The Maze of Bones
The 39 Clues Series
Rick Riordan
Scholastic (Hardcover)
ISBN-10: 0-545-06039-7 (0545060397)
ISBN-13: 978-0-545-06039-4 (9780545060397)
Publication Date: September 2008
List Price: $12.99
Review:
Dan Cahill and his sister Amy live with their great Aunt Beatrice in a
tiny apartment. Their grandmother, Grace, recently passed away. Amy and
Dan are hoping that they will inherit the mansion and fortune. But, at
the funeral, people, and only certain people, have tickets in their
program, enabling them to inherit part of Grace’s fortune. Amy
and Dan are overjoyed when they get tickets. They aren’t so happy
when the Holts, Kabras, and their celebrity cousin, Jonah Wizard, also
get tickets. But, there is a twist. Mr. McIntyre tells the inheritors
that you can either take the money, one million dollars, or you can get
a clue to a very dangerous quest involving all 4 branches of the Cahill
family: Lucian, Tomas, Janus, and Ekaterina.
The 39 Clues Maze of Bones
is very much like The Amazing Race, just much more dangerous. Also, it
is somewhat humorous. It resembles The Amazing Race because the main
characters get to travel around the world, solving clues and facing
dangers. It is a much more dangerous version of The Amazing Race
because there is poison, dart guns, and concussive bombs! It is a quest
that means life or death for the family. It is very exciting, and it
keeps you on pins and needles. If you have plans for putting this book
down, you may as well cancel those plans because you just can’t
find enough will to. Even if you had all of the will power in the
world, you wouldn’t have enough!
The plot of the book is very well thought out, and it is a book that
you can read if you are in 3rd grade or if you are a young adult
looking for an adventurous read. Also, if you want a quick read that is
really exciting and fun, I recommend this amazingly fantastic book. You
won’t be disappointed at all! All in all, I give this book 2
thumbs up! If I could, I would give it 10,000 thumbs up, but I
don’t have that many thumbs.
Review written by Brittany, Age 11, Grade 6. Date of review: October 2008.
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