These cryptograms are encoded similes from ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS. Students decode each simile using their knowledge of spelling, language, and the novel. Some puzzles offer hints.
Here’s an example:
TITLE: RAMO
B M L T P T P Q S S R J P B T P T G N J G W M D L B M C B M
L T P M O G J D M A .
KEY:
He was as foolish as a cricket when he was excited.
A good lesson in figurative language!

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