The Secret Word Search: There’s a word search hidden in the ID tags at the top-left corner of Samantha’s journal. Stack them in order beginning with Section 01 on the top and see what happens. How many countries can you find?
Did you find the names of all thirteen countries in the secret word search? Now go back and take a closer look at things. The leftover letters will spell something important.
The Snoddgrass Code: There’s a secret message hidden in everything Missy Snoddgrass says. Follow the numbers at the bottom of any page where she speaks. There’s one digit for each of her words. The number tells you which letter to look at in the word. For example, the number 3 and the word the means the letter E.
The Magtrain MPH Message: There’s another secret message, hidden in the magtrain speedometer. Each pair of bold numbers stands for a letter of the alphabet. 01 = A, 02 = B, etc. But…what could this possibly mean? Is it another clue? Is it a secret website? Do you have the foggiest idea?
The Umbrella/Hand Lens Enigma: Each chapter has umbrellas and hand lenses at the beginning. It turns out there’s a point to them. A point. Get it?
Use these super-secret decoders to discover the message.
This is R, for example. (The handle is pointing to the right and the tip is pointing to R.)
This is K. (The handle is pointing to the left and the tip is pointing to K.)
And this is U. (The handle is pointing to U.)