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The Bletchley riddle  Cover Image Book Book

The Bletchley riddle / Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin.

Sepetys, Ruta, (author., Author). Sheinkin, Steve, (author., Added Author).

Summary:

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 amidst 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 which unravel a shocking puzzle that presents the ultimate challenge: How long must a secret be kept? -- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593527542
  • ISBN: 0593527542
  • Physical Description: 392 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2024.
Subject: Bletchley Park (Milton Keynes, England) > History > 20th century > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Cryptography > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Fiction.
Cryptographers > History > 20th century > Fiction.
Cryptography > History > 20th century > Fiction.
Enigma cipher system > Fiction.
Genre: Cryptologic fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Historical fiction.
War fiction.

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  • 3 of 6 copies available at Kenton County.

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  • 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
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Erlanger Branch J SEPET R (Text) 33126026339139 JFiction Available -
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Independence Branch J SEPET R (Text) 33126027303944 J New Fiction Available -

Summary: 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 amidst 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 which unravel a shocking puzzle that presents the ultimate challenge: How long must a secret be kept? --

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