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Product Identifiers

PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group

ISBN-100670015423

ISBN-139780670015429

eBay Product ID (ePID)201686022

Product Key Features

Book TitleCipher

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicLaw & Crime, Action & Adventure / General, Computers & Digital Media, Mysteries & Detective Stories, General

Publication Year2015

GenreJuvenile Fiction, Young Adult Fiction

AuthorJohn C. Ford

FormatChildren's Board Books

Dimensions

Item Height1.3 in

Item Weight17.6 Oz

Item Length8.4 in

Item Width5.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceYoung Adult Audience

LCCN2014-019432

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

ReviewsPRAISE FOR THE CIPHER : "The Cipher is an exciting tale with a twist ending that teens will enjoy." -- School Library Journal "Plenty of suspense and high-tech high jinks." -- Kirkus "Ford (The Morgue and Me) weaves a twisty, paranoid tale of technology, secrets, and lies" -- Publishers Weekly PRAISE FOR JOHN'S FIRST BOOK, THE MORGUE AND ME : "Fast-paced and full of red herrings, it'll keep you guessing." -- The New York Post "A chance to get in on the ground floor of what appears to be a promising career in crime fiction." -- The Los Angeles Times "A terrific debut. Christopher Newell is the most realistically and comically awkward teenager ever to solve a crime." -- The Detroit News "A dark and stellar debut . . . . Ford spins a tale that's complex but not confusing, never whitewashing some of the harsher crimes people commit. The result is a story that holds its own as a mainstream mystery as well as a teen novel." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review "Ford's unpredictable curveballs and switcheroos never relent. A satisfyingly grim departure from the usual squeaky-clean teen sleuthing." -- Booklist An Edgar Award nominee An Agatha Award nominee, PRAISE FOR THE CIPHER : "The Cipher is an exciting tale with a twist ending that teens will enjoy." - School Library Journal "Plenty of suspense and high-tech high jinks." - Kirkus PRAISE FOR JOHN'S FIRST BOOK, THE MORGUE AND ME : "Fast-paced and full of red herrings, it'll keep you guessing." - The New York Post "A chance to get in on the ground floor of what appears to be a promising career in crime fiction." - The Los Angeles Times "A terrific debut. Christopher Newell is the most realistically and comically awkward teenager ever to solve a crime." - The Detroit News "A dark and stellar debut . . . . Ford spins a tale that's complex but not confusing, never whitewashing some of the harsher crimes people commit. The result is a story that holds its own as a mainstream mystery as well as a teen novel." - Publishers Weekly, starred review "Ford's unpredictable curveballs and switcheroos never relent. A satisfyingly grim departure from the usual squeaky-clean teen sleuthing." - Booklist An Edgar Award nominee An Agatha Award nominee, PRAISE FOR THE CIPHER : "Ford's The Cipher is a thrill-a-minute ride. You'll be rooting for Smiles from the first page. A very cool read."-David Baldacci "The Cipher is an exciting tale with a twist ending that teens will enjoy." - School Library Journal "Plenty of suspense and high-tech high jinks." - Kirkus "Ford (The Morgue and Me) weaves a twisty, paranoid tale of technology, secrets, and lies" - Publishers Weekly PRAISE FOR JOHN'S FIRST BOOK, THE MORGUE AND ME : "Fast-paced and full of red herrings, it'll keep you guessing." - The New York Post "A chance to get in on the ground floor of what appears to be a promising career in crime fiction." - The Los Angeles Times "A terrific debut. Christopher Newell is the most realistically and comically awkward teenager ever to solve a crime." - The Detroit News "A dark and stellar debut . . . . Ford spins a tale that's complex but not confusing, never whitewashing some of the harsher crimes people commit. The result is a story that holds its own as a mainstream mystery as well as a teen novel." - Publishers Weekly, starred review "Ford's unpredictable curveballs and switcheroos never relent. A satisfyingly grim departure from the usual squeaky-clean teen sleuthing." - Booklist An Edgar Award nominee An Agatha Award nominee, PRAISE FOR THE CIPHER : "The Cipher is an exciting tale with a twist ending that teens will enjoy." - School Library Journal "Plenty of suspense and high-tech high jinks." - Kirkus "Ford (The Morgue and Me) weaves a twisty, paranoid tale of technology, secrets, and lies" - Publishers Weekly PRAISE FOR JOHN'S FIRST BOOK, THE MORGUE AND ME : "Fast-paced and full of red herrings, it'll keep you guessing." - The New York Post "A chance to get in on the ground floor of what appears to be a promising career in crime fiction." - The Los Angeles Times "A terrific debut. Christopher Newell is the most realistically and comically awkward teenager ever to solve a crime." - The Detroit News "A dark and stellar debut . . . . Ford spins a tale that's complex but not confusing, never whitewashing some of the harsher crimes people commit. The result is a story that holds its own as a mainstream mystery as well as a teen novel." - Publishers Weekly, starred review "Ford's unpredictable curveballs and switcheroos never relent. A satisfyingly grim departure from the usual squeaky-clean teen sleuthing." - Booklist An Edgar Award nominee An Agatha Award nominee, PRAISE FOR JOHN'S FIRST BOOK, THE MORGUE AND ME : "Fast-paced and full of red herrings, it'll keep you guessing." - The New York Post "A chance to get in on the ground floor of what appears to be a promising career in crime fiction." - The Los Angeles Times "A terrific debut. Christopher Newell is the most realistically and comically awkward teenager ever to solve a crime." - The Detroit News "A dark and stellar debut . . . . Ford spins a tale that's complex but not confusing, never whitewashing some of the harsher crimes people commit. The result is a story that holds its own as a mainstream mystery as well as a teen novel." - Publishers Weekly, starred review "Ford's unpredictable curveballs and switcheroos never relent. A satisfyingly grim departure from the usual squeaky-clean teen sleuthing." - Booklist An Edgar Award nominee An Agatha Award nominee

Grade FromSeventh Grade

Dewey Decimal[Fic]

Synopsis"Ford's The Cipher is a thrill-a-minute ride. A very cool read."--David Baldacci You think your emails are private? Your credit card number is secure? That stock trades, government secrets, and nuclear codes are safe? ...th1nk aga1n. Robert "Smiles" Smylie is not a genius.He feels like he's surrounded by them, though, from his software mogul dad to his brainy girlfriend to his oddball neighbor Ben, a math prodigy. When Ben cracks an ancient, real-life riddle central to modern data encryption systems, he suddenly holds the power to unlock every electronic secret in the world-and Smiles finally has a chance to prove his own worth. Smiles hatches a plan to protect Ben from the government agents who will stop at nothing to get their hands on his discovery. But as he races from a Connecticut casino to the streets of Boston, enlisting the help of an alluring girl, Smiles comes to realize the most explosive secrets don't lie between the covers of Ben's notebook-they're buried in his own past. Eerily close to reality and full of shocking twists, this techno-thriller reveals how easily the private can become public, and just how dangerous it can be to encrypt our personal histories., "Ford's The Cipher is a thrill-a-minute ride. A very cool read."--David Baldacci You think your emails are private? Your credit card number is secure? That stock trades, government secrets, and nuclear codes are safe? ...th1nk aga1n. Robert "Smiles" Smylie is not a genius. He feels like he's surrounded by them, though, from his software mogul dad to his brainy girlfriend to his oddball neighbor Ben, a math prodigy. When Ben cracks an ancient, real-life riddle central to modern data encryption systems, he suddenly holds the power to unlock every electronic secret in the world--and Smiles finally has a chance to prove his own worth. Smiles hatches a plan to protect Ben from the government agents who will stop at nothing to get their hands on his discovery. But as he races from a Connecticut casino to the streets of Boston, enlisting the help of an alluring girl, Smiles comes to realize the most explosive secrets don't lie between the covers of Ben's notebook--they're buried in his own past. Eerily close to reality and full of shocking twists, this techno-thriller reveals how easily the private can become public, and just how dangerous it can be to encrypt our personal histories.

LC Classification NumberPZ7.F75315Cip 2015