From the award-winning author of The Great Trouble comes a story of espionage, survival, and friendship during World War II
DEBORAH HOPKINSON has written more than 40 books for young readers. She is the author of the middle-grade novels The Great Trouble- A Mystery of London, the Blue Death, and a Boy Called Eel; A Bandit's Tale- The Muddled Misadventures of a Pickpocket; and Into the Firestorm- A Novel of San Francisco, 1906. Her picture books include Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt; Sky Boys- How They Built the Empire State Building, an ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book; Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek, an ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book and a Junior Library Guild Selection; A Boy Called Dickens; and the ALA Notable Book Apples to Oregon. Visit her at DeborahHopkinson.com and follow her at @deborahopkinson.
"Ms. Hopkinson slips lots of age-appropriate wartime history and a
number of real individuals (including Eisenhower)—as well as
practical details about codes and ciphers and how to break
them—into this info-packed adventure for sleuth-loving readers."
—The Wall Street Journal
"This middle grade mystery novel starts with a bang and sends
readers on a breakneck journey through World War II London."
—School Library Journal
"Hopkinson has written a cleverly plotted, page-turning mystery
that vividly evokes wartime Britain... Fans of puzzles, mysteries,
and historical fiction will be delighted by Hopkinson's
latest." —Booklist
"Red herrings, a poignant Bradshaw family backstory, ciphers to
decode, a subplot regarding a young Jewish refugee friend of
Bertie’s, cameos by real-life historical figures (General
Eisenhower and his dog; cipher expert Leo Marks)—there’s certainly
no shortage of entry points for young readers, and never a dull
moment." —The Horn Book
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