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| | Features | Adventure and clue activity book for kidsFeatures game cardsFollow the clues to find Amy and Dan
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| WARNING:| CHOKING HAZARD -- Small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs. |
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| | Description | ATTENTION! Amy and Dan Cahill have been located once again, this time in the company of the notoriously unreliable Alistair Oh. Could they have been foolish enough to make an alliance? Spies report that Amy and Dan seem to be tracking the life of one of the most powerful fighters the world has ever known. If this fearsome warrior was a Cahill, his secrets are sure to be well-guarded . . . and the price to uncover them just might be lethal. | |
| | Product Details | | Author: | Peter Lerangis | | Hardcover: | 160 pages | | Publisher: | Scholastic | | Publication Date: | March 03, 2009 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 0545060435 | | Product Length: | 7.4 inches | | Product Width: | 5.0 inches | | Product Height: | 0.6 inches | | Product Weight: | 0.57 pounds | | Package Length: | 7.5 inches | | Package Width: | 5.1 inches | | Package Height: | 0.6 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.5 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 54 reviews |
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15 of 16 found the following review helpful:
 Best in the series so far! Mar 08, 2009
I love every book in the "39 Clues" series, but this is THE BEST! It's a cool story and funny too. I couldn't put it down and read it in one day. Now my friends are taking turns reading it. I am 12 and love spy books - I am going to look for more books by Peter Lerangis.
12 of 13 found the following review helpful:
More Secrets, More Alliances, and More Bad Jokes From Dan Mar 09, 2009
By S. Stevenson
"FictionAddict"
I love being able to follow along with a series as the books come out. The anticipation of waiting for the next book always makes me somehow euphoric in a weird, booky way. I love it. So when the next entry in THE 39 CLUES came out, I had to pick it up. This time around, the book was written by Peter Lerangis, an author I must admit I had not heard of before picking up THE SWORD THIEF, the third book in this highly marketable series by Scholastic.
The story picks right up from where ONE FALSE NOTE (book 2) ended off, so it would definitely be hard to just jump right in. You've got to really start back at book 1 (THE MAZE OF BONES) and work your way through. Not that reading these is work -- they fly through pretty quickly. In fact, THE SWORD THIEF is the shortest of the three so far, coming in at a mere 156 pages.
This time, Dan and Amy are off to Japan, but they've been separated by their scheming relatives from their au pair, Nellie Gomez. And they'll have to work along with Alistair Oh in order to solve the next clue in the whole big puzzle. There is definitely plenty of adventure and Lerangis handles the action scenes fairly well. I felt that this book moved along a little more swiftly than ONE FALSE NOTE, which had a few moments of "slowness." We find out more clues to the overall Cahill secret, and some interesting details about Amy and Dan's past.
One of the only things that somewhat confused me at times was the incessant head-hopping that Lerangis did. One minute we're in Dan's head. Then a few pages later we're in Amy's, then in Ian Kabra, then Alistair Oh, then back to Ian, and on to Natalie. It was a little bit confusing at times, but I can see how Lerangis wanted to build on a couple of the different characters and develop them a bit -- which makes for probably what will end up being a few different plot twists later on in the series.
Overall, this is another decent entry in a pretty fun, sometimes forgettable, series that has some really great potential. I can't wait to see what Jude Watson will do with book #4...
9 of 10 found the following review helpful:
Combine with the audiobook for a good read-along with your kid Mar 13, 2009
By J. Ramos
I don't have time to read the actual text like my 8 year old. However, I am able to buy the audiobook and read along with him since they come unabridged. It is very interesting how the authors tell the story using modern references while still teaching the reader about History. Having the same narrator throughout the series is the best part.
The first two audio books offered short glimpses into Grace Cahill's early life before the hunt; each audio book has information not available in the regular book.
Either product comes with the same trading cards. I didn't bother to purchase the card packs but the ones inside offer some more puzzles for enhanced story details. Very good series.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Courtesy of Teens Read Too Apr 10, 2009
By TeensReadToo
"Eat. Drink. Read. Be Merrier."
Amy and Dan have been waylaid at the airport en route to Japan. Instead of boarding the plane, they're taken to a room for a random search.
Meanwhile, Natalie and Ian Kabra board the plane in their place. Nellie, their au pair, has already boarded. Unsure of the next step, Amy and Dan leave the airport and find a car waiting for them. Uncle Alistair wants to work with them again, but can they trust him?
Together they head to Japan using Uncle Alistair's private jet. When they arrive in Japan, they meet up with Nellie and the Kabras. In order to find the clues, Amy and Dan know they have to compromise and make alliances, but they do not know who to trust.
Are their lives once again in danger while searching for the next clue?
THE SWORD THIEF is the third book in THE 39 CLUES series (each written by a different author - so far). I'm addicted to this series, and while a different person pens each book, they each contain so much action that it's almost impossible to differentiate between the writers.
This series has a fabulous online component, too, that you must check out if you haven't yet.
Reviewed by: Jennifer Rummel
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Best Books Ever! Apr 03, 2009
By L. Stanley
My 10 year old son has a hard time finding books that capture his attention. He LOVED these books!!! He will sit for an hour and read...then go log on the website to plug in his clues. Highly recommended them! He can't wait until the next one comes out!
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