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The Medusa Plot (The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers #1)
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 po...more
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 po...more
Hardcover, Special Library Edition, 224 pages
Published
August 30th 2011
by Scholastic Press
(first published July 5th 2011)
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OHMYGODOHMYGOD
OHMYGOD!!
edit on Sept 24, 2011
Oh lordy, after finishing the first series, I STILL don't get why it's soooo good! Especially with it being a kiddie series and...well, I'm not a kiddie...
This book was a GREAT and FANTASTIC start-off for "Cahills vs Vespers".
Things I love about it:
1) The Cahills are getting along in a "family" manner without the possibility of unexpectedly stabbing each other in the back.
2) The Vespers are delightfully sinister! I love them! They add more suspense an...more
edit on Sept 24, 2011
Oh lordy, after finishing the first series, I STILL don't get why it's soooo good! Especially with it being a kiddie series and...well, I'm not a kiddie...
This book was a GREAT and FANTASTIC start-off for "Cahills vs Vespers".
Things I love about it:
1) The Cahills are getting along in a "family" manner without the possibility of unexpectedly stabbing each other in the back.
2) The Vespers are delightfully sinister! I love them! They add more suspense an...more
The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers Book 1: The Medusa Plot
by: Gordon Korman
Product Details
ISBN-13: 9780545298391
Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date: 8/30/2011
Pages: 224
Sales rank: 478
Age range: 9 – 12 Years
Lexile: 730L (what’s this?)
Series: 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers Series, #1
By: Gordon Korman
Summary: The clue hunt is over, two years have passed and Dan and Amy are back in school. Their au pair, Nellie is away at school in France (for culinary lessons, of course), Uncle Fiske...more
by: Gordon Korman
Product Details
ISBN-13: 9780545298391
Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date: 8/30/2011
Pages: 224
Sales rank: 478
Age range: 9 – 12 Years
Lexile: 730L (what’s this?)
Series: 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers Series, #1
By: Gordon Korman
Summary: The clue hunt is over, two years have passed and Dan and Amy are back in school. Their au pair, Nellie is away at school in France (for culinary lessons, of course), Uncle Fiske...more
The search continues..but for what??
This is a higher octane continuation of the 39 clues.
Dan and Amy are two years older and a little wiser. After being caught unprepared for the ruthlessness of the Vespers, Dan and Amy spend the time after the recovery of the Cahill ring preparing for a renewed threat from the Vespers. Who would guess that psycho Isabella Kabra would look warm and fuzzy compared to the Wyoming twins, the rabid attack dogs of the Vesper organization.
The Cahills are finally unit...more
This is a higher octane continuation of the 39 clues.
Dan and Amy are two years older and a little wiser. After being caught unprepared for the ruthlessness of the Vespers, Dan and Amy spend the time after the recovery of the Cahill ring preparing for a renewed threat from the Vespers. Who would guess that psycho Isabella Kabra would look warm and fuzzy compared to the Wyoming twins, the rabid attack dogs of the Vesper organization.
The Cahills are finally unit...more
Amy and Dan Cahill thought that their troubles were over when they supposedly won the hunt for the 39 clues. They thought that they had brought an end to 500 years of their family’s bickering. They thought that by destroying their ancestor’s master cerium, they would bring a long wanted peace to the world. They were wrong. Soon, reports of Cahill kidnappings were coming in from around the world.
Who was behind the kidnappings? It turns out that a mysterious group of outcasts and want-to- be’s kno...more
Who was behind the kidnappings? It turns out that a mysterious group of outcasts and want-to- be’s kno...more
The Cahills have been working very hard at being a "normal" family. But how can you be normal when a kid has the formula for the serum to become the most powerful person in the universe and has a crazy family making them look for the most random-hard-to-get things? 2 years have passed and Amy and Dan have been living in their own house living an almost normal life. But they know that things won't stay normal for a long time. The Vespers, a group of powerful people are following the Cahills, and...more
As always, the 39 clues (and most of this genre) seems to be about kids saving the world.
The book begins with a nice twist, 7 Cahills getting kidapped...unknown location...unknown enemy...and some escape (not the 7, of course).
Not that I believed the last series, but this book seems to stretch my capabilities of logic. If Dan and Amy hadn't escaped....who would these "people" have gotten to do their bidding? And how can someone plan a heist after planning for a day? And how does Amy's boyfriend...more
The book begins with a nice twist, 7 Cahills getting kidapped...unknown location...unknown enemy...and some escape (not the 7, of course).
Not that I believed the last series, but this book seems to stretch my capabilities of logic. If Dan and Amy hadn't escaped....who would these "people" have gotten to do their bidding? And how can someone plan a heist after planning for a day? And how does Amy's boyfriend...more
Frankly, I was pretty disappointed in this book; however, I have not read the original 39 Clues series (I’ve since read the first). I thought this was it, but after a few pages it became obvious I had missed something. There were lots of references to prior adventures and a search for the ingredients of a secret super serum. The back story sounds exciting. I still plan to read it. But the fact remains, I didn’t really like this one.
The books starts out with immediate action. Multiple kidnappings...more
The books starts out with immediate action. Multiple kidnappings...more
Having thoroughly enjoyed the first series, I was excited to discover that this second series existed. Leading pretty much straight on from where I left off (minus a small adventure with the Vespers in some sort of bridging book I seemed to have missed), Amy and Dan are thrust into yet another difficult situation as the evil Vespers kidnap their friends and force them to carry out certain crimes if they ever want to see them alive again.
One of the things I loved in the original series was the wa...more
One of the things I loved in the original series was the wa...more
You never quite know with this series what you're going to get book to book because the authors change, but I thought this was one of the better installments. I liked the slightly more mature tone, it was appropriate after everything these kids have been through to acknowledge that they're pretty traumatized and to deal with that. But it's still simple enough for younger readers as well. it's still a bit silly, the idea that these kids could rob a major museum with a day of preparation is just r...more
*4.5 STARS*
OMG! The people who have Read The Maze of Bones(39 Clues Book #1) know how epic that book was but unfortunately the sequels did not live upto the EPICNESS that was the first book!
This book is AS Epic as Rick Riordan's Maze of Bones! I hope the rest of the spin off series is AS good as this book!
The author doesn't waste time trying to remind us of everything that has happened in the past and we get to meet Amy and Dan again! New characters are introduced but the focus is still on Amy...more
OMG! The people who have Read The Maze of Bones(39 Clues Book #1) know how epic that book was but unfortunately the sequels did not live upto the EPICNESS that was the first book!
This book is AS Epic as Rick Riordan's Maze of Bones! I hope the rest of the spin off series is AS good as this book!
The author doesn't waste time trying to remind us of everything that has happened in the past and we get to meet Amy and Dan again! New characters are introduced but the focus is still on Amy...more
For once I am actually giving a kids book top marks. I'm not sure how to put my finger on it but there is something about this book that was completely absorbing and has left me darn near gagging for the next one!
We follow two young people, Amy and Dan, part of the worlds most powerful family. They were initially introduced in the first series titled The 39 Clues, My only stumbling block was that I haven't read that series so I did have to figure out some of the back story, that wasn't too diffi...more
We follow two young people, Amy and Dan, part of the worlds most powerful family. They were initially introduced in the first series titled The 39 Clues, My only stumbling block was that I haven't read that series so I did have to figure out some of the back story, that wasn't too diffi...more
Disclosure: I received an advance reader's copy of this book from the Amazon Vine Program in exchange for an honest review.
Cahills vs. Vespers: The Medusa Plot by Gordon Korman
From the back of the book:
KIDNAPPED!
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 c...more
Cahills vs. Vespers: The Medusa Plot by Gordon Korman
From the back of the book:
KIDNAPPED!
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 c...more
The rest of the title of this one is The 39 Clues: Vespers vs Cahills. It is the first book in a new series that continues Amy's and Dan's adventures against a new, unknown enemy. Time has passed. Amy is now sixteen, has a boyfriend, and has spent the last two years training. Dan is thirteen. He has been greatly changed by the events of the 39 Clues. He is a loner and much more serious. Amy says that he gets lost in his own head.
When seven Cahills are kidnapped, including Uncle Fiske and Nellie...more
When seven Cahills are kidnapped, including Uncle Fiske and Nellie...more
LOVED IT!!!! I think I actually like this ordeal better than the original ten... It's a whole lot better when all of the branches are working together instead of rivaling, which gives opportunities for MORE IAN!!! Ian is SO funny in this, and I'm actually really starting to love his character! How he always complains that he's "poor", and when he's with Sinead and Saladin, it was so funny i was laughing in my seat, which brought some awkward staring from my classmates. (I regret nothing.) With t...more
Such a good book! Loved the previous series, this one is so far even more exciting. My son was worried about Gordon Korman being the author because his school MADE him read "Schooled" this summer, and he felt that was extremely preachy. He hates preachy. No time for preaching in this book... it moves really fast! I read it on a plane so it had my undivided attention (except for the soda my daughter spilled, and then my son... and then ME... Yes, we have the klutzy gene.).
GK did a great job desc...more
GK did a great job desc...more
This book is AMAZING!!! It takes place after the first series. Amy and Dan thought they won the clue hunt and that their lives would be normal. But they were wrong. Now 7 Cahills have been kidnapped worldwide. Amy and Dan have received a package that contains a cell phone with one text message. "We have hostages. Do what we want or they die". This book keeps you reading until the end. I recommend this book to people who love mystery/detective fiction stories.
Dan and Amy Cahill thought their adventures were over and life would return to normal after they solved the 39 clues in the first series of books . . . until members of the Cahill family all over the world disappear and their kidnappers give Amy and Dan just a few days to fulfill the ransom request. The clock is ticking as problem after problem threatens to keep them from meeting the kidnappers demands.
I hadn't read the first 39 Clues series and, while I think it would have helped me to understa...more
I hadn't read the first 39 Clues series and, while I think it would have helped me to understa...more
The 39 Clues series continues with a 6-book spin-off focusing on their archenemies, the Vespers.
In the 11th book of the 39 Clues series, the Vesper origin was explained which was dated since their original ancestor, Gideon Cahill. The Vespers were a criminal organization bent on stealing the 39 Clues for themselves and, of course, using it for evil. Unlike the Cahills, the Vespers recruited by skill and not by blood so anyone ruthless enough could be a Vesper.
Fast forward to the present day, 7 m...more
In the 11th book of the 39 Clues series, the Vesper origin was explained which was dated since their original ancestor, Gideon Cahill. The Vespers were a criminal organization bent on stealing the 39 Clues for themselves and, of course, using it for evil. Unlike the Cahills, the Vespers recruited by skill and not by blood so anyone ruthless enough could be a Vesper.
Fast forward to the present day, 7 m...more
Dan and Amy have to rescue seven Cahills who have been kidnapped by the Vespers. The two travel to Italy where they have to steal a Caravaggio painting called, Medusa, from the Uffizi Museum. The clues lead them next to the Colosseum in Rome.
Book one is vague on plot. It isn’t clear why the Vespers kidnapped that many people. I found this novel less funny, less believable, and more violent. Amy has a boyfriend and Dan is more serious. Dan also betrays his good friend which I thought was out of c...more
Book one is vague on plot. It isn’t clear why the Vespers kidnapped that many people. I found this novel less funny, less believable, and more violent. Amy has a boyfriend and Dan is more serious. Dan also betrays his good friend which I thought was out of c...more
The who in this book in this book is Amy and Dan they are brother and sister and they come from a very powerful family that has been that powerful for 500 years. Amy and Dan have to help their relitaves get free because they get captured.
They want to free their relitaves who are held captives in an unknown area and they are being held by the families enemies the VESPERS. The vespers want Amy and Dan to steal the Medusa from a museum in Italy.
The obstacle is that they have to break through the m...more
They want to free their relitaves who are held captives in an unknown area and they are being held by the families enemies the VESPERS. The vespers want Amy and Dan to steal the Medusa from a museum in Italy.
The obstacle is that they have to break through the m...more
OHMYGOD! I'm so glad the authors decided to write another series!!
The museum robbery was EPIC. It was one of the few things that Dan and Amy did, that was well planned, orderly, and organised. Earlier, everything used to be based on luck, and on-the-spot improvisation.
The Vespers are so mysterious, I'm anxious to find out if it's someone we already know!
I loved the fact, that everyone was working together. The Cahills were definitely a strong team. I miss Alistair oh, Nellie, and Fiske, so I'm...more
The museum robbery was EPIC. It was one of the few things that Dan and Amy did, that was well planned, orderly, and organised. Earlier, everything used to be based on luck, and on-the-spot improvisation.
The Vespers are so mysterious, I'm anxious to find out if it's someone we already know!
I loved the fact, that everyone was working together. The Cahills were definitely a strong team. I miss Alistair oh, Nellie, and Fiske, so I'm...more
This book was a great addition to the 39 Clues series. Korman makes sure there is a lot of action, humor, and suspense in this new installment of the series. As with all of the other books, Amy and Dan Cahill are faced with new obstacles and must face those who stand in their way. In this book, the new antagonist is Vesper One, a mysterious and menacing new opponent in the search for....the Cahills aren't really sure what they're searching for. It's through Vesper One's tasks for Dan and Amy to...more
The mysterious Vespers have kidnapped Nellie, Fiske, Alistair, young Phoenix Wizard, Reagan Holt, Natalie Kabra, and Ted Starling! Amy and Dan are given a ransom request like no other. They must steal the famous Caravaggio painting of Medusa from the Uffizi museum! One of the most protected treasures in Europe! With the help of Jonah Wizard and Hamilton Holt, Amy and Dan Cahill successfully steal the "Medusa" painting. However, their Cahill curiosity takes over and the siblings dig deeper into t...more
Excellent. I loved the whole stealing a painting thing. I read the library edition which doesn't have the cards so seeing the photos provided in this book was a real shock. I hated that cause it messes with your mental picture of the characters.(Side Note/Warning:All of the characters look pretty weird to me, but if you ever get the opportunity to see Ian's depiction, don't. That guy just...just..cannot be Ian)
The book left me wondering about something. The whole series(all Cahill books)make ref...more
The book left me wondering about something. The whole series(all Cahill books)make ref...more
The “Medusa Plot” is the continuation of the book “Vespers Rising”. The Medusa Plot is about two siblings, Amy and Dan. Just when they thought that their adventure from the clue hunt was over, the Vespers, a group of people who wants nothing more than to rule the world by any means necessary, steps forward and kidnapped seven of Amy and Dan’s relatives from all around the world. Now, with Amy and Dan’s relatives lives at stake, the only thing they can do is follow the Vesper’s orders. But with...more
39 Clues The Medusa Plot: Cahills vs Vespers Book 1
Around the globe, one by one, members of the Cahill family are simultaneously disappearing. But with a bit of luck and a lot of skill, Dan and Amy Cahill escape a similar fate only to be the ones left to save the rest of their family. After being led around the world to do the bidding of the kidnappers, they decide to take the upper hand and find the prize sought by their tormentors and take control of the situation but will they be too late?
The...more
Around the globe, one by one, members of the Cahill family are simultaneously disappearing. But with a bit of luck and a lot of skill, Dan and Amy Cahill escape a similar fate only to be the ones left to save the rest of their family. After being led around the world to do the bidding of the kidnappers, they decide to take the upper hand and find the prize sought by their tormentors and take control of the situation but will they be too late?
The...more
After a really long wait between this book and the red transition book, Cahills vs. Vespers, I am happy to say that this series continues to delight my students and me. Scholastic has found a really great formula in combining physical books, card collecting, and online interaction. Where one student may not be so strong in reading, he/she finds delight in excelling in the online games and missions. Indeed, Arena 39 is a "vicious" a battleground as any when it comes to my 39 Clues students!
This b...more
This b...more
How would you like running around the globe to try to rescue your most important family members? Because that is what this thirteen year old boy named Dan and his older sister Amy are doing. There is this group called the Vespers and they took a way Amy and Dan's most Important family members. Amy and Dan have to go to a couple different cities to get the certain shield to give to Vesper One. Do you think you can do this?
I like this book so much because it is perfect for me. I felt like I was i...more
I like this book so much because it is perfect for me. I felt like I was i...more
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Korman wrote his first book, "This Can't be Happening at Macdonald Hall", when he was 12 years old, for a coach who suddenly found himself teaching 7th grade English. He later took that episode and created a book out of it, as well, in "The Sixth Grade Nickname Game", wherein Mr. Huge was based on that 7th grade teacher.
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