Auckland Council Libraries: Cryptic clues for kids

Cryptic clues for kids

​Do you enjoy reading stories of cryptic clues that lead to an awesome treasure at the end? Well, you’re in luck! These selected reads have intriguing puzzles along with action-packed adventures that will be sure to keep your heart pounding!

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William Wenton and the secret portal

Bobbie Peers

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Twelve-year-old William Wenton is still getting used to his strange talent for cracking codes, but when an ancient artefact mysteriously disappears from the Depository for Impossible Archaeology, William must gear up for a dangerous adventure.

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Ruby Redfort, pick your poison

Lauren Child

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Meet Ruby Redfort: undercover agent, code-cracker and thirteen-year-old genius - you can count on her. With so many twists and turns in this new adventure it's hard to know who to trust. Will Ruby make it out in one piece?

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The Knights of Neustria

H. L. Dennis

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Team Veritas are back at Bletchley Park where a secret message hidden in a Shakespeare Portfolio pulls them into a new code-cracking adventure. Join the Secret Breakers team to crack the code in this puzzle-solving series.

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Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's library

Chris Grabenstein

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In this entertaining read, Agatha Award winner Chris Grabenstein uses humour to create the perfect tale for his quirky characters. Old fans and new readers will become enthralled with the crafty twists and turns of this ultimate library experience.

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Pieces and players

Blue Balliett

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Thirteen extremely valuable pieces of art have been stolen from one of the most secretive museums in the world. Calder, Petra, and Tommy have been matched with two new sleuths and they have a word or two to say about the missing treasure

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Book Scavenger

Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

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For Emily, the best thing about San Francisco is that it's the home city of her literary idol: Garrison Griswold. Then Emily and her friend James discover an odd book, which they believe might contain the only copy of Griswold’s mysterious new game.

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The clockwork ghost

Laura Ruby

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It was only a few weeks ago that Tess, Theo and their friend Jaime followed the secrets of the Morningstarrs' cipher. But the cipher still isn't solved. It turns out Tess, Theo, and Jaime are not the only ones on the trail of the treasure.

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The lost treasure of Tuckernuck

Emily Fairlie

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Using a unique blend of notes, lists, and classic prose, this book tells the story of Bud and Laurie's quest to find the infamous Tutweiler Treasure. They're hot on the trail of a scavenger hunt of clues, but time is running out.

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Greenglass House

Kate Milford

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It's wintertime at Greenglass House. The smuggler's inn is always quiet during this season, and young Milo, plans to spend his holidays relaxing. But on the first icy night of vacation, out of nowhere, the guest bell rings. Then rings again.

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Solving Zoe

Barbara Dee

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Zoe Bennett feels lost at her fancy private school when she finds she’s a natural at code-reading. Solving word puzzles may come easily to her, but now there's more at stake.

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The secret cellar

Michael D. Beil

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Mysteries seem to find the Red Blazer Girls: when Sophie finds a secret message in the antique fountain pen she bought for her father, the girls are on the case.

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Addison Cooke and the tomb of the Khan

Jonathan W. Stokes

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Fresh off a treasure hunt in South America, Addison Cooke just can't seem to steer clear of bandits and secret treasure troves. He must travel across Asia solving clues to rescue his family and stop the treasure from falling into the wrong hands.

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