A King's Ransom
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2011 · Est. 5.5 hour read

A King's Ransom

By Jude Watson

Book #2 in the The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers series

Siblings race against time to find a lost map or risk losing their family forever.

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190 pages· 40,186 words· Est. 5.5 hour read
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Thirteen-year-old Dan Cahill and his sister Amy face a harrowing challenge: rescue their kidnapped family from the Vespers. With only days to find a long-lost map, their quest leads them through a web of Nazis, spies, and historical secrets. Each step is fraught with danger, and failure means certain death for their loved ones. Can they outsmart their enemies and uncover the map in time?

From the publisher

Amy and Dan are in a race for their lives . . . and the enemy may be even closer than they think. When seven members of their family were kidnapped by a sinister organization known as the Vespers, thirteen-year-old Dan Cahill and his older sister, Amy, vowed they’d stop at nothing to bring the hostages home. But then the ransom comes in and the Vespers demand the impossible. Amy and Dan have just days to track down and steal an ancient map. The only catch? No one has seen the map for half a century. Now Amy and Dan are on a desperate search that will lead them to the Nazis, spies, a mad king and some of history’s dirtiest secrets. It’s the race of their lives . . . and one misstep will mean certain death for the hostages.

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
190
Words
40,186
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
570L
Themes & topics
Books about siblingsBooks about familyBooks about family historyBooks about orphansBooks about adventure and adventurers
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.2
F&P level
~O
AR points
6
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
148253
Publication
Published
December 6, 2011
First published
November 1, 2011
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780545298407

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