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Bletchley Riddle, The
Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
Ages: 12+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Viking/Penguin Random House
ISBN: 978-0-593-52754-2
Keywords: Historical Fiction-Enigma, code breaking, Alan Turing, Gordon Welchman, Dilly Knox, World War II, spies, spycraft, Hitler, Nazis, siblings, mathematics
During World War II, Lizzie's American grandmother insists that she leave England before the Germans attack. But Lizzie needs to find out what secrets her brother is hiding, and why their mother might be missing.