Skip to content
Vendor
Mohrbooks Literary Agency
Sebastian Ritscher
Original language
English
Categories

THE BLETCHLEY RIDDLE

Steve Sheinkin Ruta Sepetys

With a delightful cast of characters, a narrative featuring both surprising hidden history and familiar faces like Alan Turing and Winston Churchill, and an emotional family story at the coreThe Bletchley Riddle is a thrilling historical adventure sure to have readers young and old enthralled by every twist and turn. It even features secret codes for the most attentive readers.
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.

Ruta Sepetys is an internationally acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestselling author of historical fiction published in over sixty countries and forty languages. Sepetys is considered a "crossover" novelist, as her books are read by both teens and adults worldwide. Her novels Between Shades of Gray, Out of the Easy, and Salt to the Sea have won or been shortlisted for more than forty book prizes, and are included on more than sixty state award lists. Between Shades of Gray was adapted into the film Ashes in the Snow, and her other novels are currently in development for TV and film. Winner of the Carnegie Medal, Ruta is passionate about the power of history and literature to foster global awareness and connectivity. She has presented to NATO, to the European Parliament, in the United States Capitol, and at embassies worldwide. Ruta was born and raised in Michigan and now lives with her family in Nashville, Tennessee.

Steve Sheinkin is an US-American author of suspenseful history books for young adults. A former textbook writer, Sheinkin began writing full-time nonfiction books for young readers in 2008. His work has been praised for making historical information more accessible.
Available products
Book

Published 2024-10-08 by Viking Children's Books

Book

Published 2024-10-08 by Viking Children's Books

Comments

A rich, enthralling historical mystery that engages and educates.

With genuine emotion and a richly developed historical setting, this has all the hallmarks of cowriters Sepetys and Sheinkin.

Such a unique and amazing book! Sheinkin and Sepetys have layered impeccable research into a very readable, engaging story. I'm so happy that we will have this amazing adventure historical available for young readers. They clamor for books like this!

Publishers Weekly (861.9k UVPM) revealed the cover for THE BLETCHLEY RIDDLE by award-winning and bestselling authors Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin! Read more...

Break out your Enigma machines! Sepetys and Sheinkin have written a thrilling World War II code-breaking adventure filled with ciphers, secrets, and spies.

Part mystery, part history, this book by two award-winning authors is a page-turner. Read more...

Two powerhouse authors collaborate on an enormously entertaining, expertly researched WWII novel with broad appeal.The authors successfully blend genuine suspense, sibling relationship issues, and humorous hijinks to create a tone both heartfelt and playful.Perfect for fans of Alan Gratz, this is an excellent fictional companion to Candace Fleming's The Enigma Girls (2024).Both masters of their craft, Sepetys and Sheinkin's collaboration will draw fiction and nonfiction fans, not to mention a code-breaking coterie.

Brilliant! A seamless collaboration produces a genius tale with incredible historical twists! I loved reading this book.

In The Bletchley Riddle, two of the absolute best writers in kid lit have come together to craft an amazing work of historical fiction. This book has adventure, excitement, humor, heroism, and heart set against a backdrop with the highest stakes imaginable.

I loved every single page of this book. The Bletchley Riddle is exquisite historical storytelling! I only wish I could read it again for the very first time.

Talking With: Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin Read more...

With its expert pacing and characterization and its careful delineation of historical and family stories, this is historical fiction at its best.

An impressive joint effort.with broad appeal to both WWII and mystery enthusiasts.

UK to One World/ Rock the Boat, Bulgarian to Ciela, French to Gallimard, Korean to Next Wave Media, Latvian to Zvaigzne, Lithuanian to Alma Littera, Romanian to Epica, and Spanish to Maeva.

87. The Bletchley Riddle Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin Read more...

This middle-grade novel is sure to transcend age ranges and is both mystery and historical fiction, with a healthy dose of adventure and the tiniest hint of young romance.

[This] formidable pair is sure to mesmerize middle grade readers with The Bletchley Riddle.

Read more...