'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

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This book is for you if you like: Big Hero 6; Gravity Falls; Mr. Lemoncello's Library; Wonderscape; A Wrinkle in Time; Artemis Fowl; Futurama; A City of Ember; Harry Potter; Escape Room; the Puzzled series; the Mysterious Benedict Society.

Ten Riddles belongs on these bookshelves: clean fiction; 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; middle grade fantasy; books for tweens; books for crossover readers; books for reluctant readers; books with plot twists; riddles for kids; puzzles for kids.