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39 Clues Book 2: One False Note

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Manufacturer: Scholastic Inc.
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Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780545060424
ISBN: 0545060427
Label: Scholastic Inc.
Manufacturer: Scholastic Inc.
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 160
Publication Date: 2008-12-01
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Release Date: 2008-12-02
Studio: Scholastic Inc.


SIMILAR ITEMS:

• The 39 Clues Book 1:The Maze of Bones
• The 39 Clues Book 3: The Sword Thief
• The 39 Clues: Card Pack (v. 1)
• The 39 Clues Book 4: Beyond the Grave
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw


CUSTOMER REVIEWS:

Customer Rating:
Summary: My 10 year old loves 39 Clues
Comment: After finishing the Harry Potter series my son and I didn't know what to read next. We got the first 39 clues and my son just loved it. It's not the writing and plot quality of HP but just enough suspense and mystery for a 10 year old boy!

Customer Rating:
Summary: Very disappointing.
Comment: I ordered this series for my nephew and me so we could have a shared reading experience, which had been so much fun with the Maxium Ride books. We were both really disappointed. In fact, after loooking over the first book, he said he thought I ought to ask for my money back and buy something "not quite so boring." So if you're buying the 39 Clues books for a strong, independent reader who loves being absorbed by interesting characters and surprising plots--just know that he or she may not find these books very satisfying.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent. Great Fun
Comment: My two oldest children, ages 8 and 9, have been enjoying this series.
They enjoy mysteries, computer games, collecting cards for games, and reading. This series hits all of their favorites.

When you get this book you will recieve some cards to go with it. You can go online and enter your cards, solve the mysteries on the cards, and try to collect clues.

Because each book is written by a different author, the styles vary a little bit. Where in the first book a character might be fond of one saying, he'll have a different saying in the second book. IF you can overlook that, and it isn't difficult, then these are fun books.

I particularly like that they are learning a little bit about history as we read these books together. The first book was about Ben. Franklin, This one is about Mozart. I would not call them educational but informative.

This book is a fun read that moves fast. Enjoy.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Tremendous
Comment: Much as book 1, Maze of Bones, focused on the life and times of Benjamin Franklin, book 2, One False Note, focuses on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his sister Nannerl. Continuing almost immediately after book one, the pace of this one is much quicker. Moving from Paris to Vienna, the Cahill kids, Dan, Amy and their chaperon are ambushed by the big burly Holt clan. Narrowly escaping them, the dangers from other family members only intensifies. With more bombs, boat crashes, and run-ins with everyone from their aunts, uncles and cousins to Benedictine monks, this book is one wild chase scene.

The adventures in this book take our trio from Paris to Vienna then onto Salzburg then finally Venice. This book not only has a faster pace than book one, but also more dialogue. Some of that may be due to the writing style of the different authors, and some the point in the story arch and plot development. Gordon Korman does an excellent job continuing from the story started by Rick Riordan in Book 1.The transition is almost effortless. The feel is slightly different but the story continues to flow well.

It is interesting reading a series of 10 books with seven different authors, in part because we do not know how much freedom each author has. Do they write their section and hand it off and the next author has to create from there, or is there an overarching story arc already sketched out and the authors are composing the different scenes as movements in a musical piece? Either way this book is excellent and like the first leaves the reader hungry for more. I cannot honestly remember the last time I read a series that was so addictive. I picked up the next book immediately and dread when I will have to await the next release. All in all an excellent book in what is shaping up to be a great series.

The 39 Clues:

The Maze of Bones - Book 1 - Rick Riordan
One False Note - Book 2 - Gordon Korman
The Sword Thief - Book 3 - Peter Lerangis
Beyond the Grave - Book 4 - Jude Watson (June 2009)
Book 5 - Patrick Carman (August 2009)
Book 6 - Jude Watson (November 2009)
Book 7 - Peter Lerangis (February 2010)
Book 8 - Gordon Korman (April 2010)
Book 9 - Linda Sue Park (June 2010)
Book 10 - Margaret Peterson Haddix (September 2010)

Card Pack #1 - Books 1-3
Card Pack #2 - Books 4-6 (June 2009)
Card Pack #3 - Books 7-9 (February 2010)
Rare Card Pack (June 2010)

(First published in Imprint 2009-03-27.)

Customer Rating:
Summary: My son loves this series!
Comment: My son devoured the first two books in this series and is anxiously awaiting the third book!

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