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The Maze of Bones Hardcover – September 9, 2008
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- Print length220 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade level4 - 7
- Lexile measure610L
- Dimensions5.18 x 0.72 x 7.55 inches
- PublisherScholastic Inc.
- Publication dateSeptember 9, 2008
- ISBN-100545060397
- ISBN-13978-0545060394
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- Publisher : Scholastic Inc.; First Edition (September 9, 2008)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 220 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0545060397
- ISBN-13 : 978-0545060394
- Reading age : 8 - 11 years, from customers
- Lexile measure : 610L
- Grade level : 4 - 7
- Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
- Dimensions : 5.18 x 0.72 x 7.55 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #30,523 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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About the author
Rick Riordan is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, the Kane Chronicles, and the Heroes of Olympus. He is also the author of the multi-award-winning Tres Navarre mystery series for adults.
For fifteen years, Rick taught English and history at public and private middle schools in the San Francisco Bay Area and in Texas. In 2002, Saint Mary's Hall honored him with the school's first Master Teacher Award.
While teaching full time, Riordan began writing mystery novels for grownups. His Tres Navarre series went on to win the top three national awards in the mystery genre - the Edgar, the Anthony and the Shamus. Riordan turned to children's fiction when he started The Lightning Thief as a bedtime story for his oldest son.
Today over 35 million copies of his Percy Jackson, Kane Chronicles, and Heroes of Olympus books are in print in the United States, and rights have been sold into more than 35 countries. Rick is also the author of The 39 Clues: The Maze of Bones, another #1 New York Times bestseller.
Rick Riordan now writes full-time. He lives in Boston with his wife and two sons.
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Customers find the book engaging and fun to read. They describe the mystery as interesting and exciting. Readers praise the series quality, describing it as great and getting better with each book. The characters are described as interesting and likable, with some mentioning that the good guys are very fascinating. They appreciate the humor and find the books a good value for money.
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Customers find the book fun to read and an entertaining source of entertainment. They say it's engrossing with a good pace and the kids love listening to it. The author is described as great and the series is described as fun and far-fetched.
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"...But if you just want to read Maze of Bones, it's certainly worthwhile. It's fast-paced, full of fascinating people and has an interesting mystery...." Read more
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Customers enjoy the book's intrigue and excitement. They find it a fun, action-packed mystery novel with engaging characters and an imaginative world. The story introduces readers to a world that is going on around them without them being aware of it.
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Customers enjoy the series. They find it engaging and want more. The series has a good start, with 11 books and a supplemental 12th book. Readers appreciate the continuation of the story with a new series.
"...that already has 11 books, a supplemental 12th book and a new series to continue the story. I'll never have to wait for the next book to be published." Read more
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Customers find the characters interesting and likable. They appreciate the fast-paced story with intriguing mystery and clues about famous people.
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- Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2024Kept my 11 year old engaged and easy to read
- Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2012I was reluctant to plunge into this series. Ten books to complete the first story arc seemed like a lot to sign up for but I was encouraged by how much I've enjoyed Riordan's other series.
The book has a lot in common with those other series. We have youthful protagonists, one male, one female, who have a lot of responsibility thrust on them suddenly. They find out that the world is not at all like the one they thought they knew. It is run by a large and powerful extended family, the Cahills, to which they belong and which has several branches. They are in competition to solve a mystery which promises great power with other members (all suitably nasty, devious, and sly) who will stop at little to prevail. The series title, "The 39 Clues", is all you need to know to conclude we're in for a long ride. The clues are scattered all over the world. The first book takes us from Boston to Philadelphia to Paris as our protagonists sort out clues left by family member Benjamin Franklin.
The book is not told in first person as in some of Riordan's other series. The viewpoint does shift chapter by chapter from 14 year old Amy to her 11 year old brother Dan with short chapters interspersed showing other developments. Riordan's familiarity with the adolescent mind leads to much of the book's humor.
The book is somewhat shorter than Riordan's other series books and although he is in overall control of the plot other authors will write the other books. The present book really can't be enjoyed by itself as no real conclusion is reached. That said, I'm impressed enough to push on to Book 2.
I read this on my Kindle and the book seems perfectly formatted for that device. There are numerous graphics throughout the story but they are reproduced perfectly. There are a lot of online games and trading cards and such associated with this series but there is no hint that a reader needs to involve himself in them if he is just looking for a good story.
All in all, highly recommended.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2018If you like figuring out clues, the maze of bones is the book for you. There are ten, books you should read them all. Maze of bones is a book that has a lot of clues. What I particularly like about this book is that there are a lot of things going on and things you can't stop wondering about. I think you should read this book because there are some parts that you really want to know. There are some parts that take you in and some that make you wonder.
Dan and Amy are sad because their grandmother died, but there is something that the family has that is really special that they didn’t know. There are thirty nine clues they need to figure out to find the prize. Aunt Beatrice took them to the funeral and they were giving out clues or you could take one million dollars per person. What I liked the most about the beginning is that they had lot going on and somethings that I wanted to know really bad. What I didn’t like about the beginning is that there was a lot of parts that I didn’t understand.
There is this mysterious man that they don’t know and he or she keeps spying on them. William is kinda acting a little suspicious. They have a problem with their money to go to the next place they need to go to. The best character I think that’s in this book is Nellie because she doesn’t really care what dan and Amy do at long if she gets to do things she wants to do with them.i think the character that I didn’t like is Aunt Beatrice because she puts a little too much pressure on dan and Amy.
At the end they went to a graveyard and dug up a grave that takes them to this cave that they go into and…. not spoiling. Get the book and figure out what happens. What I most liked about the book is that there was a lot of discoveries that when you got to that part you don’t want to stop. What I didn't like about the book is that there are too many characters to remember.
The lesson of the story is to always work with your family to get the job done. What i wanted to know is that are the clues spread out between the other series or are they still working on others. My challenge is for you to read the whole series.
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- JSReviewed in Canada on June 15, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Nephew loves this series
- Maria FernandaReviewed in Brazil on October 17, 2020
5.0 out of 5 stars Showstopping
One of the best books I've ever read, could not imagine what I would do if I had never found it, also the other books that come after are amazing, could not stop reading them
- SteevReviewed in India on November 22, 2017
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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- The_Clan_JonesReviewed in the United Kingdom on May 5, 2017
5.0 out of 5 stars Great series - with an interesting premise
Was looking for a new books for the son to read. He has read all of Rick Riordan stuff, so was an interesting premise to find a new series, written by different authors. The son bought in to the series through Rick, but has now been opened up to a series of new authors, which will hopefully then lead to reading their other offerings.
The story line appears to be keeping him intrigued as well.
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RReviewed in Japan on December 17, 2019
5.0 out of 5 stars 面白い
届いたその日にこどもが読み終えてしまいました。面白かったみたいで、ほかの本が届くのを楽しみにしています。