Gary L Blackwood
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9.5 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
170 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Provides an overview of various types of codes that were used throughout history to send secret messages, including those used by Spartan warriors, Elizabeth I, Navajo Code talkers, and Cold War spies.
2) Curiosity
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc
Pub. Date
[2014?]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 11
Physical Desc
313 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In 1835, when his father is put in a Philadelphia debtor's prison, twelve-year-old chess prodigy Rufus Goodspeed is relieved to be recruited to secretly operate a chess-playing automaton named The Turk, but soon questions the fate of his predecessors and his own safety.
Author
Publisher
Puffin Books
Pub. Date
2000, c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
216 p. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
A young orphan boy is ordered by his master to infiltrate Shakespeare's acting troupe in order to steal the script of Hamlet, but he discovers instead the meaning of friendship and loyalty.