Maze of Bones / Rick Riordan / 220 pages

First in the hugely popular 39 Clues series. Listened to this one on CD and loved it, loved it, loved it. Got a reluctant boy reader in your family? Hand them this book. Dan and Amy Cahill must compete with other Cahill family members to solve 39 clues that will bring the winner world power. Riordan is soooo clever. He fits in historical characters and details that will get kids reading about Benjamin Franklin. This is all action, suspense, and puzzle solving. Don't start the series because you'll have to read them all....