[Better Book It!

An objective in Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School where the player needs to get three books from the bookstore located on the first floor beyond the courtyard. Each book is behind glass and requires solving a small puzzle and paying $3 to acquire.

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"Better Book It!" is a Chapter 1 objective in Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School that sends you to the campus bookstore to collect three books. The bookstore sits on the first floor, beyond the courtyard, and each of the three books you need is displayed behind glass and protected by a small puzzle. Solving each puzzle and paying $3 per book lets you take it.

Overview

This quest is a straightforward fetch-and-solve objective: travel to the bookstore, crack the puzzle guarding each book, and pay the $3 fee to claim it. You'll need three books in total, so expect to repeat the solve-then-pay loop three times before the objective is complete.

How to Complete

1. Check the map. Open your map and locate the bookstore — it's marked on the first floor, beyond the courtyard [src-0dc02cf791].
2. Head back down to the first floor. From your current position, return downstairs and open the door to the courtyard [src-0dc02cf791].
3. Go through the courtyard to reach the bookshop on the far side [src-0dc02cf791].
4. Solve each book's puzzle. All three books are behind glass, and each one has its own small puzzle you must solve to reach it [src-0dc02cf791].
5. Pay $3 per book to acquire it once the puzzle is solved [src-0dc02cf791].

Step-by-Step Walkthrough

The walkthrough material documents two of the three book puzzles in detail. Use the solutions below for those, and apply the same solve-then-pay approach to the remaining book.

Book 1 — Ciphers from B to A

• Note the code printed on the book: FVSFLB [src-0dc02cf791].
• The cipher runs "B to A," meaning you shift each letter down by one position in the alphabet [src-0dc02cf791].
• Shifting each letter down one spells EUREKA [src-0dc02cf791].
• Pay $3 to get the book [src-0dc02cf791].

Book 2 — Hiding and Seeking

• Look at the front cover and note the shapes that each eye is looking at [src-0dc02cf791].
• Match each eye's color to the corresponding color on the lock, then input the correct symbol [src-0dc02cf791]:
  • Green → square
  • Brown → diamond
  • Blue → triangle
  • Yellow → circle
• Pay $3 to get the book [src-0dc02cf791].

Book 3

The available material does not describe the third book's puzzle. Follow the same pattern: inspect the book behind its glass case, solve the small puzzle presented there, and pay the $3 fee to collect it.

Tips

• Solve first, pay second. The $3 fee is only relevant once the glass case puzzle is solved, so focus on the puzzle before worrying about payment [src-0dc02cf791].
• Read the puzzle prompt carefully. The "Ciphers from B to A" puzzle is a simple one-step letter shift — if a code looks like gibberish, try shifting every letter by one [src-0dc02cf791].
• Color-match methodically. For "Hiding and Seeking," work eye by eye and pair each color to its shape before touching the lock [src-0dc02cf791].
• Use the map if you get turned around. The bookstore's first-floor location beyond the courtyard is marked on the map, so you can re-check your route at any time [src-0dc02cf791].

Rewards

Completing "Better Book It!" yields the three books required by the objective, obtained at a cost of $3 each. The record and available material do not specify any further rewards beyond the books themselves.

Details

chapter

Chapter 1

location

First floor, beyond the courtyard

Sources

• Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School walkthrough - Full guide and puzzle ...