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Start with The Maze of Bones and continue through all 4 books in the listed reading order.
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Start with The Maze of Bones
Book 1 by Rick Riordan • Published 2008
Orphaned siblings Amy and Dan Cahill learn their family once shaped world history and are invited into a dangerous contest to uncover thirty-nine hidden clues. Choosing the quest over an easy inheritance, they race ri...
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The 39 Clues Margaret Peterson Haddix reading order
Ends with The Black Book of Buried Secrets
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Book 1:The Maze of Bones
Rick Riordan • 2008
Orphaned siblings Amy and Dan Cahill learn their family once shaped world history and are invited into a dangerous contest to uncover thirty-nine hidden clues. Choosing the quest over an easy inheritance, they race ri...
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Book 2:Into the Gauntlet
Margaret Peterson Haddix • 2010
Amy and Dan Cahill race rival branches of their powerful family through a deadly puzzle filled gauntlet beneath Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, where every riddle and alliance could determine who controls the secrets beh...
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Book 3:Vespers Rising
Rick Riordan • 2011
This collection of four linked stories traces the centuries-long conflict between the Cahills and the shadowy Vespers. From Gideon Cahill’s betrayal to modern-day Amy and Dan, it shows how one ring, one serum, and one...
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Book 4:The Black Book of Buried Secrets
Rick Riordan • 2012
Presented as a top-secret Cahill dossier, this companion book profiles the family branches, key agents, and double-crosses behind The 39 Clues. It fills in classified history and hidden motives, offering extra puzzles...
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The 39 Clues Margaret Peterson Haddix FAQ
What is the best order to read the The 39 Clues Margaret Peterson Haddix series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with The Maze of Bones.
How many books are in the The 39 Clues Margaret Peterson Haddix series?
There are 4 books currently listed in the The 39 Clues Margaret Peterson Haddix series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the The 39 Clues Margaret Peterson Haddix series?
New readers should start with The Maze of Bones, the first book in the reading order.
Is the The 39 Clues Margaret Peterson Haddix series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 2008 to 2012.