Maze
of Bones by Rick
Riordan
15 July 2010
This
book is the first in the ongoing series called "The 39 Clues".
Each book has a different name and a different writer. In this
first book, it starts the main characters, Amy and Dan Cahill,
on their hunt for clues. Basic information : The Cahills are
the greatest family in history (of course, this is not
real). There are four different branches of Cahills, called
Lucian, Ekaterina, Tomas and Janus. Each branch has been
searching for the 39 Clues since each branch was
created. If someone were to put the chemical
formulas of these 39 Clues together, they would create
something that would make them the most powerful Cahill of all
time.
In
this book, an old woman dies, inviting many people to her
funeral. Forty of these people, family to her(the rest are
also related) are brought into a room, where they are given a
chance to either recieve a million dollars, or get the first
clue for the 39 Clues. Their guardian and aunt tries to
convince them to take their million dollars but they decide to
get the first clue and start their adventure with their au
pair, Nellie.
One
False Noteby Gordan
Korman
15
July 2010
The second book in the 39 Clues series. From a clue that
they got in the first book, Amy and Dan
Cahill travel to Vienna in search for the second clue.
They still a sum of money made by selling some of their
deceased grandmother's jewellry. They meet a few of their
relatives on the train from Paris (where they went in the
first book) to Vienna. They meet the Holts, who are part of
the Tomas branch, known for their huge size. They also meet
Jonah Wizard, a cousin who is a superstar, and Irina Spasky,
an ex-KGB agent. They somehow get through the troubles they
face in Vienna, find the next clue, and head on to Japan( this
is in the next
book) |