CODE BUSTERS CLUB 2 by Penny Warner.  New York:  Egmont, 2012.  195p.  978-1-60684-163-1;  hc.,  $15.99.    Gr.2-3    JF

Mystery fans will enjoy the interactive elements in this new series. Solving the mystery with codes, and puzzles will keep readers eagerly turning the pages as Cody and her friends try to break the codes and puzzles that they hope will lead them to find the answers to an old mystery on the creepy, infamous Alcatraz Island prison while on a class trip. Librarians can happily suggest this series to youngsters looking for new mysteries.

Barbara Ward, Retired Children’s Librarian, Dickinson County Library