The 39 Clues

Book One- The Maze of Bones

by Rick Riodan
Have you ever read a mysterious story that you really liked? We have, and this is it. This book is about the Cahill family. The Cahill family is the most powerful and influential family in the world. Amy and Dan Cahill have just found this out. After their grandmother's death, the kids get involved in a contest with the other heirs to see who will inherit the Cahill treasure. To get it, you have to be the first to find it. There are 39 clues to solve along the way. To solve these clues the kids, with the help of their au pair, Nellie, go to Philadelphia. There they find out that Benjamin Franklin was a Cahill. Now they are chasing clues about Benjamin Franklin all through Paris. The story reaches its climax in the depths of the catacombs of Paris. This story is packed with adventure. We highly recommend that you read this first book in a series of ten about the Cahill Family treasure.

This book was reviewed by: Caleb, Sean, Joel, Sabrina, Sadie, Reid, Andrew, Alyssa, Rion, Landon, Blake, Cameron, Mollie, Mabron, Nik and Elliott

Some links that will add to your reading of this book are:

Paris Catacombs: Interesting Thing of the Day

This site shows pictures and give interesting facts about the underground bone cemetery in Paris.
http://itotd.com/articles/206/paris-catacombs/

Benjamin Franklin
This site gives lots of great information about Ben Franklin.

http://www.fi.edu/franklin/