unbreakable: rebecca e.f. barone in conversation with james ponti

during WWII, as the Germans waged war, every Nazi plan, every attack, was sent over radio. but to the allies listening in, the messages sounded like gibberish. the communications were encoded with a powerful cypher—unless you could unlock the key to Germany's enigma machine. Featuring historical photos, unbreakable tells the story of one of the most dangerous war-time code-breaking efforts ever. As Hitler marched his troops across conquered lands and deadly "wolfpacks" of German U-boats prowled the open seas, victory—or defeat—for the allies hinged on their desperate attempts to crack the code. told in riveting multiple points of view, unbreakable is perfect for fans of the boys who challenged Hitler and the Nazi hunters.Rebecca E.F. Barone is an author and engineer. Her technical projects include injury analysis for the National Football League and developing crash test dummies for the auto industry. Her short form writing has been published in the award-winning Muse magazine. She is passionate about serving and mentoring underrepresented populations in stem. She is also the author of Race to the Bottom of the Earth: Surviving Antarctica (which received four starred reviews).James Ponti is the New York times bestselling author of three middle grade book series: the all-new city spies, about an unlikely squad of five kids from around the world who form an elite mi6 spy team; the Edgar award–winning framed! series, about a pair of tweens who solve mysteries in Washington, DC; and the dead city trilogy, about a secret society that polices the undead living beneath Manhattan. His books have appeared on more than fifteen different state award lists and he is the founder of a writers group known as the renegades of middle grade. James is also an Emmy–nominated television writer and producer who has worked for many networks including nickelodeon, Disney channel, PBS, history, and spike tv, as well as NBC sports.