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DEBORAH HOPKINSON has written more than 40 books for young readers. She is the author of the middle-grade novels The Great Trouble- A Mystery of London, the Blue Death, and a Boy Called Eel; A Bandit's Tale- The Muddled Misadventures of a Pickpocket; and Into the Firestorm- A Novel of San Francisco, 1906. Her picture books include Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt; Sky Boys- How They Built the Empire State Building, an ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book; Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek, an ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book and a Junior Library Guild Selection; A Boy Called Dickens; and the ALA Notable Book Apples to Oregon. Visit her at DeborahHopkinson.com and follow her at @deborahopkinson.
Ms. Hopkinson slips lots of age-appropriate wartime history and a number of real individuals (including Eisenhower)-as well as practical details about codes and ciphers and how to break them-into this info-packed adventure for sleuth-loving readers. -The Wall Street Journal This middle grade mystery novel starts with a bang and sends readers on a breakneck journey through World War II London. -School Library Journal Hopkinson has written a cleverly plotted, page-turning mystery that vividly evokes wartime Britain... Fans of puzzles, mysteries, and historical fiction will be delighted by Hopkinson's latest. -Booklist Red herrings, a poignant Bradshaw family backstory, ciphers to decode, a subplot regarding a young Jewish refugee friend of Bertie's, cameos by real-life historical figures (General Eisenhower and his dog; cipher expert Leo Marks)-there's certainly no shortage of entry points for young readers, and never a dull moment. -The Horn Book
