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The 39 clues. Main series volume 9
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Throughout the hunt for the 39 Clues, Amy and Dan have encountered some of the darkest aspects of history... and had to deal with the role their family played. But are they ready for the truth? In this thrilling ninth installment, Amy and Dan hit the high seas as they follow the trail of some infamous ancestors to track down a long lost treasure. However, the real prize isn't hidden in a chest. It's the discovery of the Madrigals' most dangerous secret...
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Sly the sleuth mysteries volume 4
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
133 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
Sly uses her detective skills to help her friends solve mysteries that all involve some kind of code.
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2003, Colorado: Alexandra Solarin is summoned home to her family' ancestral Rocky Mountain hideaway for her mother's birthday. Thirty years ago, her parents, Cat Velis and Alexander Solarin, believed that they had scattered the pieces of the Montglane Service around the world. When Alexandra arrives her mother is missing and a mysterious group of houseguests have arrived, along with her aunt and the most powerful piece of Charlemagne's service.
4) Trust no one
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Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
190 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
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When seven members of their family were kidnapped, thirteen-year-old Dan Cahill and his older sister, Amy, got ready for the fight of their lives. But their enemy, a terrifying group known as the Vespers, remained frustratingly elusive. They stay in the shadows, picking off Cahills one by one.And now the Vespers have landed their most serious blow yet - a blow that strikes at the very heart of the Cahill family. Because Amy and Dan discover that there's...
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The 39 clues. Main series volume 2
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Amy and Dan Cahill's quest to find the million dollars takes them to Vienna, where they must outwit their power-hungry relatives as they seek to solve a clue involving Mozart.
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The 39 clues. Main series volume 8
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As the race to find the 39 Clues builds to its explosive finish, Amy and Dan must explore an ancient culture and steal a Clue guarded by thousands of the world's best-trained soldiers. It's the most dangerous Clue search yet--and it may mean the end for Amy and Dan.
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Thomas Lourds novels volume 3
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
352 p. : maps ; 25 cm.
Description
"An old friend summons dashing linguistics professor Thomas Lourds to Jerusalem to examine an ancient text. But Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, also wants the same document. Khamenei and many others believe that the book contains a secret that will allow its owner to rule all of Islam and wage a Global Jihad the likes of which has never been seen before. Arriving in Jerusalem, Lourds discovers that his friend has been murdered and his...
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The 39 clues. Main series volume 10
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
327 p. ; 20 cm.
Description
Throughout the hunt for the 39 Clues, Amy and Dan Cahill have uncovered history's greatest mysteries and their family's deadliest secrets. But are they ready to face the truth about the Cahills and the key to their unmatched power? After a whirlwind race that's taken them across five continents, Amy and Dan face the most the difficult challenge yet--a task no Cahill dared to imagine. When faced with a choice that could change the future of the world,...
10) Beyond the grave
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Series
The 39 clues. Main series volume 4
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
190 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
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A clue found in Japan has Amy and Dan jetting off to Egypt to find out just what's behind the fierce rivalry between the Tomas and Ekaterina branches of the Cahill family. Was a clue stolen from the Tomas branch? Where is it now? And most important, can Amy and Dan get their hands on it before their rivals do?
11) The finisher
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Vega Jane volume 1
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Vega Jane has never left the village of Wormwood. But this isn't unusual, nobody has ever left the village of Wormwood. At least not until Quentin Herms vanishes into the unknown. Vega knows Quentin didn't just leave, but that he was chased. And he's left behind a very dangerous trail of clues that only she can decode. The Quag is a dark forest filled with terrifying beasts and bloodthirsty Outliers. But just as deadly are the threats that exist...
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Code Busters Club volume 1
Publisher
Egmont USA
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
209 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
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Using their code-breaking skills, four middle-schoolers solve the mystery of the eccentric man who draws stick figures on his second-floor bedroom window.
13) The black circle
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The 39 clues. Main series volume 5
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
168 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Description
"A strange telegram lures fourteen-year-old Amy Cahill and her younger brother, Dan, deep into Russia and away from the only trustworthy adult they know. Signed with the initials NRR, the telegram launches a race to uncover a treasure stolen by the Nazis and the truth behind the murder of the last Russian royal family. All too soon, the treasure hunt starts to smell like a Lucian trap. But the bait might just be irresistible--what will Amy and Dan...
14) A king's ransom
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Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
190 p. ; 19 cm.
Description
After seven members of their family are kidnapped by an organization called the Vespers, Dan and Amy Cahill must race against time to track down an ancient map to pay as ransom to bring the hostages home.
15) The sword thief
Author
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The 39 clues. Main series volume 3
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"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."--Publisher.
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Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
36 p. : col. ill. ; 32 cm.
Description
When Bertie the badger visits his grandfather at a retirement home for magicians, he learns that his grandfather's rabbit, Enigma, has disappeared along with everyone's magical things, and the reader is invited to help break a code to find the items hidden throughout the book. Includes a built-in decoder.
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