Korman continues the 39 Clues saga with another great adventure for Dan and Amy. They head to Italy to find the famous Caravaggio painting of the Medusa to save their cousins from the Vespers, who have kidnapped one member of each Cahill family. The younger Cahills are now working together to rescue their family members from the Vespers and along the way trying to figure out exactly who the Vespers are. Amy and Dan struggle with the frustration of being thrown back into the chaos of the Cahill history and the effects on their lives and their friends. Korman has done an exceptional job of laying the foundation for another great series. Readers who loved the original 39 clues will continue to be captivated by the adventures that await the Cahills. Ages 9-13
Recommended by Donna Jo Cody, Librarian, New York, USA
224 pages 978-0545324090 Ages 8-12
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Are you ready to save the world? The bestselling series returns with an adventure spanning 6 explosive books, 2 secret-filled card packs, and a website that places readers right in the action.
Thirteen-year-old Dan Cahill and his older sister, Amy, thought they belonged to the world's most powerful family. They thought the hunt for 39 Clues leading to the source of that power was over. They even thought they'd won. But Amy and Dan were wrong.
One by one, distress calls start coming in from around the globe. Cahills are being kidnapped by a shadowy group known only as the Vespers. Now Amy and Dan have only days to fulfill a bizarre ransom request or their captured friends will start dying. Amy and Dan don't know what the Vespers want or how to stop them. Only one thing is clear. The Vespers are playing to win, and if they get their hands on the Clues . . . the world will be their next hostage.
