Sepetys, Ruta
The Bletchley Riddle
- ISBN 13:
- 9780593527542
- author:
- Sepetys, Ruta
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Viking Books for Young Readers
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2024
- Pages:
- 400
- Dimensions:
- 21 x 14 x 2.5 centimetres (0.36
- Genre:
- Children's, Fiction, Mysteries,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 6 working days
Description
A thrilling mystery and collaboration between award-winning authors Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin. This historical adventure follows two siblings as they try to unravel a mystery surrounding their mother's disappearance at Bletchley Park, the home of WWII codebreakers. Summer 1940 sees nineteen-year-old Jakob Novis and his quirky younger sister Lizzie living amidst one of the greatest secrets of World War II - Britain's eccentric codebreaking factory. As they navigate this complex world, they receive baffling messages and codes that may be connected to their mother's disappearance. With the Battle of Britain raging and Hitler's invasion drawing closer, Jakob and Lizzie must work together to decipher clues that unravel a shocking puzzle. Their mission is to uncover the truth behind the mysterious messages and their mother's vanishing act, all while navigating the treacherous world of espionage and cryptography.