Description

A stunning collaboration between award-winning and bestselling authors Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin, this middle grade historical adventure follows two siblings at Bletchley Park, the home of WWII codebreakers, as they try to unravel a mystery surrounding their mothers disappearance.

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Summer, 1940. Nineteen-year-old Jakob Novis and his quirky younger sister Lizzie share a love of riddles and puzzles. And now theyre living inside of one. The quarrelsome siblings find themselves amidst one of the greatest secrets of World War IIBritains eccentric codebreaking factory at Bletchley Park. As Jakob joins Bletchleys top minds to crack the Nazis Enigma cipher, fourteen-year-old Lizzie embarks on a mission to solve the mysterious disappearance of their mother.

The Battle of Britain rages and Hitlers 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 mothers 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?

Author: Ruta Sepetys, Steve Sheinkin
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
Published: 10/08/2024
Pages: 400
ISBN: 9780593527542
Language: English