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Binding: HardcoverEAN: 9780545060394 Edition: Hardcover ISBN: 0545060397 Label: Scholastic Press Manufacturer: Scholastic Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 224 Publication Date: September 09, 2008 Publisher: Scholastic Press Reading Level: Ages 9-12 Release Date: September 09, 2008 Studio: Scholastic Press Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: 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. Everyone from Napoleon to Houdini is related to the Cahills, yet the source of the family power is lost. 39 clues hidden around the world will reveal the family's secret, but no one has been able to assemble them. 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. The 39 Clues is Scholastic's groundbreaking new series, spanning10 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. The 39 Clues books set the story, and the cards, website and game allow kids to participate in it. Kids visit the website - the39clues.com - and discover they are lost members of the Cahill family. They set up online accounts where they can compete against other kids and against Cahill characters to find all 39 clues. 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. Collecting cards helps: Each card is a piece of evidence containing information on a Cahill, a clue, or a family secret. Every kid is a winner - we'll give away prizes through the books, the website and the cards, including a grand prize of $10,000! Average Rating:
 Rating:  - From GrandmaI bought this for my 11 year old granddaughter who devoured it. She can't wait for the next in the series to come out. Rating: - My 10 year old Loves The 39 Clues SeriesGot Book 1 for my 10 year old daughter. She read the entire book in days, joined the website, and talks about these a lot. She keeps asking me to get her all 39 books - she really loves this series. Previously loved the Daisy Meadows books and still likes Nancy Drew. Hope the next few in the series come out Soon. I love to encourage her reading, and this book brings in educational subjects including travel and history. We highly recommend this book. Rating:  - OK for target audience but not what i expectedI thought this was a great concept and idea but when i recieved the book and found out it was written for children under 10 and not mid teens i was not as interested. The book read exactly how i thought it would so it was a little boring with 2 dimensional characters. Great for kids learning to read but not for children who are at the reading level of Harry Potter or above. Rating: - Can't Wait For the Next Book!!!My son devoured this book!!! For a child that hates to read, he read the book in one weekend and exclaimed, "I can't wait for the next book!" What music to my ears!!! My son read the book, entered his trading cards on line, worked out the puzzles and had a ball!! I wish all books would thrill and excite him the way that this one did!! Kudos!!! Rating: - I'm bailing on this series unless my demands are met...The first book in "The 39 Clues" series is fast-paced and basically entertaining, and might even get your kids thinking. That being said, if Scholastic intends to draw readers in and keep them going for the entire 10-book run, they'd better give some attention to the following things: 1. The story needs to stand on its own. If the reader (or listener) never touches the game cards or accesses the website, it shouldn't make a difference. 2. More consistency in the characters. Dan ... Read More 
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