&;Pitch-perfect action scenes&;A winning blend of comedy, superheroics, inspirational women from history, and puzzle-solving.&; &;Kirkus Reviews
A trio of young superheroes try to thwart a spy in this second book in the action-packed, comics-inspired adventure series that&;s Hidden Figures meets Wonder Woman!
After defeating The Hisser&;and discovering their power as a team&;Infinity Trinity is ready for its next adventure. When Akiko, Mae, and Josie learn that a spy has been betraying secrets to the Japanese military, they join Room Twelve in San Francisco for important work with other code-cracking experts.
But soon there is personal code to crack: Akiko spots her mom walking with the suspected spy through San Francisco, which had been her family&;s home until Executive Order No. 9066 sent Akiko and all Japanese Americans on the West Coast into internment camps.
Teaming up with brilliant members of The League of Secret Heroes&;like real-life World War II code-crackers Genevieve Grotjan and Elizebeth Friedman&;Akiko, Mae, and Josie search for answers as they battle the evil clown Side-Splitter, who&;s bent on destroying not only the city, but the Infinity Trinity, too. As clues begin to pile up that her mother has become entangled with Side-Splitter&;s sinister plot, can Akiko solve the most important puzzle of all?