The Emperor's Code
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2010 · Est. 6 hour read

The Emperor's Code

Written by Gordon Korman

Book #8 in the The 39 Clues series

A shocking discovery divides siblings on a quest for the 39 Clues.

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190 pages· 42,597 words· Est. 6 hour read
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Amy and Dan Cahill's quest for the 39 Clues takes a dark turn when a revelation about their parents divides them. As Dan vanishes in a vast country, Amy faces an impossible choice: pursue the next Clue or rescue her brother. With their bond tested and the stakes higher than ever, can Amy navigate this perilous path alone? Secrets unravel, loyalties are tested, and the siblings' journey may change everything they believed about their family and themselves. Will they find the truth, or will the Clues tear them apart forever?

From the publisher

Tensions run high in the explosive 8th book of 39 Clues, the #1 New York Times bestselling series.One belief has sustained fourteen-year-old Amy Cahill and her younger brother, Dan, on their hunt for the 39 Clues: They are the good guys. But then a shocking discovery about their parents shatters everything Amy and Dan think they know, dividing the two siblings for the first time ever. When Dan disappears in a country of more than a billion people, Amy has to make a terrible choice - find the next Clue . . . or find her younger brother.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
190
Words
42,597
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
730L
Themes & topics
Books about siblingsBooks about codes, ciphers and puzzlesBooks about treasure huntsBooks about family secrets
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.3
F&P level
~Q
AR points
6
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
136780
Publication
Published
April 6, 2010
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780545060486

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