Alvin's Secret Code

Part of the Alvin Fernald series

A mysterious note in spy code leads to a century-old mystery.

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154 pages· ~800L· AR 5.09 · 5 AR pts

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Alvin Fernald's sixth sense tingles when he discovers a crumpled note in spy code. With his friend Shoie and sister Daphne, Alvin dives into a century-old mystery. As they unravel the secrets, Alvin's Magnificent Brain is tested to its limits. Will they crack the code before it's too late? Join the trio on a thrilling adventure filled with cryptic clues and unexpected twists.

From the publisher

The warm, tingly feeling that had been smack in the middle of Alvin Fernald’s stomach ever since Miss Peppersmith had closed and neatly lined up her books that Friday afternoon, had grown bigger as he and Shoie walked home from school. Now, here, in his hand, is the reason why! Alvin’s sixth sense tells him that the crumpled note holds a secret message in spy code, which is about to catapult the two secret agents plus Alvin’s younger sister Daphne, the Pest, into the intricacies of authentic code detection and the dangers of a newly stirred-up 100-year-old mystery.Even Alvin’s Magnificent Brain is nearly put on overload before the bang-up solution to the code and the mystery carry the three agents to an ending that is satisfying to all…well, to almost all. This classic tale from 1963 includes Alvin’s own notes on cryptography in an appendix at the end.Book 2 of 4 in the Alvin Fernald series.

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