Secrets & Lies, Codes & Spies: a Book Pairing Set

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Espionage.

Spy craft.

Secret messages.

Spies real and imagined.

Readers have it all in this quad of books that offer true stories, fictional tales, and even a bit of magic. Read aloud or independently, these books offer timeless stories of inspiration and courage, even as they immerse young readers in a world before their time.

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The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys, Steve Sheinkin

Elementary/Middle-Grade Graphic Fiction nominee
Reading Age: 9 to 12

The Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II  by Candace Fleming

Middle Grade Nonfiction nominee
Reading Age: 8 to 12

Max in the House of Spies; A Tale of World War II (Operation Kinderspion) by Adam Gidwitz

Elementary/Middle-Grade Speculative Fiction nominee
Reading Age: 8-12

Spying on Spies: How Elizebeth Smith Friedman Broke the Nazis' Secret Codes by Marissa Moss

High School Nonfiction nominee
Reading Age: 10 and Up 

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Enigma girls book cover
Max in the house of spies book cover
spying on spies book cover

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