The Maze of Bones (39 Clues, No. 1)

The Maze of Bones (39 Clues, No. 1)

By Rick Riordan

189 ratings 209 reviews 301 followers
Book 1 of 11 in the  The 39 Clues Series
Interest LevelReading LevelReading A-ZATOSWord Count
Grades 4 - 8Grades 2 - 5U4.345905
The first book in the #1 bestselling phenomenon sends readers around the world on the hunt for the 39 Clues!

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.
Publisher: Scholastic Press
ISBN-13: 9780545060394
ISBN-10: 0545060397
Published on 9/9/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 220

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First book in a series of 11. Amy and Dan Cahill must fight against their relatives in order to complete a clue hunt by there deceased Grandmother. I Love this series.

When Grace Cahill was almost dead, she changed her will, saying 1 million or a clue. It turns out that Grace is the last matriarch of the Cahills, the world's most powerful family, because a lot of powerful families were related to the Cahills, but the beginning was lost.There were 39 clues oer the world, and they all help in finding the beginning of the Cahills.

It starts off kind of low but by the second clue it picks up the speed and becomes action-packed. if you like any action you will like this book. overall great book

When you first start reading this, it may seem dull, but as you venture further into the book, you will realize how much you enjoyed it, and continue on to the next page turner - A false note.

It is about this two kids that there grandmother just died and the find out the are part of this quest to find a treasurer. It is a fun book!

this book was probably the best of the whole series and there are a lot of books in the series. the first sentence makes you read the book

this book got me hooked on the series.

So far the Maze of Bones is good. I like 39 clues, I think it is really cool of they solve mysteries and stuff. 39 clues is a good series.

Amy and Dan Cahill are orphans and now their grandmother, the woman they were closest to after their parents, has died, leaving behind a very strange will. She gives each of her descendants a choice: one million dollars or a clue. A clue to the power behind the Cahill family name, a family which the greatest people of all time have all belonged to (such as Houdini, George Washington, Da Vinci, etc.). Now it's up to Amy and Dan to escape with their half-babysitter, kill her credit card and figure out the formula to the Cahills' success or the reason behind their parents' death. This book is full of suspense and leaves you wanting more until you finish the entire series and find out that you have to wait until the next book comes out. Each book reveals one of the 39 clues in an action packed adventure. (Read all of them. Now.)

This was a good start to the 39 clues series! The Maze of Bones is about two kids who are orphaned and lives with their aunt. They sometimes visit their grandmother, Grace Cahil. But their grandmother has died. At her will, the Cahil kids are given the option: one million dollars or a hint to the first clue in a set of 39 clues that lead to something big -- like ruling the world. I would take the million dollars, but the Cahil kids choose to get the first hint. Can they find the clues on time? Find out in the Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan.

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