'Extraordinary' The Observer | A Guardian Booksellers' Book of the Year | Chosen by Science Museum Group for the Gadgeteers STEM Summer Reading Challenge | Selected for the Schools Love Reading programme

When Kip Bramley receives a cryptic invitation, delivered by a beetle-shaped drone that appears to be breathing, his world changes forever.

Soon he finds himself chasing riddles and solving puzzles set 400 years earlier by a mysterious genius. Kip, his new friends, and their furry sidekicks must stay one step ahead to find the Ark of Ideas. But dark forces are closing in and getting closer…

‘Deeply hilarious, highly intelligent...’ Children's Books Ireland

‘A mind-blowing, puzzle-packed, epic adventure...such a fantastic book, packed with so many ideas...it’s hard to sum it up in one sentence!’ Kieran Larwood, Author

‘An ideal choice for whole class reading’ readingzone.com

As seen in: The Times, The Week Junior, WRD About Books | Waterstones 5 stars; Toppsta 5 stars; Amazon 4.8 stars

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This book is for you if you like:

Big Hero 6
Gravity Falls
Escape Room
Wonderscape
Strangeworlds Travel Agency
Futurama
A City of Ember
Harry Potter
Doctor Who
Mortal Engines
Roblox inventing games
puzzle video games
point-and-click video games

Ten Riddles belongs on these bookshelves:

science fantasy books for kids 8-12
diverse books for kids 8-12
action adventure books for girls and boys
STEM fiction for girls and boys
adventure suspense
science magic
middle grade fantasy
tweens and crossover readers
reluctant readers
plot twists
riddles and puzzles for kids

Nicolette Chin

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