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Puzzle fans turn book into a phenomenon.
Byline: Lini S. Kadaba
Nov. 26--Carla-Sabrina Pomponi is a treasure hunter. Every day, the armchair adventurer pores over a gem of a children's tale about good and evil fairies and plots her quest for $2 million in real-life booty.
The Royersford florist and musician is among a legion of puzzlers of all ages beguiled by Secrets of the Alchemist Dar, a fantasy picture book by Michael Stadther that conceals visual clues in its lush illustrations. The cryptic notations lead to 100 diamond rings -- one worth $1 million -- paid for by the author and hidden somewhere in the terrestial or cyber world.
"I'm totally engrossed," Pomponi, 32, admitted.
Stadther's first book, A Treasure's Trove, was an international phenomenon. The 2004 title, which the former software mogul wrote, illustrated and published, sold 600,000 copies and was optioned by Tom Cruise's film production unit.
Its sequel, published this time by a Simon & Schuster imprint, debuted last month atop the New York Times best-seller list for children's paperbacks. Stadther, 54, launched Dar with a coveted pub-date interview on the Today show and is still making appearances, including a Dec. 5 stop at the Chester…
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