Mystery of the Stolen Stories: Hints


Thank you for playing the virtual puzzle game created by Wallington & East Rutherford libraries! We hope you're having fun playing! Just in case you get stuck on a question or need a little extra help, this page includes hints for all the puzzles in the game. Don't scroll too far or you may end up with more hints than you need!

If you give up on a question, you can find spoilers here. This will give you the answers, so do NOT read that page unless you're done guessing and want us to tell you what the answer is. 

If you are looking for a link to start the game for the first time, please click here.





HINTS







LOCK PUZZLE: Follow the link to ERML's Facebook page and click their Profile Photo, featuring the front of the building. The four-digit code you need is there in the picture.














SHELVE THE BOOKS: Fiction books are shelved in alphabetical order, by AUTHOR'S last name. Non-fiction books are shelved in numerical order (as per the Dewey Decimal system).













MAZE PUZZLE: Try one of the paths closest to the Alien Librarian.













JIGSAW PUZZLE: The five-letter answer is in quotes in the completed jigsaw puzzle.
(If you are unable to complete the puzzle, visit our Spoilers page.)














ELIMINATING SUSPECTS: Only eliminate the suspects who do NOT use magic.













NAME THE CHARACTERS: 
1. Dr. Seuss favorite (4 words for his full name).

2. Sneaky feline from Alice In Wonderland.
3. A bear who loves honey and has a best friend named Piglet.
4. An environmental champion from Dr. Seuss who speaks for the Truffula Trees.
5. Mischievous monkey adopted by the Man in the Yellow Hat.
6. He shares his name with a type of fabric. Remember to check your spelling.













REBUS PUZZLE: The pictures translate to:
Hair + E
Pot + R
AND THE

Sore + Sirs
Stone
















WORD JUMBLE: 1. This game is filled with these!
2. We mean the "art" kind; Morgana might think differently.
3. It's a kid favorite. And we've written it as one word.
4. Offers tons of useful info at the click of a mouse. (Make sure you write it plural.)
5. ERML & JFK have ones that end in ".org".
6. What you might attend if you wanted to learn something new.








Magic Letters: Is it witch or wizard?













BOOK DROP PORTAL PUZZLE: You'll find the number of BCCLs libraries in the upper left hand corner of the website.




Need more help? View the answers on our Spoilers page here.