The New Champion by Jody Feldman

Author:Jody Feldman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2014-03-26T16:00:00+00:00

1. Bird

2. Person

3. Chicken/hen

4. Eggs

5. Drink

6. Arm/shirt

7. Hay

8. Peas

“It still doesn’t spell anything,” said Dacey.

Even Estella didn’t give her the stink eye.

“I don’t want to be rude and think out loud again.” Dacey paused and looked at Estella.

“Go ahead.”

“But it’s hard for me to shut my mouth and be productive at the same time. It seems the list is both specific and general.”

“What does that mean?” asked Estella.

Dacey shot her a glance.

“No, really, genuinely,” Estella said. “Explain.”

“Chickens, eggs, arms, hay, and peas are objects. Birds and people and drinks are categories. So maybe we need to get specific with those, too.”

“Let’s say you’re right,” said Jig, “but how will that spell JinxTrap or LionPaws or DoomTomb?”

“Remember,” said Clio, “eight pictures and eight letters. How do we turn each picture into a letter?” She looked at Dacey. “Let’s keep going with your specifics. So, birds.”

“We should skip that one for now,” said Estella, “or we’ll be here all day naming species. For the microscope. Scientist? Researcher?”

“Or really specific,” said Clio, “an eye. And from the teacup, there’s no tea. Tea. Eye.”

That was it! “Jay,” said Cameron.

“Like a blue jay!” Clio shouted.

“What?” said Estella.

“The missing object is spelling out the choice,” Clio said. “Jay like a blue jay in the nest. An eye for the microscope.”

“What’s with the chicken then?” Dacey asked.

“It’s a hen. An N,” said Jig. “And ‘eggs’ sounds like X. JinxTrap!” He grabbed it.

Estella clamped her hand on his wrist. “Wait. Take two seconds. Spell the rest out.”

“T in the cup. ‘Arm’ sounds like R. ‘Hay,’ like A. And a pea is a P.”

Estella let go. “Open it!”

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