Blue Avenger Cracks the Code

What do an amorous Shih Tzu, a computer game, and the complete works of Shakespeare have in common?

Maybe nothing. Or maybe everything. It's a mystery...some would say a code. A code that only an adept code-cracker like Blue Avenger (aka David Schumacher), secret champion of the underdog, modest seeker of truth, and fearless innovator of the unknown, would even think about trying to decipher. And it couldn't come at a better time. Having accomplished several seemingly impossible missions, Blue is now a superhero without a cause, directionless and nearly girlfriendless. When he is offered a chance to visit Venice, it seems the forces of nature have aligned, and like all good and noble superheroes, Blue must choose to accept his mission.

Norma Howe has written six novels for young adults, including The Adventures of Blue Avenger and Blue Avenger Cracks the Code. The San Francisco Chronicle writes that "Ms. Howe creates rare heroes -- exceptional people who happen to be in their teens." To research this book, Ms. Howe traveled to England and Venice numerous times. She lives with her husband in Sacramento, California.