These cryptograms are encoded similes from BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA. Students decode each simile using their knowledge of spelling, language, and the novel. Some puzzles offer hints, and each puzzle has its own key.

Here’s an example:

Title: THOSE GIRLS COULD GET OUT OF WORK...

R L K D I A D E L P B A L K K-
E G M M I A K V G N H Q K H Y M
D E A G N B E J G N A R Y P B I A K .

Answer:

...FASTER THAN GRASSHOPPERS COULD SLIP THROUGH YOUR FINGERS.

A good lesson in figurative language!