58 pages 1 hour read

Lisa Yee, Illustr, Dan Santat

A Royal Conundrum

Fiction | Graphic Novel/Book | Middle Grade | Published in 2024

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Chapters 22-32Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Chapter 22 Summary: “Code Bagel”

Foggy Island sends the Misfits on a “Code Bagel” mission. Though they know that anything labeled “Code” is top secret, they do not understand what “Bagel” means. Phil updates the team, and as Vana takes them to the pier, she tells them that SS Jeremiah O’Brien is in trouble. Phil sends Bee ahead and discovers an old World War II torpedo heading for the ship. Iggy calculates that the impact will occur in 16 minutes.

Chapter 23 Summary: “SS Jeremiah O’Brien”

They find that the ship is reserved for a private event. The team argues about the best evacuation plan before Olive, Theo, and Iggy sneak aboard as student volunteers while Phil and James stay in the van to monitor and hack the tech. Phil plans to hack the torpedo’s onboard computer to send it out to sea. Meanwhile, Theo, Iggy, and Olive find the ship’s captain, but the helm is locked. Iggy picks the lock, and they enter and discover that Captain Crunch is refusing to evacuate. Using the ComChom’s voice-changing function, Theo pretends to be a Department of Safety official and orders an evacuation. Captain Crunch reluctantly complies.

The passengers evacuate. Outside, the trio contacts Phil, who struggles to finish hacking the torpedo with five minutes left on the clock.