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The Medusa Plot
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The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers: Book 1

The Medusa Plot (2011) (edit title/settings)

by Gordon Korman (Author) (edit contributors)

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Are you ready to save the world? The bestselling series returns with an adventure spanning 6 explosive books, 2 secret-filled card packs, and a website that places readers right in the action.

Thirteen-year-old Dan Cahill and his older sister, Amy, thought they belonged to the world's... read more

Characters/People edit see section history

  • Amy Cahill: A 16-year old who loves books, and has a nervous stutter around crowds. Co-leader of the Madrigal branch! Boyfriend Evan is in on the Cahills.
  • Dan Cahill: A 13-year old who has a photographic memory, likes ninjas, and causes trouble. Is very easy to relate to.
  • Fiske Cahill: Brother of Grace Cahill, now Amy and Dan's guardian. Kidnapped in California.
  • Nellie Gomez: The former au pair of Amy and Dan, now their guardian. Kidnapped in France.
  • Reagan Holt: Daughter of West Point attendee Eishnhower Holt. Kidnapped in Puerto Rico. A thomas.
  • Natalie Kabra: Daughter of Isabel Kabra. Sister of Ian Kabra. A Lucian.
  • Alistair Oh: Head of Ekaterina House, and inventor of the Microwaveable burrito.
  • Ted Starling: Kidnapped in Tel Aviv, Israel. An Ekat.
  • Ned Starling: Sinead and Ted Starling's brother who is another captive of the Vespers.
  • Jonah Wizard: A famous pop star who is Amy and Dan's cousin! Also their Janus jackpot.
  • Phoenix Wizard: Jonah Wizard's cousin. another hostage who was captured during one of Jonah's, erm, concerts!
  • Hamilton: Reagan's brother, Hamilton helps Dan and Amy.they owe each other a lot, and hamilton is in this because his sister is a hostage.
  • Evan: Amy's boyfriend!
  • Sinead Starling: total techie, loves to invent.
  • William Mcintyre: Grace's old lawyer. he was assasinated during the fight with the vespers!
  • Ian Kabra: Older Brother of Natalie Kabra. he sort of likes Amy. dissapeared off to south america, hasn't been heard from.
  • Grace Cahill: Deceased grandmother of Amy and Dan Cahill. Madrigal!
  • Tomas: One of the 5 branches of the Cahill family.
  • Caravaggio: Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (Italian pronunciation: <kara'vaddʒo>; 29 September 1571 – 18 July 1610) was an Italian artist active in Rome, Naples, Malta, and Sicily between 1593 and 1610. His adf, which combine a realistic observation of the human state, both physical and emotional, with a dramatic use of lighting, had a formative influence on the Baroque school of painting.
  • Saladin: Grace's cantankerous cat. Loves red snapper. Breed: Egyptian Mau!
  • Gideon Cahill: The first Cahill who created, the Master Serum.
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Quotes edit see section history

  • “"We are more than merely Lucian, Janus, Ekaterina, Tomas, and Madrigal. We are all Cahills, and we are under attack."”

First Sentence edit see section history

Fiske Cahill loved the early morning —the glorious moment when the sun’s rays broke over the mountaintops.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Prologue.1
1.12
2.25
3.38
4.45
5.52
6.62
7.70
8.75
9.83
10.90
11.98
12.105
13.111
14.117
15.121
16.126
17.135
18.140
19.147
20.157
21.169
22.181
23.191
24.195
25.206
26.214
27.222

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 1 of 6 in The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers. (standard series)

Followed by A King's Ransom.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Gordon Korman (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: August 30, 2011
ISBN: 9780545324090
Page Count: 224

Classification edit see section history

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Young Adults

Some violence.

More Books Like This edit see section history

   
  • The Maze of Bones
  • One False Note
  • The Sword Thief
  • Beyond the Grave
  • The Black Circle
  • In Too Deep
  • The Viper's Nest
  • The Emperor's Code
  • Storm Warning
  • Into the Gauntlet
  • The Black Book of Buried Secrets
  • Vespers Rising
  • A King's Ransom
  • The Dead of Night
  • Shatterproof

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • The Maze of Bones
  • One False Note
  • Vespers Rising
  • The Sword Thief
  • Beyond the Grave
  • The Black Circle
  • The Viper's Nest
  • In Too Deep
  • The Emperor's Code
  • Storm Warning
  • Into the Gauntlet
  • The Black Book of Buried Secrets

Books That Influenced This Book edit see section history

   
  • The Maze of Bones
  • One False Note
  • The Sword Thief
  • Beyond the Grave
  • In Too Deep
  • The Viper's Nest
  • The Emperor's Code
  • Storm Warning
  • Into the Gauntlet
  • The Black Book of Buried Secrets
  • Vespers Rising

Books Influenced by This Book edit see section history

   
  • A King's Ransom
  • The Dead of Night
  • Shatterproof

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