A New York Times Bestselling
Children's Book Series
A USA Today Bestseller
A Wall Street Journal Bestseller
A Publishers Weekly Bestseller
An Indie Bound Bestseller
About The 39 Clues
- The 39 Clues™ is an interactive and multi-platform adventure series combining books, collectible cards, and an online game where readers become a part of the story. The groundbreaking series is the first of its kind in the publishing industry.
- More than 14 million copies of the books are in print worldwide.
- The 39 Clues online game on www.the39clues.com continues to attract readers in all 50 states and 191 countries with more than 1.8 million registered users to date.
- Film rights for The 39 Clues have been optioned by DreamWorks. The script is being penned by Jeff Nathanson whose credits include Catch Me if You Can and Rush Hour 2.
- Foreign publishing rights for The 39 Clues have been sold into 25 countries to date.
- The 39 Clues series centers around the Cahills—the most powerful family the world has ever known. But the source of the family's power has been lost. Grace Cahill, the last matriarch of the Cahills, changed her will minutes before she died, leaving her descendants an impossible decision: receive a million dollars or a clue. The first Cahill to assemble all 39 clues hidden around the world will discover what makes the family so powerful—a reward beyond measure. It's Cahill versus Cahill in a race to the finish, with readers hot on the heels of the main characters, fourteen-year-old Amy Cahill and her eleven-year-old brother, Dan.
- The series highlights famous historical figures and geographical locations around the globe kicking off with Benjamin Franklin (Paris, France) in Book 1: The Maze of Bones, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Vienna, Austria) in Book 2: One False Note, Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Tokyo, Japan) in Book 3: The Sword Thief, Howard Carter (Cairo, Egypt) in Book 4: Beyond the Grave, Anastasia Romanov (St. Petersburg, Russia) in Book 5: The Black Circle, Amelia Earhart (Australia) in Book 6: In Too Deep, Shaka Zulu (Pretoria, South Africa) in Book 7: The Viper’s Nest, Pu Yi (China) in Book 8: The Emperor’s Code, Anne Bonny (Jamaica) in Book 9: Storm Warning, and William Shakespeare (England) in Book 10: Into the Gauntlet.
- The 39 Clues Madrigal Maze App for the Apple iPhone™ and iPod Touch® has been ranked among the top "Paid Kids Games" in Apple’s App Store since release.
- The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers, a brand new story arc of the popular series, will launch on August 30, 2011, with the release of Book 1: The Medusa Plot by #1 New York Times bestselling author Gordon Korman. The final book in the new six-book series will be written by bestselling author David Baldacci.
Media Coverage Highlights
Peter Lerangis announces the schedule of his Spring 2012 Tour promoting The 39 Clues (February 21, 2012)
USAToday.com feature on the announcement of The 39 Clues: Rapid Fire (November 11, 2011)
PW Daily coverage of the The 39 Clues: Rapid Fire announcement (November 11, 2011)
Authors Jude Watson and Peter Lerangis visit Absecon, NJ, schools in The Press of Atlantic City (March 28, 2011)
NPR Morning Edition features The 39 Clues in "Kids' Books Make the Leap Off the Page and Online." (December 15, 2010)
Interview with author Margaret Peterson Haddix and 39 Clues fan on Better TV (September 24, 2010)
"David Baldacci on Author Roster for Second '39 Clues' Wave" in Publishers Weekly (September 23, 2010)
Author David Baldacci talks about The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers in Entertainment Weekly's Shelf Life (September 23, 2010)
USA Today announces publication of The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers (September 23, 2010)
"New Entry Coming in '39 Clues' Series'" in New York Times (September 23, 2010)
Author Margaret Peterson Haddix and editor Rachel Griffiths talk about the 39 Clues in The Columbus Dispatch (August 31, 2010)
"'The 39 Clues' round-robin interview: All seven authors answer questions about the interactive adventure series," in Entertainment Weekly (August 30, 2010)
"The Success and Grand Finale of The 39 Clues" in Publishers Weekly (July 22, 2010)
USA Today announces publication of The 39 Clues: The Black Book of Buried Secrets (April 29, 2010)
Entertainment Weekly’s “Shelf Life” exclusively reveals the final titles and covers in The 39 Clues series (April 5, 2010)
The 39 Clues featured in "When Technology and Books Collide" in Book Links (March 2010)
Editorial Director David Levithan and author Peter Lerangis talk about The 39 Clues on WNYC's "The Brian Lehrer Show" (February 2010)
The Huffington Post explores multi-media properties in "Kids' Lit: Beyond Paper Books," and describes The 39 Clues as "one blazing success..." (February 2010)
Teachers in California talk about how they’ve used The 39 Clues in their classrooms in Instructor Magazine (January/February 2010)
Author Peter Lerangis talks about The 39 Clues with a 9-year-old fan of the series on Sirius XM Kids Place Live (February 2, 2010)
Alternate Reality Gaming Network explores “Scholastic's Transmedia efforts for 39 Clues” (January 31, 2010)
NBC’s The Today Show selects The 39 Clues #5: The Black Circle by Patrick Carman as an Al Roker’s Book Club Pick (September 25, 2009)
Author Patrick Carman talks about The 39 Clues on The Martha Stewart Show (September 21, 2009)
Family Circle Magazine features The 39 Clues #4: Beyond the Grave by Jude Watson as a summer reading book pick (August 2009)
The 39 Clues #4: Beyond the Grave by Jude Watson is featured as a summer reading pick for reluctant readers on ABC’s Good Morning America (July 1, 2009)
The 39 Clues team featured in Fast Company magazine’s “The New Storytellers” (May 2009)
“Libraries Catch on to 39 Clues” in School Library Journal (May 13, 2009)
“Books, Games, Internet Together” feature segment on Philadelphia’s ABC 6 Action News (February 11, 2009)
Author Gordon Korman talks about The 39 Clues on Better TV (December 15, 2008)
The 39 Clues featured on ABC World News Tonight (December 11, 2008)
“Adventure in 39 Clues begins with a book” article in USA Today (September 10, 2008)
The 39 Clues Editorial Director David Levithan on Fox Business Report (September 2008)
NBC’s The Today Show series launch interview with Rick Riordan (September 8, 2008)
“Tracking the 39 Clues” series launch article in Publishers Weekly (September 1, 2008)
New York Times profile of Rick Riordan (September 1, 2008)
The 39 Clues series announcement in The New York Times (December 18, 2007)
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Press Releases
Scholastic to Launch "The 39 Clues: Rapid Fire" Daily eBook Short Stories for the Holidays
November 11, 2011
Scholastic Announces The 39 Clues Global Grand Prize Winners
March 9, 2011
Scholastic Announces 39 Finalists for "The 39 Clues" Grand Prize
February 22, 2011
The 39 Clues. One Ultimate Challenge. Who Will Succeed? Final Titles and Book Covers Revealed Today!
April 5, 2010
The 39 Clues" Bestselling Multi-Media Series Awards Fifth Round of Cash Prizes from Scholastic
January 13, 2010
Scholastic Media Joins Post Cereals for The 39 Clues(TM) "Race to Win" Sweepstakes
December 4, 2009
Whoopi Goldberg Returns as Host of The 39 Clues Live Webcast on November 2, 2009
October 14, 2009
The 39 Clues Bestselling Multi-media Series Awards Fourth Round of Cash Prizes from Scholastic
October 7, 2009
Scholastic Reveals Secret Destination in the Latest The 39 Clues Global Adventure with Release of Book 5: The Black Circle
August 11, 2009
Kids Win Even More Prizes in Round Two of The 39 Clues Multi-Media Book Adventure
April 28, 2009
Worldwide Hunt for The 39 Clues Continues Today With Release of Book 3: The Sword Thief
March 3, 2009
First Cash Prizes in "The 39 Clues" Multi-Media Book Adventure Awarded by Scholastic
March 3, 2009
The Global Hunt for The 39 Clues Continues; Second Book in the Groundbreaking Series on Sale Today
December 2, 2008
Jeff Nathanson Signs on to Write "The 39 Clues" for DreamWorks Studios and Scholastic Media
September 2, 2008
DreamWorks Studios Acquires Rights to Upcoming Scholastic Series "The 39 Clues"
June 25, 2008
Worldwide Hunt for The 39 Clues™ Begins on September 9, 2008
May 23, 2008
Scholastic to Publish The 39 Clues, a Groundbreaking, Multi-Platform New Series for Children
December 18, 2007
Multimedia
Video
Author Rick Riordan talks about the series
The 39 Clues Advanced Agent Training webcast
The 39 Clues Webcast featuring Whoopi Goldberg and Gordon Korman
Peter Lerangis Video Blogs/The 39 Clues Double-Dealing Tour
Where will Amy and Dan go next? Jude Watson and Patrick Carman Videos
Audio
Listen to an excerpt from The Maze of Bones audiobook
Listen to an excerpt from One False Note audiobook
Listen to an excerpt from The Sword Thief audiobook
Listen to an excerpt from Beyond the Grave audiobook
Listen to an excerpt from The Black Circle audiobook
Listen to an excerpt from In Too Deep audiobook
Downloads
The 39 Clues: The Cahill Files #1: Operation Trinity
The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers Book 1: The Medusa Plot
The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers Book 1: The Medusa Plot Flat Cover
The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers Card Pack 1: The Marco Polo Heist
The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers Book 2: A King's Ransom
The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers Book 2: A King's Ransom Flat Cover
The The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers Book 3: The Dead of Night Cover
The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers Book 4: Shatterproof
The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers Book 4: Shatterproof Flat Cover
The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers Card Pack 2: The Magellan Heist
Author David Baldacci (Photo Credit: Travis Riggs, Creative Edge Studios, Inc.)
The 39 Clues Logo
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The 39 Clues Book 1: The Maze of Bones
The 39 Clues Book 1: The Maze of Bones Flat Cover
The 39 Clues Book 2: One False Note
The 39 Clues Book 2: One False Note Flat Cover
The 39 Clues Book 3: The Sword Thief
The 39 Clues Book 3: The Sword Thief Flat Cover
The 39 Clues Book 4: Beyond The Grave
The 39 Clues Book 4: Beyond the Grave Flat Cover
The 39 Clues Book 5: The Black Circle
The 39 Clues Book 5: The Black Circle Flat Cover
The 39 Clues Book 6: In Too Deep
The 39 Clues Book 6: In Too Deep Flat Cover
The 39 Clues Book 7: The Viper's Nest
The 39 Clues Book 7: The Viper's Nest Flat Cover
The 39 Clues Book 8: The Emperor's Code
The 39 Clues Book 8: Emperor's Code Flat Cover
The 39 Clues Book 9: Storm Warning
The 39 Clues Book 9: Storm Warning Flat Cover
The 39 Clues Book 10: Into the Gauntlet
The 39 Clues Book 10: Into the Gauntlet Flat Cover
The 39 Clues: The Black Book of Buried Secrets
The 39 Clues Book 11: Vespers Rising
The 39 Clues Book 11: Vespers Rising Flat Cover
The Maze of Bones author Rick Riordan
One False Note and Book 8 author Gordon Korman
The Sword Thief and The Viper's Nest author Peter Lerangis (photo credit: Marion Ettlinger)
Beyond the Grave and In Too Deep author Jude Watson (aka Judy Blundell) (photo credit: Paul Llewellyn)
The Black Circle author Patrick Carman (photo credit: Matt McKern)
Book 9 author Linda Sue Park (photo credit: Sonya Sones)
Book 10 author Margaret Peterson Haddix (photo credit: The Backstage Studio)
The 39 Clues Card Pack #2: Branch Vs. Branch
Rick Riordan "39 Clues Agent Dossier" Q & A (pdf)
Gordon Korman "39 Clues Agent Dossier" Q & A (pdf)
Peter Lerangis "39 Clues Agent Dossier" Q & A (pdf)
Jude Watson "39 Clues Agent Dossier" Q & A (pdf)
Patrick Carman "39 Clues Agent Dossier" Q & A (pdf)
Linda Sue Park "39 Clues Agent Dossier" Q & A (pdf)
Margaret Peterson Haddix "39 Clues Agent Dossier" Q & A (pdf)
Race To Win Logo (pdf)
Post Honey-Comb cereal box promotion (front)
Post Honey-Comb cereal box promotion (back)