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Scholastic India launches the first book in The 39 Clues series
Read the books. Collect the cards. Play the game.
New Delhi, September 9 2008: Scholastic India is pleased to announce the launch of The Maze of Bones, the first book in the groundbreaking and multi-dimensional new series The 39 Clues.
Scholastic worldwide has taken a multi-platform approach for this series by combining reading with online gaming and collecting trading cards. The 39 Clues will include ten adrenaline-charged books written by ten well-known authors, hundreds of collectible cards, and a dynamic online game where readers will uncover information beyond what is revealed in the books and cards, and have a chance to compete for very attractive prizes.
The high-octane adventures accelerate in the second book One False Note, by Gordon Korman. One False Note will hit the shelves on December 2, 2008.
Says Sayoni Basu, Director Publishing, Scholastic India Pvt. Ltd., “Multi-platform stuff is fantastic but the book too has to be good and I am happy to say that this ten book series is being written by ten great authors and it will not be disappointing.” According to Rick Riordan, the creator of the entire ten-book story arc, as well as the author of the first book, The Maze of Bones, “When Scholastic first came to me about doing The 39 Clues, I was so excited. First of all as a history teacher, I love anything that can make history exciting and The 39 Clues definitely does that. Secondly I love the multi-platform approach that they are taking. I am happy to say that the ten book series is amazing.” As a gamer himself, Rick is especially excited about The 39 Clues online game, because "you can get online, and join the hunt for the clues yourself, but don’t you get too excited because for that big prize, I am getting there first! I’ll see you on the hunt.”
DreamWorks Studios has acquired the film rights for The 39 Clues series and Steven Spielberg is considering directing the project. The date of the film release has not been announced as yet.
ABOUT THE BOOKAre you related to somebody famous? What if you found out that all the important historic figures in the last five hundred years are a part of a huge secret family and you too were a part of it? This is exactly the situation two young Cahills, Amy, 14, and Dan, 11, face when their grandmother Grace Cahill dies. Family members from all over the world come to Grace’s mansion. In the will, Grace issues a challenge, a very difficult choice – Take a million dollars and walk away or get the first clue from the 39 clues spread across the world in the darkest and most dangerous places. The first team to find all 39 would discover the secret of the Cahill family power and become the richest and most influential in the history of human civilization. What would you do?
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
The 39 Clues Book 1: The Maze of BonesRick RiordanRick Riordan is the award-winning, bestselling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series.His number one New York Times bestselling Percy Jackson series includes the titles The Lightning Thief, The Sea of Monsters, The Titan's Curse, and The Battle of the Labyrinth.
The 39 Clues Book 2: One False NoteGordon KormanGordon Korman is a Canadian author, primarily of novels for children and young adults. He wrote his first book, This Can't be Happening at Macdonald Hall when he was 12 years old. He has to his credit several award-winning young adult titles. Some of his best-selling books are Son of Interflux and the six-book On the Run series. He now has 65 novels to his credit, most recently The Juvie Three. He is currently working on a sequel for Swindle.
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About Scholastic Scholastic Corporation is the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books and a leader in educational technology. Scholastic has operations in Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and the United Kingdom. Internationally, the authors published by Scholastic include J.K. Rowling, R.L. Stine, Philip Pullman and Cornelia Funke. Visit us at www.scholastic.com
Scholastic IndiaScholastic India runs a dynamic publishing programme that aims to bring out innovative titles from the best of Indian authors and illustrators. Scholastic works closely with teachers, parents and students to encourage reading and promote the highest quality of reading and educational material in English. Scholastic distributes its products and services through a variety of channels including proprietary school-based book clubs and school-based book fairs. It also works with trade distributors to sell books through retail stores throughout the Indian subcontinent.
The Indian authors published by Scholastic are Ruskin Bond, Anushka Ravishankar, Paro Anand, Manjula Padmanabhan, Meera Uberoi, and Samit Basu, among others. Visit us at www.scholasticindia.com