The Codebreaker Crew
A thrilling middle-grade chapter book series packed with puzzles, mystery, and friendship. Join the Codebreaker Crew! Alex, Maya, Jai, Emily, and Jordan are five rising middle-schoolers who all love the same thing: cracking ciphers and codes. But they need your help! This exciting five-book series is packed with dozens of codes readers can decipher as they follow the adventures of the members of the Codebreaker Crew. Each chapter features an intriguing scenario that leads to a code that needs to be solved. As the Crew puzzles it out, you can work on it as well, with the solution a page away at the beginning of the next chapter. From number puzzles, rebuses, and Caesar ciphers to anagrams, Roman numerals, and more, you'll have a blast trying to crack the codes before the Crew does. It's a reading adventure, where you get to be part of the fun!
By Cara Stevens, Illus. by Tammie Lyon
Paperback, 5.25 x 8in (133 x 203mm), 128 pages with illustration
Book 1
The Codebreaker Crew Middle School Mayhem
When Jai, Emily, and Alex arrive at middle school for their summer Codebreaker Academy club, everything around them is new: a new school they will be attending as rising sixth-graders; a new teacher, Mr. Wright; a new member of the club, Maya; and most of all, a whole bunch of new codes to crack. And you get to help them do it! Mr. Wright sends the Crew on a mysterious mission that takes them all throughout the school building — with each cracked code, cipher, or puzzle taking them closer to solving a mystery.
Book 2
The Codebreaker Crew The Library of Secrets
When the Codebreaker Crew visits the Springer Library with Mr. Wright, they find that the library was designed and built by Dottie Springer, who was famous for creating codes and puzzles. The Crew is charged with finding the codes and then cracking them to get to a mysterious prize. And you can help! As the Crew finds secret rooms and staircases, each chapter ends in a code that needs to be cracked. And not only will you enjoy following along with the exciting story, but you can also solve the codes before the Crew does!
Book 3
The Codebreaker Crew Midnight Mystery at the Museum
The Codebreaker Crew is once again on the case! Excited about the big sleepover at the Discovery Museum, they are even more excited when they realize that the new curator of the museum is Dottie Springer’s grandson! Not only did Dottie create hidden rooms and codes in the Springer Library, but she also left a final mystery to be solved at the museum! And you get to help the Crew get to the final prize! As the Crew visits the different rooms of the museum looking for clues, each chapter ends in a code that needs to be cracked. And not only will you enjoy following along with the exciting story, but you can also solve the codes before the Crew does!
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Book 4
The Codebreaker Crew Starlight Carnival
The Codebreaker Crew is off to the Starlight Carnival — with rides to try, games to play, and cotton candy waiting! But when the Crew arrives, they find that something has gone wrong at the carnival: the midway games have gone haywire, and the grand prize in the ringleader's prize booth has vanished without a trace! As Alex, Maya, Jai, Emily, and Jordan follow a trail of clues through the lights and crowds of the carnival midway, each chapter ends in a code that needs to be cracked. And not only will you enjoy following along with the exciting story, but you can also solve the codes before the Crew does!
2027
Book 5
The Codebreaker Crew Science Fair Secret
It's science fair time, and the Codebreaker Crew has been working on their projects for weeks! But when the Crew arrives at the fair, they discover that something is very wrong: experiments are failing, displays are falling apart, and someone has been tampering with the projects! With the judging about to begin, Alex, Maya, Jai, Emily, and Jordan put their detective skills to work to find out who is behind the sabotage. As they follow a trail of clues through the exhibits and displays of the science fair, each chapter ends in a code that needs to be cracked. And not only will you enjoy following along with the exciting story, but you can also solve the codes before the Crew does!