Fourteen-year-old
Amy Cahill and her younger brother Dan, along with their babysitter Nellie,
are continuing to search for the 39 clues to the secret serum that is rumored
to cure all. Other clans of the family are searching, too. This is part of
"The 39 Clues" series, readers will feel lost if they have not read
the earlier books, although sufficient information is provided to enable one
to mostly understand the storyline without prior knowledge. Similar to Lemony
Snicket's "A Series of Unfortunate Events," the reader follows main
characters, in this case a boy and a girl, through their searching for the
final solution, amid others who are also seeking this same treasure and who
will stop at nothing to win. This tenth volume ends the story, with the
serum's recipe being discovered, and the families reconciling as one, just as
the original hider of the clues had intended. Whether watching Shakespeare
only to see ninjas overtake the stage or trying to scale a mountain on a
deserted island that does not appear on any map, Amy and Dan triumph over
all, learning history, literature, and more while they uncover the solution
to each clue
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