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One False Note
One False NoteAuthor(s) Gordon Korman Country United States
United Kingdom
Canada
IsraelLanguage English Series The 39 Clues Genre(s) Children's novel
Adventure novelPublisher Scholastic Publication date December 2, 2008 Media type Print (hardcover) Pages 176 ISBN 978-0-545-06042-4 OCLC Number 245561056 LC Classification PZ7.K8369 One 2008 Preceded by The Maze of Bones Followed by The Sword Thief One False Note is the second book in The 39 Clues series. It is written by Gordan Korman,[1] and was published by Scholastic on December 2, 2008.[2] Following the events of The Maze of Bones, the protagonists Amy and Dan Cahill learn about Mozart and travel to Vienna, Austria to search for the second clue in the 39 Clues competition. One False Note entered the Children's Books New York Times Best Seller list at number one on December 21, 2008[3] and stayed on the list for children's chapter books for 12 weeks.[4]
Contents
Plot summary
Amy, Dan, and their pair, Nellie Gomez, found music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the end of The Maze of Bones, leading them to Vienna, Austria, to learn about him and find a related clue : Tungsten. They also found Japanese sword, so they went to Japan.
Page Number Code
In every book of the series, there is a code in the book. For this book the code is "Look to India". The Code uses a basic format, A=B. This means that every A in the code is turned into a B, every B is turned into a C, and so on and so forth. On the front inside cover of this book, one of the shards has letters on it. If you spell it out using musical notes and the letters it spells "Gideon." Gideon is the original ancestor of the Cahills
Critical Reception
Kidsreads.com reviewed the book, claiming that a reader may find inspiration in their own life and that "Gordon Korman...has done an amazing job."[5]
References
- ^ Welsh, Rollie (2009-01-04). "Readers will clue in to thrilling pace of Gordon Korman's One False Note". The Plain Dealer. http://www.cleveland.com/bookreviews/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/entertainment-1/1230975260141640.xml&coll=2.
- ^ Amazon: One False Note Retrieved on 2009-04-27.
- ^ "Children's Books". The New York Times. December 21, 2008. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/21/books/bestseller/bestchildren.html. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
- ^ "Children's Books". The New York Times. March 15, 2009. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/15/books/bestseller/bestchildren.html. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
- ^ Shanley-Dillman, Cris. "Review: The 39 Clues, Book Two: One False Note". Kidsreads.com. http://www.kidsreads.com/reviews/9780545060424.asp. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
External links
- Page on Official 39 Clues website
- One False Note on the 39 Clues Wiki.
- Scholastic 39 Clues books page
- One False Note Book Review
Preceded by
The Maze of Bones by Rick RiordanThe 39 Clues Series
Book 2Succeeded by
The Sword Thief by Peter LerangisThe 39 Clues and related series The 39 Clues Books Book 1: The Maze of Bones • Book 2: One False Note • Book 3: The Sword Thief • Book 4: Beyond the Grave • Book 5: The Black Circle • Book 6: In Too Deep • Book 7: The Viper's Nest • Book 8: The Emperor's Code • Book 9: Storm Warning • Book 10: Into the Gauntlet • Book 11: Vespers Rising • The Black Book of Buried Secrets • Agent HandbookLists Authors Other CardsCahills vs. Vespers Books Book 1: The Medusa Plot • Book 2: A King's Ransom • Book 3: The Dead of NightAuthors Categories:- The 39 Clues
- 2008 novels
- Collaborative fiction
- American children's novels
- Sequel novels
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