Code-Breakers Wanted!
Think about how many famous books begin with a young character being whisked away from normal life and swept into some strange and secret school. It happens all the time in fiction. Why? I think it's because it's cool, and most of us wish we could do it!
Well, something like this really happened during World War II, and it was one of the main inspirations for The Bletchley Riddle. The two main characters, Jakob and Lizzie, both wind up working for The Government Code & Cypher School, a secret code-breaking factory in a quirky mansion called Bletchley Park, about an hour north of London.
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Think you might be a candidate for the school? Sharpen your skills with the puzzle sheets below (you can click on the pages to download and print).
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One word of advice: Look beyond the words on the page. As good code-breakers know, there's often more to a puzzle than what first meets the eye!
Bletchley Park: welcome and good luck!
