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I like this #39 Clues book because it showed how Dan and Amy went through conflict well. It helped you see how hard they went through self vs self, and self vs society. "You can trust me... I promise."115, is said when a family also in the clue hunt, that wanted to join their group, supposedly to help them. Dan and Amy had to think quick and they had to go with their gut instinct.

I am confused in the 39 Clues. The Holts, who were a family in the games, were paired up with Dan and Amy, but right as they found something without them, the Holts said they wanted to not be a team anymore. That is strange because I would think that you wold want to get the clue before saying "Game on, Cahills. GAME ON!"168.

"My heart stopped when I saw Irena sitting in the chair in front of me. She lied about the plans to get to NRR."143. This is an example of hyperbole. This means that Amy was super scared/surprised. The author used this to show that Amy wasn't just jump-out-with-a-scary-mask scared, but super terrified.

I think that one day, Amy will get Dan in a lot of trouble. Just on a normal day (for them), Amy jumped in a restricted museum closet, looking for jewels. On top of her "great" idea to snoop around in a museum, she jumps back out as a HUGE bodyguard is passing her. "IF YOU COME BACK HERE AGAIN, YOU'RE DEAD!!!" screams an 'roid-raging bodyguard as he just misses Amy and Dan out of the museum entrance.

Dan is tough. Whenever Dan gets pushed around or hurt, he doesn't go off crying. He always just gets back up and keeps on fighting. "I'm going to have a monster bruise, but everything's still working. Where to now?" he said after almost shattering his leg on a marble floor. Clumsy or not, this shows that Dan is extremely tough.

Dan is very brave. He doesn't care that he is going up against people who could literally crush him; he always stands his ground. "Did you see me on that motorcycle? Better than you on that donkey." he bragged to Hamilton Holt, a boy that could eat him he's so big. This shows that Dan Cahill is super brave.

The 39 Clues is written in 3rd person. It's never told by any individual character. But you can still get emotions from most of the characters. The setting changes 4-5 times in every book. This is because they are in a need to travel to different countries very often for clues. This can make it hard to follow with what is going on, since the perspective jumps from random characters, but it makes the book interesting.

There is a disappointing part in the 39 Clues. Dan and Amy found out that they have to go to Russia, and that others in the clue hunt are all ready going. That means that they might have to leave without their family friend and their cat.