What is The 39 Clues?
[[File:39CluesTaskForceLogo.png|thumb|39 Clues Task Force logo]] {{italictitle}} '''''The 39 Clues''''' is a set of five series of ten [[adventure]] novels written by different authors including [[Rick Riordan]], [[Gordon Korman]], [[Peter Lerangis]], [[Jude Watson]], Patrick Carman, Linda Sue Park, Margaret Peterson Haddix, Roland Smith, David Baldacci, Jeff Hirsch, Natalie Standiford, C. Alexander London, Sarwat Chadda and Jenny Goebel. In the series, the two main characters are Dan and Amy Cahill. They are published by [[Scholastic Press]] in the United States. [[Steven Spielberg]] bought the movie rights to the series in June 2008. Universal Pictures bought the rights in 2013 but in 2023 no movie has appeared. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/universal-could-take-the-39-clues-from-steven-spielberg-and-dreamworks/ |title=Universal Could Take 'The 39 Clues' From Steven Spielberg and Dreamworks &#124; /Film |publisher=Slashfilm.com |date=2013-08-21 |access-date=2014-01-30}}</ref> ==Characters== ===Cahill Branches=== The [[fiction|fictitious]] Cahill family has supposedly changed the world more than any other family. Most famous people are apparently Cahills. They are split into five [[branch]]es, the Lucians, Ekatrinas, Tomas, Janus, and Madrigal. The Lucians are good [[leader]]s and [[spy|spies]], and are also good with poisons. The Ekaterinas are very [[invention|inventive]] and good scientists. The Tomas are very tough and strong. The Janus are very creative and good artists, musicians, and authors. The Madrigals are trying to keep their other family members from being too violent/getting all 39 clues. ===Characters=== Dan Cahill is an 11-year-old boy who likes ninjas, [[video game]]s, eating, gross stuff, and collecting things. Dan has asthma, but a photographic memory. Amy Cahill is a 14-year-old girl who likes reading and museums. She is scared of [[public speaking]]. Dan and Amy live in [[Boston, Massachusetts]] Grace Cahill is Dan and Amy's recently deceased (dead) grandmothe