather than feeling tacked on. Spent a whole rainy afternoon working through it.

Madison E. ★★★★★

The way the story unfolds through scattered diary entries and puzzles really makes you feel like a detective. I couldn't put it down until I'd pieced together every clue. Perfect for anyone who loves an interactive mystery.