The Bletchley Riddle (Large Print)

Title: The Bletchley Riddle (Large Print)

Author: Ruta Sepetys
Narrators: Various
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery
Release Date: 11/01/24
Audience: 5th Grade, 6th Grade
Grade Level: Grades 5 - 6

Language: English
Binding Type: Hardcover
Page Count: 400
Awards: Horn Book Starred Review,Kirkus Starred Review,Publishers Weekly Starred Review


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 motherís disappearance. Remember, you are bound by the Official Secrets ActÖ Summer, 1940. Nineteen-year-old Jakob Novis and his quirky younger sister Lizzie share a love of riddles and puzzles. And now theyíre living inside of one. The quarrelsome siblings find themselves amidst one of the greatest secrets of World War IIóBritainís eccentric codebreaking factory at Bletchley Park. As Jakob joins Bletchleyís 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 Hitlerís 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?