To my awesome agent, Laurie McLean; my exceptional editor, Brianna Kaiser; Andy Cummings for continuing the series; and to my own special Code Busters—Bradley Warner, Stephanie Warner, Luke Melvin, and Lyla Melvin—my inspirational muses
Copyright © 2024 by Penny Warner
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Warner, Penny, author.
Title: A disappearance in Magicland / by Penny Warner.
Description: Minneapolis, MN : Darby Creek [2024] | Series: The Code Busters Club ; case #7 | Audience: Ages 8–12. | Audience: Grades 4–6. | Summary: When Cody’s younger sister disappears in Magicland, it is up to the Code Busters to solve puzzles and messages to find her. Back matter includes keys to the codes and solutions to the coded messages that appear throughout the text.
Identifiers: LCCN 2023003396 (print) | LCCN 2023003397 (ebook) | ISBN 9781728486673 (library binding) | ISBN 9798765612057 (epub)
Subjects: CYAC: Cryptography—Fiction. | Ciphers—Fiction. | Amusement parks—Fiction. | Missing children—Fiction. | Mystery and detective stories. | BISAC: JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories | LCGFT: Detective and mystery fiction. | Novels.
Classification: LCC PZ7.W2458 Di 2024 (print) | LCC PZ7.W2458 (ebook) | DDC [Fic]—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2023003396
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2023003397
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