Into the Gauntlet (39 Clues, #10)

Into the Gauntlet (The 39 Clues #10)

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The explosive finale to Scholastic's mega-selling series.

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
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Hardcover, 327 pages
Published August 31st 2010 by Scholastic Inc.
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Colin
I must read this book!
the 9th 39 clues leaves
a good cliff hanger.
Joyce Chan
Prompt: My own prompt:
What technique does the author use to make this book more compelling? Focus on one technique and find examples to prove why you think that example was funny.

The technique the author to make this book more compelling is using humor. There are quite many examples of this technique in this book and all the others in this series although every book is written by a different author.

"Ian had always been taught that truth was a very flexible thing. His mother could smile brightly...more
Andre
Into the Gauntlet is about two kids named Dan and Amy. They are investigators and they try to stop the most evil woman in the world. This woman assassinated both of their parents and so now Dan and Amy are trying to stop her from her next evil schemes. "We can't stop her. It's just Dan and me against the most evil woman in the world." (Haddix)

The theme of this book has to do with history because they go back in time and there is a lot that happens. It’s a mystery book which I like. The beginni...more
02ZachL
Title: Into The Gauntlet (the 39 clues)
Year: 2010
Author: Margaret Peterson Haddix
Number of Pages: 327

Who is the intended audience of this book?
Teenagers and older

What is the main issue or problem the book addresses?
Amy and Dan Cahill are trying to find all of the 39 clues before the other clans find them first.

Setting: It is based I guess in the present day, but they go all over the world.

Description of main characters:
Protagonist-Amy and Dan Cahill
Great kids, they have no parents only the rest...more
Bookboy11
In the story "The 39 Clues, Into the Gauntlet" by Margaret Peterson Haddix, the book is very suspenseful, and it is also very intense. The background of the story displays a time when a family is not a typical family. They are known as the Cahill family. The Cahills highly dislike each other all because of their ancestors who set up a clue hunt that has been going on for hundreds of years with the different generations. However, the clue hunt has brought many dangers to the family, in which they...more
Heather
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
Pinkflower
Madrigal agentsDan, Amy Cahill (from the centuries old Cahill family) and their au pair Nellie Gomez (whom they're no longer mad at and is also the first Madrigal agent who isn't part of the family)travel to London onto their next lead. Their hotel room was bugged by 4 different clue hunting teams. Ian and Natalie star having doubts about their parents especially their mother. On the orders of Cora Wizard(his mom)Jonah tries to kill Dan and Amy at the Globe Theater ad ends up trying to kill all...more
Beaulah Pragg
A stunning finale to what has to be one of my favourite children's series. I am proud to say that I have introduced it to my entire family and they are now competing over who has which book first.

The basic story follows two children who must compete against distant relatives for a mysterious 'grand prize' by collecting all 39 clues. In this final instalment, they race to stop the head of the Lucian branch from winning and gaining the power to pretty much destroy the world. It is an exciting jour...more
Jeremiah
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Amy and Dan Cahill are the protagonists and they are all on their own in the hunt for the 39 Clues started by their grandmother, Grace Cahill. They must depend on their own instincts to beat their wealthy cousins to the final product, the serum including all of the 39 Clues, which makes whoever drinks it the most powerful person in the world. The antagonists are the other Cahill members taking part in the hunt for the 39 Clues.

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The setting is all over the world as the clue hunt l...more
Suzan
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Andrea
Aug 01, 2011 Andrea added it
Into the Gauntlet by Margaret Peterson Haddix, the 10th and final book in the 39 Clues series.

I'm really glad my son is into watching Ninja Warrior and Unbeatable Banzuke on TV, because he knew right away what a gauntlet was and bounced around excitedly for most of the book, waiting for the obstacle course to appear. :)

The first thing that struck me about this installment was the overall change in tone from the previous nine installments. Each book has a different author, which kept the story fe...more
Claudia
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Laura
Finally, after reading all nine books, I get to the last one in this exciting series… but, wait a minute, I’m not so sure it IS the last one! Apart from the bonus book, The Black Book of Buried Secrets, that is being released on October 26, 2010 (in which the hidden secrets and mysteries surrounding history’s most notorious family are uncovered) the ending of The 39 Clues left some unanswered questions. “Our adventures aren’t over, Dan thought. But they are for now.” So, entretemps, this series...more
Cindy
Solid conclusion to a fun series. I've enjoyed these books as a great escape. No, they are not even remotely plausible, but seriously, who cares? Does everything have to be so serious? Why not have a little fun and excitement? Dan and Amy have been to China, to Africa, to Mount Everest, to Venice, and in this one, they're heading to England.

The previous book answered the big questions about what was going on, who was behind the deaths of Dan and Amy's parents, and who they could really trust. It...more
Keri
Ah the 39 clues is such a fast pace, thrilling, mysterious, alliances and betrayal, exciting twists and turn series. I really like all of the books. They were all easy, and fun to read. But I just finished the 9th book yesterday and me and my sister heard the last
Book came out a few days ago. So we looked at the library, 18 holds on the book. We COULDNT wait that long. :P so I was out shopping with a friend and my sister went to barnes and
Noble to buy it. :D she finished the whole booK yesterday...more
Cathy
Really a 3.5, but I had to round up because I enjoyed the series as a whole. Wrapping up a 10 book mystery is quite a task. Doing so when you aren't the author of the first 9 books was probably harder. Overall Haddix did an OK job. I didn't feel like the kids' voices range particularly true, especially the supporting characters. And having to wrap things up caused a lot of points to feel overly simplified, minus some of the depth and emotion I'd come to hope for in this series, if not expect wit...more
Ker Malkin Gesulga
Wow. This book was just A-MA-ZING!! Without over analyzing things, I thought Into the Gauntlet was full of action, danger, excitement and a little bit of humor. We also get to witness a comeback from the Starlings (Sinead, Ned and Ted) who were thought to have been eliminated rather early from the clue hunt back in The Maze of Bones.

A couple of the preceding books of this one already gave us an insight on some of the characters' self-doubt issues. So basically, there were a lot of changes of he...more
Kristine Lopez
THIS IS THE TOTALLY GREATEST OF THE PREVIOUS BOOKS!!!! :DDD
as in like, GREATER THAN THE GREATS!
I finished it after 5 hours! and I ended up sleeping at pass 1am. AND FYI, I have classes. SO I am SOOO SLEEPY during our whole CLASS PERIOD! even now...
*yawn*
BUT OF COURSE...I won't sleep because I want every bit of the story to stay inside my head up until I finish this review. AND HERE I AM...STARTING TO TALK ABOUT IT...right...NOW.


39 Clues.Into the Gauntlet. The final installment of the hunt of the...more
Bechai

Into the Gauntlet sort of ends the first series - rather abrupt yet fitting ending for the Cahill clue hunting (for me, anyway). Reading the first 3 or 4 books made me assume that all of the 39 clues need to be searched/found. Later, I would realize that since the clue hunting began almost half a century ago each branch have already found their some of the clues.

A fitting and realistic ending for families who are at war for almost half a century. Indeed, centuries of deceit and feuding can't ju...more
Steven R. McEvoy
The Clue Hunt is drawing to a close. Amy and Dan have been given a bigger picture of what the Clue Hunt is really all about. They believe they have an impossible mission to try to reunite the families. But to do so, forgiveness and leaving the past behind will need to happen. Not just for the others, but Dan and Amy must also find forgiveness for the families responsible for their parents' death. That's a lot of pressure on two youngsters, especially as the number of unclaimed clues dwindles. Th...more
Irene
Into The Gauntlet is the continuation of the book “Storm Warning”. Into The Gauntlet is about two siblings, Dan and Amy. After finding out the truth about their clan, the Madrigals, Dan and Amy must finish a task, to get their family back together! Two big problems, their family would do whatever it takes (even kill their own relatives) to get the secret serum that gives them amazing abilities! Also, every clan thinks that the madrigals are evil so there is no way they would listen to what Dan...more
Jennifer
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Lauren Stoolfire
I was pleasantly surprised to find that I enjoyed this so much, especially since it's the 10th book in the series!
This book has an interactive component with a major activity resource online and a card game. As this is the tenth installment of this fast-paced mystery and action series, there are a few aspect that are confusing to a new reader but overall the author does a good job of catching the reader up to speed. The story follows Amy and Dan Cahill on the Clue Hunt as they attempt to find th...more
April the Librarian
The book itself followed in the tradition of the previous books in the series. Find the clues first and try not to be injured or killed. The book is exciting, but a little bare on the details of how Dan and Amy, as well as the other characters, got from place to place based on found details. The final sequence took most of the book and was a little predictable.

While this book 'wrapped up' the clue hunt, I was left wanting a more. While the ten books have explored all of the characters and attem...more
Sandra Stiles
The final book in the series begins, Amy Dan and Nellie find themselves in London. Upon entering their motel room they find an envelope. Amy and Dan feel like their mission is an impossible one. Nellie doesn't want to give up since she is now an honorary Madrigal like Dan and Amy. The action begins right up front when a monkey steals their clue. Amy and Dan understand enough of the clue to know that they need to go to a Shakespearean play at the famous Globe Theater. From their the action contin...more
Chris R
Apr 24, 2013 Chris R rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Action readers that love a good plot
As the Main Characters Dan, Amy, and Nellie Gomez fight for their lives in this Final Battle they must face the challenges of being outcast Madrigals and bring together the Cahill branch to fight off the Vespers, a non related group to the Cahill's that would like to steal the master serum and become the most powerful Group in the world. Although the story is very flowing it still adds intricate diction that keeps the story interesting.
My favorite parts of these books are the clues themselves an...more
Sara
4.5 stars. What a great end to the 39 Clues series! Loose ends were tied up in a way that made sense. The author did a great job building suspense and keeping the suspense until the very end. It's probably one of the best written books in the series, which makes me wonder why this author only wrote the one installment (and how she got lucky enough to write the final one!).

Amy and Dan are so close to the end of the clue hunt, and they're dealing with the new burden of knowing what branch of the...more
Samantha
The conclusion of this series is the longest book of them all, which makes perfect since given how much has to happen in order for the series to end. I love the historical figure that this volume centers around and I love how everything falls into place at the end of the story, with every branch of the Cahill clan united against a common enemy. I also like that this book sets up so much about the sequel series, and what's to come for Amy and Dan. The clue hunt is over, but the danger isn't, and...more
Zak Benson
A book that teaches you about another time in history because the in the series the characters have to search around the world for clues set by great figures of history.

This is the final book of the first of the 39 clues series. Amy and Dan have searched all over the world for the 39 clues. They have finally finally found the location of the 39th clue and all the other clue hunters alive have tracked them down and the race is on for the final clue. They discover they are forced to team up and un...more
Lily Ruan
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Margaret Peterson Haddix grew up on a farm near Washington Court House, Ohio. She graduated from Miami University (of Ohio) with degrees in English/journalism, English/creative writing and history. Before her first book was published, she worked as a newspaper copy editor in Fort Wayne, Indiana; a newspaper reporter in Indianapolis; and a community college instructor and freelance writer in Danvil...more
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