The Bletchley Riddle
| AUTHOR | Sepetys, Ruta; Sheinkin, Steve |
| PUBLISHER | Viking Books for Young Readers (10/08/2024) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A thrilling mystery and collaboration between award-winning and bestselling authors Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin! This historical adventure follows two siblings at Bletchley Park, the home of WWII codebreakers, as they try to unravel a mystery surrounding their mother's disappearance. "Break out your Enigma machines! Sepetys and Sheinkin have written a thrilling World War II code-breaking adventure filled with ciphers, secrets, and spies."--Alan Gratz, New York Times bestselling author of Refugee Remember, you are bound by the Official Secrets Act... Summer, 1940. Nineteen-year-old Jakob Novis and his quirky younger sister, Lizzie, share a love of riddles and puzzles. And now they're living inside of one. The quarrelsome siblings find themselves amid one of the greatest secrets of World War II--Britain's eccentric codebreaking factory at Bletchley Park. As Jakob joins Bletchley's top minds to crack the Nazi's Enigma cipher, fourteen-year-old Lizzie embarks on a mission to solve the mysterious disappearance of their mother. The Battle of Britain rages and Hitler's invasion creeps closer. And at the same time, baffling messages and codes arrive on their doorstep while a menacing inspector lurks outside the gates of the Bletchley mansion. Are the messages truly for them, or are they a trap? Could the riddles of Enigma and their mother's disappearance be somehow connected? Jakob and Lizzie must find a way to work together as they race to decipher clues that unravel a shocking puzzle that presents the ultimate challenge: How long must a secret be kept?
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9780593527542
ISBN-10:
0593527542
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
400
Carton Quantity:
12
Product Dimensions:
5.85 x 1.37 x 8.51 inches
Weight:
1.12 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Price on Product,
Ikids
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Military & Wars
Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries & Detective Stories
Juvenile Fiction | Spies & Spying
Grade Level:
5th Grade
and up
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level:
4.1
Point Value:
10
Interest Level:
Middle Grade Plus
Dewey Decimal:
FIC
Library of Congress Control Number:
2024039962
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A thrilling mystery and collaboration between award-winning and bestselling authors Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin! This historical adventure follows two siblings at Bletchley Park, the home of WWII codebreakers, as they try to unravel a mystery surrounding their mother's disappearance. "Break out your Enigma machines! Sepetys and Sheinkin have written a thrilling World War II code-breaking adventure filled with ciphers, secrets, and spies."--Alan Gratz, New York Times bestselling author of Refugee Remember, you are bound by the Official Secrets Act... Summer, 1940. Nineteen-year-old Jakob Novis and his quirky younger sister, Lizzie, share a love of riddles and puzzles. And now they're living inside of one. The quarrelsome siblings find themselves amid one of the greatest secrets of World War II--Britain's eccentric codebreaking factory at Bletchley Park. As Jakob joins Bletchley's top minds to crack the Nazi's Enigma cipher, fourteen-year-old Lizzie embarks on a mission to solve the mysterious disappearance of their mother. The Battle of Britain rages and Hitler's invasion creeps closer. And at the same time, baffling messages and codes arrive on their doorstep while a menacing inspector lurks outside the gates of the Bletchley mansion. Are the messages truly for them, or are they a trap? Could the riddles of Enigma and their mother's disappearance be somehow connected? Jakob and Lizzie must find a way to work together as they race to decipher clues that unravel a shocking puzzle that presents the ultimate challenge: How long must a secret be kept?
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