Hot new book series
September 15th, 2008 by 
caikeda
Link to Rick Riordan’s talk on his latest book 39 Clues
The Cahills are the most powerful family the world has ever known. Two Cahill kids, Amy and Dan are the main characters. When their Grandma Grace dies, they find out that this large family needs to find the 39 clues around the world. If they are the first team to find the 39 clues, they will find the secret to the Cahill power and all the riches will belong to them. If they don’t take the challenge, they will just inherit 1 million dollars. The kids take up the challenge. Each book will unlock one clue. Learn about history and geography while you read the books.
Rick Riordan 
is the author of the first book The 39 Clues: Maze of Bones, but there will be other books that follow, written by other authors. If Rick Riordan sounds familiar, he is the author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series (Lightening Thief, Sea of Monsters, Titan’s Curse, Battle of the Labyrinth).
The next book, 
The 39 Clues: One False Note is written by Gordon Korman (Island, Dive, and Climbed series) and will be coming out in December. There will also be a movie coming soon.
Check this series out alone or as a family. This sounds like it’s going to be exciting! Happy reading!!
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3 Comments »
October 14th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
I just finished reading the first book in this series, Maze of Bones. Definitely a good read! It has a Da Vinci Code/National Treasure kind of a feel to it. Even with all of the historical and geographical content, it has enough action to keep the reader engaged.
Can’t wait for the next book to come out.
October 14th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
http://www.the39clues.com/ The website has a countdown until the 2nd book is released. As of 10/14 it’s 48 days. I’m going through the online clues now and trying to figure out what my “playing cards” inside the front cover do.
October 21st, 2008 at 8:43 am
Kumu Kilo turned me on to this series. I have to admit, I’m liking it. Right up my alley. Easy reading after the baby goes to sleep.