Publisher's Synopsis
Join this group of young people who meet each other at a desert space camp and witness disturbing events that lead them to believe one of the pilots involved in the race-to-space competition has been kidnapped. What follows is a series of adventures -- sometimes dangerous -- as each of the DECODERs searches for the missing pilot. By putting together their unique skills and the clues that each of them has collected, this multicultural group of young sleuths unravels a modern-day mystery. To their surprise, they also develop the DECODER Way. The DECODER Way emerges throughout this book. As Dorothy discovers in Chapter Six, the roles of each of the DECODERs is revealed in the acronym DECODER. Describe the details of the problem. Explain people's emotions. Connect the clues. Offer options. Decide what to do. Energize the game plan. Reflect and reevaluate the plan. The DECODER Way can be used to find solutions to problems children face in all aspects of their lives - with friends, family, at school, on teams, etc. The acronym DECODER represents a systematic decision-making process to help them with these challenges. It also represents the first initial of the names of each of the seven main characters in the story. This is Marjorie Vego Krausz and Toni Hood's first novel in a series of DECODER adventure stories.
