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The 39 Clues Book 7: The Viper's Nest |  | Author: Peter Lerangis
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 280
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Har/Crds
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Pages: 176
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
ISBN: 0545060478
EAN: 9780545060479
ASIN: 0545060478
Publication Date: February 1, 2010
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JOIN ANYTIME TO PLAY FOR THE CHANCE TO WIN!
It's no longer a game. The body count is rising. Shaken by recent events, Amy and Dan flee to a distant land and trace the footsteps of their most formidable ancestor yet: a military leader of mythic proportions. Yet just as the siblings begin to master the art of ancient warfare, they confront a dangerous enemy that can't be felled with a sword: the truth. With the stakes higher than ever, Amy and Dan uncover something so devastating it changes everything – the secret of their family branch.
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 When's the next book due out? March 9, 2010
Meagan J. Prince (Eugene, OR)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My husband and I use this series as a read-aloud at night, and it keeps getting more exciting. I bought this because I couldn't stand the suspense of waiting for it to come into the library!
I wish there were more "family line" plot elements in this book... good story, though, while waiting for more of the unveiling!
Who is Nellie Gomez?????
Another Great One March 8, 2010
apoem (Bosque Farms, NM USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My kids and I have enjoyed this series of books. We have enjoyed reading about Amy and Dan and their nanny. We have had a lot of fun predicting where we think they will go next, who might die next, what might happen next. This book left us guessing even more. We are still unsure of Nellie (the nanny) and what she really is and who she really is in this series.
I like that Amy and Dan show many character traits I'd like my children to emulate. They take care of each other, they trust each other, and they have tenacity to stick through and solve a problem.
Because each book is about a different person or place or a different person in a different place we have done further research on people such as Mozart and Australia and so on.
In this book they are on the road again traveling. And as they race to solve puzzles and find answers they meet some of Grace's friends and the end just adds to the mystery.
Fascinating. It will help if you read all the books in order.
Enjoy
 Not as Good as Others, but OK February 19, 2010
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I got the 7th 39 clues book on the first day it came out- I was so excited. But when I read it,I was disappointed. I couldn't put it down( out of the "what's going to happen next" feeling, or maybe the " you traitor" feeling, or perhaps a bit of interest). Peter Lerangis makes the Kabras too evil(not that they aren't evil, but poison and all that? Pleck!)and after a while it gets pretty violent. Also, Amy just doesn't seem that nice or smart. Some of the characters just aren't the same in this book. Lerangis also didn't say if Alistair Oh died or not. Since the man in black was like "I thought you knew better, Alistair.", I think he died, but I'm not sure. All in all, it wasn't exactly perfect. Personally, I think that the 3rd book (by the same author) is 5 times better. I hope the next book is more enjoyable.
Fascinating Plot Developments with Unsatisfying Dialogue and Interactions February 14, 2010
Professor Donald Mitchell (Thanks for Providing My Reviews over 100,000 Helpful Votes Globally)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
"And when Gideon had come, there was a man telling a dream to his companion.
He said, 'I have had a dream:
To my surprise, a loaf of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian;
it came to a tent and struck it so that it fell and overturned, and the tent collapsed.'"
--Judges 7:13
Don't miss this book. It's a pivotal one in the series.
Whatever you do, don't read the last few pages before starting the book. You'll spoil a big and interesting surprise if you do.
The Viper's Nest opens in the middle of the Indonesian action that began in In Too Deep. Amy and Dan Cahill find themselves shaken to discover even more reasons to believe that the advice they received to trust no one should be taken very literally. As a result, they find it difficult to make progress. After a fairly humorous sequence about where to find the next clue, those chasing Amy and Dan find themselves off in different directions. Their travels take them to a locale where they gain some fascinating new insights into their Grandmother and their parents. The book ends with an astonishing revelation that will definitely get your attention.
Although the plot developments are very rewarding in this book, I didn't like the way the story was told nearly as much as in other episodes. Mr. Lerangis doesn't seem to love these characters and develops them as little as possible. I was left feeling as if I was reading a story that didn't quite fit into the series. After seven books, the relationships among the main characters should be becoming richer and richer. Instead, the relationships in The Viper's Nest are as superficial as they were in the series' very beginning.
Shaka -- Shaka Khan February 7, 2010
S. Stevenson
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Another day in the life of Dan and Amy Cahill and their au pair Nellie Gomez? Well, that might include daring escapes, rescues, wretchedly nefarious family reunions, explosions, snakes, and the odd clue or two to the mysterious Cahill family secret. Peter Lerangis delivers another epic installment in THE 39 CLUES series, and this time, the stakes are higher than before, and the clue hunt is beginning to wear the siblings down: who can they trust anymore? Can they even trust each other? Or Grace, their beloved grandmother? More and more secrets keep cropping up in book seven: THE VIPER'S NEST.
The plot continues on straightaway from book six, and I would recommend going back and re-reading the last chapter of IN TOO DEEP before you set foot into book seven -- just to re-orient yourself in the Cahill world. I don't want to delve too deeply into the plot here, but rest assured, there is plenty more action, intrigue, and the final revelation of Dan and Amy's family branch.
This is the second installment in the series from Lerangis, and I remember really enjoying book three -- THE SWORD THIEF -- by him. The plot moves along swiftly, and he reminds us of just enough without seeming like he's dumping previous information down our throats. A lot of the typical CLUES staples are here as well -- a reigning family nemesis throughout the book, more mysteries and twists -- and the final page is one that made me sit back and say, "WHAT!" I will definitely be eagerly waiting for the next book coming out in a few months.
THE 39 CLUES continues to be a fairly solid book series perfect for the 3rd to 7th grade set (and beyond). Definitely one to have on your bookshelf.
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