Code Breakers

A Billie B Mystery #2

by Sally Rippin

A slightly older Billie, her best friend, Jack, and other familiar friends from the original series, solve mysteries at school and in the neighborhood, using their smarts and common sense to get to the bottom of things. Billie and Jack find a mysterious note on Billie's front porch. It seems to be written in code! It's time the friends put their code-breaking skills to the test.

Genres: Childrens, Chapter Books, Fiction, Mystery

92 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2013

About the author

Sally Rippin was born in Darwin, but grew up mainly in South-East Asia. As a young adult she lived in China for three years, studying traditional Chinese painting. Sally has over seventy books published, many of them award-winning, including two novels for young adults. Her most recent work includes the highly acclaimed children’s novel Angel Creek and the popular Billie B Brown books, which became the highest selling series for 6-8 year olds in Australia within the first year of their release. Sally is Australia’s highest selling female author and her Billie B Brown books have sold more than 4.5 million copies in 14 languages.
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Sally is a popular presenter in schools and at literary festivals both in Australia and overseas and has a regular program on 3RRR interviewing children’s authors and industry professionals. She is a passionate ambassador for the 100 Story Building creative writing centre for marginalized youth and has mentored many emerging writers and illustrators. Recently, she and her partner co-founded Story Peddlers, a hand-made performance tent that packs away into a custom-built bike, with the aim of bringing back the art of the roving storyteller.

Reviews

[Leslie]

What a really cute series of books. Secret Clubs. Clues. Lots of fun for my grandson and me. 💜💜💜

[Nichole Ostrander]

This book was not as great as the first but just as cute. It starts right where the first leaves us. Billie and Jack are on her front step with note. This note leads them to their mystery. Billie deals with jealousy, and self doubt though out this story, but Jack is there for her every step. Her friends love her and she grows though out. As the last book ended with a to be continued so does this one.! On to the next.

[Thuy]

her emotions were very real and I loved that her best friend Jack since was a toddler was by her side even in her darkest moments...her knew her best and told her straight up and gave her friendly advice

[Manha]

Billie and the Secret Mystery Club (SMC) have found their first mystery! Each member of the SMC gets a note to solve. Billie is the last one to get a note and feels left out. But she shouldn’t worry because her note is the most important one. Can she and the SMC crack the code?

[Helena]

Peruskivaa etsiväkerhopuuhailua, jossa ei ole jännityksen häivääkään. Isoa fonttia, suhteellisen yksinkaista kieltä. Sopinee lapsille, jotka tykkäävät lukea mukavia kirjoja mukavista asioista.

[evini herzfeld-kinsella]

Sally Rippin my 8 year old loves reading these with me before bed

[Nikki Flynn]

Also read this one to my little cousin and it was super cute and really fun!

[Rachel]

I got this series for my 7-year-old daughter and she loves them! The reading level is perfect for her and we take turns reading chapters. Great books to get your kid reading!

[Stefanie McKeown]

Fabulous to read-out-loud to my 5 year old. The codes were fun to re-create at home and my daughter was very engaged.

[Jill Smith]

Another tale of friendship and discovering talents within Billie B's club. Full review shortly.

[Amy]

Read with a 2nd grader who wants to continue the series.

[P Crannell]

This was GOOD

[~Maddy Josten~]

Probably a 3.5 stars

[Katy Lovejoy]

Thisbis the kids book series you read when you dont want to think too hard. Its good its just so different from the other big series I tried todat

[Vinkkitonttu]

Erittäin sopiva kirja etenkin n. 7 -vuotiaille, mutta kelpaisi varmaan 9-10 -vuotiaille vielä lukemaan opettelevillekin... salakielet kun on kivoja ja arvoitusta ei ihan heti arvaa, vaikka pystyykin arvaamaan.

[Gabe Tyler]

It is probably the p

[Anu-vinkkari]

Neljän kaveruksen perustama mysteerikerho selvittelee tällä kertaa outojen, salakielisten lappujen arvoitusta. Kun tuittupäisen Billien kaverit tuntuvat jatkuvasti olevan askelen Billien edellä, iskee kateuden peikko. Asiat saadaan sovittua ja koodiarvoitus ratkeaa yhteistyöllä, jokaista tarvitaan. Kirjan lopussa vielä koukkuna vihje seuraavasta arvoituksesta.

[Katt Hansen]

This was a delight! Going from the really easy to read Billie B books into the Billie B Mysteries, it's nice to see her grow up a little, and get more mature. At the same time the reading level gets just a little bit harder. This is the perfect series to really grow with.

Loved the different types of code, but loved even more how the author tackles some very real emotions. Sailly Rippin has a good idea of what it's like to not only be that age, but what you feel at that age, and conveys the story perfectly in a way that's never dull to read. Great book! Can't wait to find the next one. :)

[Kate Wylie]

You are the most talented writer ever! I must say.
You make me enjoy your books so much. They are so cool when I start reading I don't want to put it down I have read all of your books and I love billie B brown so much I wish she was real. Mum says that I am getting to old to read the books because they are to easy for a 12 year old but I don't care they are the best books I have ever read. Could you please do another billie B brown in a older version around 12 years old please! I also read hey jack too. By the way my name is Kate Wylie from Dunedin ( Mosgiel) love your books heaps 100/10

[Carter Harrison]

This book was really fun! I liked that we could read the codes, so we could try and figure them out all by ourselves first!

[Becky S.]

Another cute book for 3rd grade.

[Becky S.]

This one was the best. Very creative codes to crack.

[Andy Hickman]

Sally Rippin, “Code Breaker: A Billie B Mystery”

Billie and her friends Jack, Mika and Alex follow a set of clues, each one figured out by each of the members of the Secret Mystery Club.

[Reetta Saine]

Helppolukuista etsiväkerhojuttua, joka kyllä käsittelee enemmän ystävyyttä ja tunteita kuin dekkareita, mutta menkööt :).

[Elena Peyton]

It’s great to curious kids.

[Leonicka]

[Read the French edition]

[Anna LeBlanc]

Charlotte, 6.5, read this and loved it! Looking forward to more books in the series.

[Julie]

JEC

[Sharon Joseph]

I WANT TO READ MORE IN THE SERIES !!!!!!!!!