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One False Note (The 39 Clues #2)
Super-selling author Gordon Korman sends Amy and Dan off on a wild chase in Book 2 of the highly-anticipated 39 Clues series.
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THIS JUST IN! Amy and Dan Cahill were spotted on a train, hot on the trail of one of 39 Clues hidden around the world. BUT WAIT! Police report a break-in at an elite hotel, and the suspects ALSO sound suspic
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JOIN ANYTIME TO PLAY FOR THE CHANCE TO WIN!
THIS JUST IN! Amy and Dan Cahill were spotted on a train, hot on the trail of one of 39 Clues hidden around the world. BUT WAIT! Police report a break-in at an elite hotel, and the suspects ALSO sound suspic
Hardcover, 174 pages
Published
December 1st 2008
by Scholastic
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I had a hard time putting this one down. This story kept me hopping and guessing what the next clue would be. My biggest disappointment was that not all the Cahill relatives played a big part in this story. I'm anxious for the next one.
This is a really great adventure series centered around orphaned Amy (14) and Dan (11) Cahill. There grandmother has died and set their family off on a world wide adventure to discover the 39 clues that will lead to a price that will grant enough wealth and power to possibly rule the world! The kids are fresh and natural with each other and very personable. The adventure are fast paced, almost like watching a movie. The way the authors weave historical facts into the mystery makes it extremely e...more
Mar 06, 2009
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It's a sequel, of course I had to read it :)
This is book 2 in the 39 Clues series. When I finished book one, I wasn't sure if I wanted to continue on with the story. Now that I'm done with book 2, however, I have to know how the story ends.
The 39 clues lead to a prize which promises great fame for whoever solve the puzzle. In this volume Amy and Dan Cahill are hot on the trail of clue number 2. Their search takes them to France, Salzburg, and finally to Venice all in search of famous places connected to the life of composer Wolfgang Amad...more
The 39 clues lead to a prize which promises great fame for whoever solve the puzzle. In this volume Amy and Dan Cahill are hot on the trail of clue number 2. Their search takes them to France, Salzburg, and finally to Venice all in search of famous places connected to the life of composer Wolfgang Amad...more
I usually don't like this kind of book, but this one is really good! Even though it is in the mystery section, if you like adventure books, you should definetly read this series. Sometimes it is a little confusing but I understand everything in a few minutes. This is a fast paced book with an ongoing chase and lots of characters that I can't keep track of. I recomend this book to anyone who likes everything I just described, even if you don't like what I just described you should read this book....more
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Dan and Amy are in Salzburg, Austria looking for a clue that has to do with KV 617. When they encounter some evil cousins,they start to wonder "can we do this?". After all in this competition, you either die trying or you win.
The reason I gave this book 2 stars is because the beginning and end were great but the middle was not so wonderful. Also there were a lot of words I didn't know.
I would recommend this book to someone who has a big vocabulary and love action adventure/mystery.
The reason I gave this book 2 stars is because the beginning and end were great but the middle was not so wonderful. Also there were a lot of words I didn't know.
I would recommend this book to someone who has a big vocabulary and love action adventure/mystery.
I was extremely impressed by this series. I started listening to the Maze of Bones audiobook while at work. I enjoy listening to young adult series as they aren't too difficult to follow while also concentrating on my computer. After listening to the Percy Jackson series 2 or 3 times I figured I'd give this Riordan book a try. I was pleasantly surprised to find a compelling mystery! The Cahill kids are likable protagonists on a bigger adventure then they could ever have imagined having in their...more
Marvelous thriller, it shows how family can act like they care about you when they need something but then can turn around and try to defeat you with kindness . My mother always told me to keep my friends close and my enemies closer , but I never thought you would have to do that with your family also . Amy and Dan go through what average kids don't have to they have family from all different genes that can't stand them at all and are always trying to knock them down because they want to be best...more
I'm going to give a generic review of the series. Basically because I'm lazy and don't want to write 39 reviews. Okay, 11.
We finally read Book 1. And then because we liked it so well, the entire series. One son (age 12) has read them all, the second son (also age 12) is on Book 2. And son #3 (age 8) will be starting as soon as he finishes his current book.
I thought the premise of this book very interesting. I loved how they integrated history and geography along with problem-solving skills and c...more
We finally read Book 1. And then because we liked it so well, the entire series. One son (age 12) has read them all, the second son (also age 12) is on Book 2. And son #3 (age 8) will be starting as soon as he finishes his current book.
I thought the premise of this book very interesting. I loved how they integrated history and geography along with problem-solving skills and c...more
Quite a transition, writing-wise, from the first book. Of course, since the series is written by a collaboration of authors.
This book was a quick read. And as I said, it's quite a leap from the first book 'cause it was missing the fun details which makes the series more enjoyable to read. It was fast paced though, since it centered more on arriving to their next clue and some impediments that Amy and Dan had encountered along the way.
I had trouble comprehending some parts of this book but for th...more
This book was a quick read. And as I said, it's quite a leap from the first book 'cause it was missing the fun details which makes the series more enjoyable to read. It was fast paced though, since it centered more on arriving to their next clue and some impediments that Amy and Dan had encountered along the way.
I had trouble comprehending some parts of this book but for th...more
The 39 Clues, One False Note Scholastic Inc., 2008, 174pp., $12.99
Gordon Korman ISBN 978-0-545-06042-4
Would you rather choose a million dollars or one clue leading to 38 more? I know, you’re probably thinking a million dollars is way better than 39 clues, but what if I told you that if you found 39 clues you could win a fortune. Changed your mind? Well Amy and Dan Cahill did. With the help of their babysitter/au pair they might just win the competition.
Though many obstacles await their cousins...more
Gordon Korman ISBN 978-0-545-06042-4
Would you rather choose a million dollars or one clue leading to 38 more? I know, you’re probably thinking a million dollars is way better than 39 clues, but what if I told you that if you found 39 clues you could win a fortune. Changed your mind? Well Amy and Dan Cahill did. With the help of their babysitter/au pair they might just win the competition.
Though many obstacles await their cousins...more
I read this book because I was curious about how the 39 Clues have different authors to each book. I wanted to see the difference between the writer's styles as they all continue the story. The book was about two orphans, Amy and Dan Cahill, looking for the 39 clues that lead to a grand prize that would give them power. They go to different places such as Italy, to find their clues and they encounter enemies, their fellow relatives. My favorite quote in the story is "If you lose, even once, it b...more
Amy and Dan Cahill's quest for the 39 Clues continues into Austria, with the other five remaining teams hot on their trail. They don't know who to trust, but still have their resourceful au pair, Nellie Gomez in tow. Where the last book was based on the life and inventions of Benjamin Franklin, this one revolves around Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his sister Maria Anna "Nannerl" Mozart - who parallel the brother-sister relationship between Amy and Dan.
This book has more plotting and intrigue, but...more
This book has more plotting and intrigue, but...more
Like the first book, The Maze of Bones, this is a fast-paced story focused more on plot than it is on characters or style. The characters are still a bit flat, with more short-hand about their personalities (Amy is more timid, Dan takes more risks - Amy loves museums and libraries, Dan prefers electronics and action) but this isn't a problem for kids who just want the action and mystery, or kids who struggle with reading and need to get hooked quickly without too much description. There's just e...more
This book really caught my interest. Well, because, I, myself, LOVE music. And since that I heard the Canon by Pachelbel, I even became to love classical musics! AND TA-DA! A book about Mozart AND piano! I LOVE IT!
OKAY... SO LET US SKIP MY LOVE FOR MUSIC, for now. And carry on with the book review!!!
I've learned a LOT about Mozart here. He's really cool. And his sister. I don't know if the sister thing is true, though I think it is, but what happened to her sister is really not true. A discrimin...more
OKAY... SO LET US SKIP MY LOVE FOR MUSIC, for now. And carry on with the book review!!!
I've learned a LOT about Mozart here. He's really cool. And his sister. I don't know if the sister thing is true, though I think it is, but what happened to her sister is really not true. A discrimin...more
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One False Note take us on the second leg of Dan and Amy's quest to discover all 39 clues. This time they are headed to Austria to figure out what Mozart has to do with their heritage and the mystery that has take over their lives.
Dan, Amy, and Nellie, their trusted and so cool au pair are hot on the trail of the next clue, with Saladin in tow. On top of figuring out the clues, they are faced with whatever it is that is making Saladin, their late grandmother's cat, scratch himself silly and refus...more
Dan, Amy, and Nellie, their trusted and so cool au pair are hot on the trail of the next clue, with Saladin in tow. On top of figuring out the clues, they are faced with whatever it is that is making Saladin, their late grandmother's cat, scratch himself silly and refus...more
The second book in the 39 clues series picked up right where the first one left off. I was a little uneasy knowing that this was by a different author (and not knowing anything about this author), but I was generally pleased with the tone, voice and general pacing of the story that was presented.
It made me wonder about the serialization of the story and how much control/oversight Scholastic gives to the various authors taking part. I'm sure Scholastic has a general trajectory but I wonder if th...more
It made me wonder about the serialization of the story and how much control/oversight Scholastic gives to the various authors taking part. I'm sure Scholastic has a general trajectory but I wonder if th...more
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According to my source, Gordon Korman planned this series with Rick Riordan, the author of The Maze of Bones, the first book in the series. They wrote the first two books and then ditched the series off on other authors. From what I felt after reading this book, I can see why. I was ready to be done with the series by the end of this book, and they had only found two of the 39 clues. Plus, all the running around, fighting random people, stealing things, and surviving explosions that others don't...more
After reading the first book in this series, I eagerly anticipated reading the second. Would it be as highly entertaining, filled with adventure, near-misses, and heart-stopping chases? You bet!
The story continues as the duo team of 14 year-old Amy Cahill and 11 year-old brother Dan Cahill travel to Austria and Italy to find the second clue in their quest to find the 39 Clues that will lead them to great power. In the first book we learned about Ben Franklin, and in this second we learn about Wo...more
The story continues as the duo team of 14 year-old Amy Cahill and 11 year-old brother Dan Cahill travel to Austria and Italy to find the second clue in their quest to find the 39 Clues that will lead them to great power. In the first book we learned about Ben Franklin, and in this second we learn about Wo...more
Ok, I've now listened to the second book in this series with my children and I'm still not entirely sure where this book series is going. The ending (what the 29 clues actually is adding up to) better be something very life-altering or this series is going to feel like a giant pie in the face after all the buildup.
I don't exactly understand why there are so many authors for this series unless they just want to publish them more quickly and get to making a movie of it even that much faster. The...more
I don't exactly understand why there are so many authors for this series unless they just want to publish them more quickly and get to making a movie of it even that much faster. The...more
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1. What did you think this book was about?
I think the book is about a family of powerful figures. It is more closely based on Amy and Dan Cahill, two orphans, who lost their parents in a house fire. The reason I think this is because the book is almost always following what Dan and Amy are doing, like looking for clues, searching to find a place to hide. I also think Dan and Amy are the two “underdogs” because they are just kids going up against celebrities, families...more
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1. What did you think this book was about?
I think the book is about a family of powerful figures. It is more closely based on Amy and Dan Cahill, two orphans, who lost their parents in a house fire. The reason I think this is because the book is almost always following what Dan and Amy are doing, like looking for clues, searching to find a place to hide. I also think Dan and Amy are the two “underdogs” because they are just kids going up against celebrities, families...more
What I didn't like:
I felt like I was reading someone's very first book. The POV shifts around from one character to another constantly within the same scene, which makes it hard for the reader to connect with any of them. Using a variety of dialogue tags seems like a good idea for a beginning writer, but it can be quite distracting for the reader. I counted eight different ones in one random page I picked ("Nellie translated in a whisper", "Amy hissed in surprise", "she replied with a shrug", "N...more
I felt like I was reading someone's very first book. The POV shifts around from one character to another constantly within the same scene, which makes it hard for the reader to connect with any of them. Using a variety of dialogue tags seems like a good idea for a beginning writer, but it can be quite distracting for the reader. I counted eight different ones in one random page I picked ("Nellie translated in a whisper", "Amy hissed in surprise", "she replied with a shrug", "N...more
Amy and Dan Cahill are at it again!
Dragging their au pair, Nellie Gomez, with them, Dan, Amy and Saladin venture off to Vienna, Austria. Once there, they look up the whereabouts of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's birthplace. Another exciting adventure, this time with even more dangeorus danger and dramatic drama than before. The Holts, the Kabras, and the Starlings are still trying to kill the Cahills (along with Nellie) while Alistair Oh and Irina Spavsky are merely trying to injure them enough to...more
Dragging their au pair, Nellie Gomez, with them, Dan, Amy and Saladin venture off to Vienna, Austria. Once there, they look up the whereabouts of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's birthplace. Another exciting adventure, this time with even more dangeorus danger and dramatic drama than before. The Holts, the Kabras, and the Starlings are still trying to kill the Cahills (along with Nellie) while Alistair Oh and Irina Spavsky are merely trying to injure them enough to...more
One False Note has brought Dan, Amy, Nellie and Saladin to Austria in search of the next clue. Rather than Wolfgang Amadeus Motzart, however, they are looking for something from his sister, Nannerl. It turns out to be her diary, but when they arrive to take a look at it, they find that it has been stolen. Their search leads them next to Venice, Italy, where not only do they obtain the pages from the diary that they seek, but manage to do so from under the noses of the Janus, one of the branches...more
I was intrigued by the premise and interactive element of this series, but I'm not sure I'll carry on. In a few ways I liked this book better than the first. Less mindless violence, no Holts...Jonah Wizard is actually kind of charming in his way, the Kabras were dialed down a few noches.
The four divisions of the family are just grating on me, particularly since you have the "sneaky"Slytherin house and now the "artistic" house...seriously? Bleh.
My biggest beef is that our "heroes" accomplish nea...more
The four divisions of the family are just grating on me, particularly since you have the "sneaky"
My biggest beef is that our "heroes" accomplish nea...more
Amy and Dan Cahill have discovered the first clue, a piece of music written especially for Benjamin Franklin by none other than Mozart himself, leading brother, sister, and au pair on a trip to Vienna, Austria. A library all about Mozart leads the Cahills to a diary written by Wolfgang's not-so-famous sister, Maria Anna "Nannerl" Mozart. The diary is found to be stolen, and a close inspection of an interview of their celebrity gangster cousin, Jonah Wizard, leads Amy and Dan to believe that the...more
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Now, this one really puts emphasis on small books. I really, however, like this one, and most of these books because it's almost like Scholastic looked into my mind, saw what figures of the past I wanted to know more about, and printed it. When I mentioned Rick Riordan I my review for The Maze of Bones, I neglected to say something else. Rick Riordan books, as good as these are, dwarf this series. The catch? One. Book. A. Year. Whereas here, it's one every 3-5 months. It might be because one of...more
Fast-paced, fun, and almost completely empty. There are many Cahill's, and they keep popping up at the most inopportune times. The books, so far, constantly give you the impression that Dan and Amy have gained a big advantage on their competition in this ridiculous scavenger hunt. And then, every time they get an advantage, a host of other Cahills have already beaten them to the next step. And there's almost never any sort of explanation for how the others figured out where to go.
My favorite par...more
My favorite par...more
This second book in The 39 Clues series (each book farmed out to different authors; will there be 39?) is just as good as the first. The chase is still action-filled, the characters sill quirky and fun, and the best part is that the clues revolve around a different historical figure--this time Mozart (hence the title One False Note). I enjoyed learning about Mozart's life, traveling from France to Vienna to Venice, visiting museums and famous cities and places where Mozart lived and performed. D...more
I firmly believe that writing for kids should still reflect good writing.
Just because they're kids doesn't mean that you should throw in a bunch of explosions or fighting to keep them interested. No, I believe that children, like adults, learn how to write from what they read. I'm not just talking about grammar, here. I'm talking about style, descriptions, expression -- the whole shebangbang.
And the better the writing is now, the better it will be in the future, when today's kids grow up and wr...more
Just because they're kids doesn't mean that you should throw in a bunch of explosions or fighting to keep them interested. No, I believe that children, like adults, learn how to write from what they read. I'm not just talking about grammar, here. I'm talking about style, descriptions, expression -- the whole shebangbang.
And the better the writing is now, the better it will be in the future, when today's kids grow up and wr...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.
Korman moved to New York City, where he studied film and film writing. While i...more
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“He watched in awe as she stacked up an enormous armload of music. "There," she finished, slapping Frank Zappa's Greatest Hits on top of the pile. "That should do for a start."
"You are a music lover," said the wide-eyed cashier.
"No, I'm a kleptomaniac." And she dashed out the door.
He was so utterly shocked that it took him a moment to run after her.
With a meaningful nod in the direction of the astounded Cahills, she barreled down the cobblestone street with her load.
"Fermati!" shouted the cashier, scrambling in breathless pursuit.
Nellie let a few CDs drop and watched with satisfaction over her shoulder as the clerk stopped to pick them up. The trick would be to keep the chase going just long enough for Amy and Dan to search Disco Volante.
Yikes, she reflected suddenly, I'm starting to think like a Cahill....
And if she was nuts enough to hang around this family, it was only going to get worse.”
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"You are a music lover," said the wide-eyed cashier.
"No, I'm a kleptomaniac." And she dashed out the door.
He was so utterly shocked that it took him a moment to run after her.
With a meaningful nod in the direction of the astounded Cahills, she barreled down the cobblestone street with her load.
"Fermati!" shouted the cashier, scrambling in breathless pursuit.
Nellie let a few CDs drop and watched with satisfaction over her shoulder as the clerk stopped to pick them up. The trick would be to keep the chase going just long enough for Amy and Dan to search Disco Volante.
Yikes, she reflected suddenly, I'm starting to think like a Cahill....
And if she was nuts enough to hang around this family, it was only going to get worse.”
