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22) Shatterproof
Author
Language
English
Description
Targeted by Interpol after a series of spectacular heists, a reluctant Amy and Dan are ordered by Vesper One to steal the world's largest diamond, a demand that is challenged by their efforts to rescue the Cahill hostages and stop a Vesper mole.
Author
Series
Addison Cooke volume 1
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
324 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
After twelve-year-old Addison Cooke's uncle unearths ancient Incan secrets in Peru, he is kidnapped by a shadowy organization intent on stealing the treasure unless Addison and his friends can decipher the clues first.
Author
Series
Sly the sleuth mysteries volume 4
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
133 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Sly uses her detective skills to help her friends solve mysteries that all involve some kind of code.
Author
Series
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
247 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Jax and Ethan must decode an ancient Greek cipher to uncover the location of two magical urns before the urns are used to remove all faith and love from the world.
Author
Series
Book scavenger volume 2
Language
English
Description
"Could the Mark Twain books hidden through Book Scavenger contain clues about the string of recent arson fires plaguing the city? And will Emily and James uncover the mystery before the arsonist comes after them?"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Destino
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
1a. edición.
Physical Desc
207 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
Español
Description
Amy and Dan cross the oceans on the trail of a famous aviator, but they find more than they're looking for. Their enemies are becoming more vicious, and the truths they discover more crushing than ever.
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
205 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
When a new book arrives at the library with a secret code written inside, Derek, with the help of his friends, follows the clues from one novel to the next and makes a discovery that may help him get past a terrible loss.
30) Spymasters
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
250 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1814, redcoats burned the White House to the ground. In 1889, Harry Houdini discovered a trick that would save his life. In 1955, the U.S. launched the world's first nuclear submarine. And one family pulled the strings behind the scenes at each of these events: the Cahills--the most powerful family the world has ever known. Now the Cahills have opened their vault and dangerous secrets are pouring out. This book contains three of them--three stories...
31) The lost cipher
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
xi, 248 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Lucas's father has recently died in Afghanistan, and to help him cope, his grandmother sends him to Camp Kawani, a camp for kids who have lost a parent. While there, he hears about the local legend of Thomas Jefferson Beale. Beale supposedly hid a hoard of gold in the mountains 200 years before. The location is encrypted in a set of codes no one has ever been able to decipher. When Lucas and his newfound friends decide to track down the treasure,...
Author
Series
William Wenton volume 1
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
258 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old William Wenton is a puzzle-solving genius. He lives with his family in a quiet Norwegian town. They used to live in England, but eight years ago his family suddenly packed up, moved away, and even changed their last name! Neither of his parents will offer an explanation or tell William why he has to keep his talent for solving codes and puzzles a secret.
33) The finisher
Author
Series
Vega Jane volume 1
Language
English
Description
Vega Jane has never left the village of Wormwood. But this isn't unusual, nobody has ever left the village of Wormwood. At least not until Quentin Herms vanishes into the unknown. Vega knows Quentin didn't just leave, but that he was chased. And he's left behind a very dangerous trail of clues that only she can decode. The Quag is a dark forest filled with terrifying beasts and bloodthirsty Outliers. But just as deadly are the threats that exist within...
34) El círculo negro
Author
Series
Publisher
Destino Infantil y Juvenil
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
1. edición.
Physical Desc
163 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
Español
Description
Un extraño telegrama firmado con las iniciales NRR lleva a Amy y a Dan a la lejana Rusia. En él los invitan a superar una prueba contrarreloj en la que deben encontrar un tesoro robado por los nazis y descubrir la verdad sobre el asesinato de la última familia real rusa.
After receiving a telegram from the mysterious "NRR", Dan and Amy leave for Russia. Upon their arrival, another hint from NRR leads them to a credit card and false passports belonging...
Author
Series
Publisher
Destino Infantil y Juvenil
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
1. edición.
Physical Desc
220 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
Español
Description
"¿Qué pasaría si descubrieras que tu familia es una de las más poderosas de toda del historia de la humanidad? ¿Y si te dijeran que la fuente de poder de la familia está escondida por todo el mundo en forma de 39 pistas? ¿Y si, además, te dieran a elegir entre tener un millón de dolares... o conseguir la primera de las pistas? Si fueras Amy y Dan Cahill, ¡escogerías la pista y emperazarías una carrera muy peligrosa!" --From publisher's...
Author
Series
Genius Files volume 4
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
The wackiest road trip in history continues, dodging villains from Texas all the way to Roswell, New Mexico! After their explosive escape at Graceland, Coke and Pepsi are ready to resume their trip across America -- only now in a convertible instead of the RV. They travel through Arkansas and Oklahoma, visiting weird-but-true tourist stops along the way. They're also shoved into a spinning clothes dryer, locked in a vapor cabinet, almost flattened...
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