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by Rick Riordan #1 in The 39 Clues series Another childhood reread Perhaps I am out of touch with reality but kids/young adult sci fi/adventure books seem so gory and violent! The sibling pair in this book and series are nearly murdered several times and are constantly on the look out for their lives. This book is a suspenseful page turner where the underdogs - as annoying as they may be at times - become the reader's heroes as they search for 39 clues, the crux of which will result in possible world domination...tbd. The kids are wafting their way through the real world to find the clues, while they must also navigate the identity crises and grief in their own minds. Idk how they're doing so much. Relieved to report that are not actually 39 books in this series, thank god.