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• Can You Crack the Code?

  a Fascinating History of Ciphers and Cryptography

  Schwartz, Ella, 1974-

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  Learn about codes, encryption and ciphers from a real cryptographer! This book is full of interesting and true stories of how people have created and used hidden messages through all of history up to today. Activities throughout encourage you to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• City Spies

  Ponti, James

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  The first book in a fast-paced spy series about a team of five kids from around the world who are brought together by MI6 to perform the top secret missions that no one else can. This book is YRCA nominated for a reason; this book is a thrill-ride…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Dictionary of Scoundrels

  Lincoln, Beth

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  Wacky wordplay and murder mysteries; who could ask for more? Shenanigan Swift leads us on a hilarious search for treasure, trust and truth while trying to solve a mystery with a lot of moving parts.

• The Westing Game

  Raskin, Ellen

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  This is a wonderfully crafted mystery full of vibrant and lively characters with secrets that you can’t wait to discover. Who will solve all of Samuel Westing’s puzzles and win the right to his fortune?

• Mr. Lemoncello's Library. 1, Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library

  the Graphic Novel

  Grabenstein, Chris

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  If you combined an escape room, a game show and the library, you’d get this fantastic story. It’s an excellent graphic adaptation of the original novel that still retains all the amazing puzzles of the original.

• Top Secret

  Spies, Codes, Capers, Gadgets, and Classified Cases Revealed

  Boyer, Crispin

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  A super-colourful book dedicated to all things spy craft! Learn about invisible writing, hidden passages, disguises and traps to defend your own secrets against intruders. There’s a lot to see in this book and even more to do.

• Under Locker and Key

  Hymas, Allison K.

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  Jeremy, expert “retrieval specialist” (not “thief”!), needs to work with the law-and-order Becca to recover the master key for the school in order to stay out of eternal detention. We love a good heist story, and this is a great one, full of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Code Talker

  a Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two

  Bruchac, Joseph, 1942-

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  A fictionalized but powerful account of the very real Navajo soldiers whose language was invaluable during World War 2 for creating secret codes. Our hero’s tale begins long before he joins the Marines, starting in a residential school where he is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Name of This Book Is Secret

  Bosch, Pseudonymous

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  Do you like puzzles? Secret messages? Riddles? Kidnappings? Anagrams? Alchemy? A narrator who tries to convince you to stop reading for your own safety? Oh good. But you still probably shouldn’t start this series; it could be dangerous.

• Spy School

  the Graphic Novel

  Gibbs, Stuart, 1969-

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  If you had the opportunity, wouldn’t you want to go to the CIA’s Academy of Espionage? See all of the events, schemes and action you remember from the original novel play out on the page in exciting illustrations that keep pace with the swiftly…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Mysterious Benedict Society

  Mr. Benedict's Book of Perplexing Puzzles, Elusive Enigmas, and Curious Conundrums

  Stewart, Trenton Lee

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  Do you have what it takes to join The Mysterious Benedict Society? Try to solve the same kind of brainteasers and riddles that Reynie, Kate, Sticky and Constance had to overcome in the first book. Never fear though, there are some hints if you get…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Chasing Vermeer

  Balliett, Blue

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  This is a fun mystery for anyone who loves art and mysteries. The story is full of coincidences to ponder and dreams to make sense of, as well as some messages to decode.

• Spy, Spy Again

  True Tales of Failed Espionage

  Holdcroft, Tina

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  Text and comic book style illustrations combine to tell some amazing stories about the mistakes that spies have in history. This is a very interesting read for anyone who loves history and humour, offered in a very friendly format.

• Harriet the Spy

  Fitzhugh, Louise

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  Harriet is a writer, and writers need to write about what they know which means that she has to “spy” on people and of course write down all of her observations, good and bad. This book is a classic for a reason; Harriet isn’t always “nice” but she…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Real Spy's Guide to Becoming a Spy

  Earnest, Peter

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  This is a fact-filled “how to” guide on becoming a spy direct from a former CIA operations officer. It contains everything you need to know to begin your own path into intelligence gathering including the kind of training you’ll need, ways to…Read moreRead more of this annotation