Books make wonderful gifts, but book gift kits are even better. To put one together, just choose a favorite book, and add a few theme related items.
York, by National Book Award finalist and Printz Award winner Laura Ruby, is an alternate history mystery. The twists and turns, through the streets of New York City, will keep tweens reading as they try and solve the 160 year old mystery of the Old York Cipher. (Ages 8-12)
Pair York with Escape Mail. A standard No. 10 envelope filled with clues will be mailed to your sleuther. Players can interact online for a multimedia experience. You can buy one installment, or sign up for a year of escape-room style adventure.
Adding on this modern secret decoder ring will let tweens play dress up, while solving the latest mystery. Leave a coded list of chores for your tween sleuth to decipher!
Top it off with a Mexican Army Cipher encryption machine. Tween sleuths will eagerly try to solve the 3 encoded messages included.
For detailed tips and tricks on working this cipher check out this YouTube tutorial video:
Happy sleuthing and Happy Reading!