The 39 Clues…an update

Books in order:

Book one: The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan

Book two: One False Note by Gordon Korman

Book three: The Sword Thief by Peter Lerangis

Book four: Beyond the Grave by Jude Watson

Book five: The Black Circle by Patrick Carman

Book six: In Too Deep by Jude Watson

Book seven: The Viper’s Nest by Peter Lerangis

Book eight: The Emperor’s Code by Gordon Korman

Book nine: Storm Warning by Linda Sue Park

Book ten: Into the Gauntlet by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Bonus Book: The Black Book of Buried Secrets

Episode 10 Starts August 31, 2010 and ends on December 31, 2010. Random drawings for Book and Mission Sweepstakes will take place on or about January 7, 2011. Posting of winners will take place after December 31, 2010 and before February 28, 2011. (from www.the39clues.com)

Good Luck all you players out there!

The 39 Clues…the game

If you haven’t noticed I’m a little obsessed. I’m totally having fun with this and want to share it with you. The website is http:/www.the39clues.com

There are playing cards that you buy and add to your online profile. Each card has a mini riddle that you must solve and will eventually open another clue. There are also riddles given by the site. There are 6 teams in the book, but in actuality there are many more. YOU are a team and if you are between the ages of 6 and 14 can win prizes.

The Players

Dan Cahill

Amy Cahill

Alistair Oh

Irina Spasky

Jonah Wizard

The Holts

Ian and Natalie Kabra

YOU

The Website

http://www.the39clues.com/

The Book                 The Cards
                    

The Eligiable (to win)

Entry in any contest or sweepstakes is only open to participants who, as of December 31, 2008, will be no younger than 6 and no older than 14 years old and are legal residents of the United States, Australia, Canada (Excluding Quebec), Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, or the United Kingdom.

But remember…this is only for the prizes. Any age can play.

p.s. If you click on the pictures you can make them bigger!

The Maze of Bones: the 39 Clues by Rick Riordan

I wasn’t going to do it…but I went out and bought the book anyway. I’m obsessed with finding the clues and I just had to read the book. I read it in a couple of hours…that should tell you something.

The Cahill family is said to be the greatest family in the history of the world. Those that know about this are split into four different Cahill groups. The names are Lucian, Tomas, Janus, and Ekaterina. The family has a secret and it’s a dangerous one.

40 members of the Cahill family are invited to Grace Cahill’s Will reading. William McIntyre is Grace’s attorney(…) and gives the family a choice. Either take the inheritance money found under their seats, $1,000,000.00 or choose to forfeit that money and go on a quest for the Cahill family secret. The quest is dangerous, filled with clues, and only one person/team will win.

The Teams:

Dan and Amy Cahill lost their parents when they were really young. Dan, 11, and Amy, 14, have had to live with their Aunt Beatrice. Aunt Beatrice gives them enough money to just make it by and they are considered the poor side of the family.

Alistair Ohis the oldest in the game. He knows more than any of the others and is willing to team up with any of the others just to get further ahead. He’s tricky old man.

Ian and Natalie Kabra make up another team. They represent the rich and English side of the Cahills. They are arrogant and nasty. They will kill, maim, and dismember to get what they want. They forge alliances at random, but that doesn’t make them trustworthy.

The Holts are a family of braggarts. They all look like they should be gladiators. They are coordinated like a team, Dad acts as coach and the family follows all orders. They are a tricky bunch and their favorite color is purple.

Irina Spasky makes up one of the most dangerous teams. Ex-KGB member and known killer. She will do anything to get what she wants and the 39 clues are what she wants. Poisoned fingernails are just a sample of the viciousness arsenal she packs. Known to be a Lucian.

Jonah Wizard is the resident star. He has a finger in every market. Started as a reality t.v. star on Who Wants to be a Gangsta? and now does movies, music, and even books.

These are the players. But only one will win. In this book, we follow Dan and Amy Cahill, Grace’s favorite family members. Dan and Amy are the two least likeliest people to be up for an action packed adventure. They could really use the money, but they are tired of being the laughingstocks of the family.

Danger, near-death experiences, riddles, and fake allegiances pack this book with more drama than an episode of The Hills. Who will make it out alive? Who will win the mysterious clues to become one of the most influential and powerful person in the world today?

I really enjoyed reading this. I didn’t want to put it down. I just had to know how it ended and what the first clue was. Unfortunately I had been playing the online game before I read the book and knew the answer before I started reading. But that’s o.k.

If I were the right age for this…teen…then I would be in love. As it is, I’m 25 and in love, but I can’t win any of the prizes. So…all you teens out there…I have the first clue and if you need help solving any of the cards, I’m your woman. TRUST ME