The Bletchley Riddle – decipher codes and unravel mysteries with this historical adventure

Librarians and teachers, our friends at Rock the Boat have an author visit opportunity.

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Join award-winning writers Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin as they break codes, solve puzzles and learn about the real stories behind the famous World War II home of secrets, Bletchley Park.

It is the summer of 1940. The world is at war. These days, you don’t know who you can trust or who might be a secret spy…

Maths whizz Jakob Novis has been recruited to the secret codebreaking centre at Bletchley Park. As Jakob works to crack the Nazi’s Enigma cipher, his younger sister Lizzie is busy on an undercover mission of her own: to find their mother.

Don’t miss out on this middle-grade historical adventure that will have you on the edge of your seats

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Publisher: Rock the Boat
Author: Ruta Sepetys is a New York Times and internationally bestselling historical fiction writer and winner of the Carnegie Medal in 2017 and the Carnegie Shadower's Choice Award in 2023. Follow her on Instagram @RutaSepetysAuthor. Steve Sheinkin is a New York Times bestselling author of both fiction and non-fiction as well as a National Book Awards finalist and winner of multiple awards including the Newbery Honor.
Book: 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 and unravel a shocking secret. The Bletchley Riddle is a thrilling middle grade historical adventure, and the first collaboration from bestselling authors Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin.
Availability: Anytime post publication. Open to discussion
Audience: 8-12 year olds
Event Type: Online
Author's Travel Constraints: N/A
Fees: N/A
Technical Requirements: Depending on whether you want interactive activities like puzzles and codebreaking tasks to be included in the event.

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