Not knowing where to start, the first button I clicked was Arena 39 – the games. (You’ll find out what branch of the Cahill family you belong to… Janus, Ekaterina, Lucian or Tomas). That’s multi-media, baby! Wait till you log into The 39 Clues site… It’s graphically amazing… after a simple task of creating a log in name, password, etc, you enter the exciting yet ominous world of the Cahills. Um, there will be only 10 books, but aren’t there 39 Clues? How does that work? Ah, each book will reveal one clue and the other 29 will come from solving puzzles online. Riordan does a fantastic job of setting the 39 Clues stage, introducing us to the characters, the contest, their varied motivations for seeking the prize, and of course, luring us into the maze of bones for the next clue!
But this is just the beginning of the global adventure! The next book One False Note by Gordon Korman launches the Cahills on a journey to Vienna, the Austrian Alps and boat racing through the canals of Venice as they follow clues from Mozart’s music. The story is rapid paced with readers expanding their intellectual horizons as Dan and Amy research the life of Ben Franklin to learn clues, leading them deep down into the Catacombes de Paris and endangering their very lives. Unfortunately, other more wealthy, powerful, famous members of the Cahill family are also literally fighting for the same prize, and they are willing to not only undermine Dan and Amy at every turn, but are not above putting them out of the race – permanently. These clues will lead you to a secret, which, should you find it, will make you the most powerful, influential human beings on the planet.” I dove into the story and learned about the famous Cahill family, their multi-generational ancestors being of the most prominent and influential members of society (like Benjamin Franklin and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart for starters).Īfter the passing of their beloved grandmother Grace Cahill, orphans Dan and Amy Cahill forfeit their million dollar inheritance (each! yikes!) in order to receive the first clue and join the contest to be the one winner of not only the mega über prize, but to hold the key to the fate of the world.įrom Grace’s will: “you shall be given the first of 39 clues. (On the first editions of Maze, the center of the front cover is clear plastic – so you are viewing one of the actual card backs). I’ll admit, The 39 Clues books with their accompanying online games, puzzles, cards and prizes was a bit overwhelming… knowing the first time logging in I’d be chewing the dust of thousands of techno savvy kids already blazing way ahead of me, but I couldn’t resist joining the fun.Īwesome cover! Bones! Inside, with “a prize in the cereal box anticipation” I found my 6 new playing cards concealed in a clever cover. Collecting cards helps: Each card is a piece of evidence containing information on a Cahill, a clue, or a family secret.Get a clue! Check out the first of 10 books in the adventurous 39 Clues Series… The Maze of Bones. Through the website, kids can track their points and clues, manage their card collections, dig through the Cahill archives for secrets, and "travel" the world to collect Cahill artifacts, interview characters, and hunt down clues. They set up online accounts where they can compete against other kids and against Cahill characters to find all 39 clues. Kids visit the website - and discover they are lost members of the Cahill family.
The 39 Clues books set the story, and the cards, website and game allow kids to participate in it.
The 39 Clues is Scholastic's groundbreaking new series, spanning 10 adrenaline-charged books, 350 trading cards, and an online game where readers play a part in the story and compete for over $100,000 in prizes. Now the clues race is on, and young Amy and Dan must decide what's important: hunting clues or uncovering what REALLY happened to their parents. 39 clues hidden around the world will reveal the family's secret, but no one has been able to assemble them. Everyone from Napoleon to Houdini is related to the Cahills, yet the source of the family power is lost. Minutes before she died Grace Cahill changed her will, leaving her decendants an impossible decision: "You have a choice - one million dollars or a clue." Grace is the last matriarch of the Cahills, the world's most powerful family.
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