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One False Note
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The 39 Clues: Book 2

One False Note (2008) (edit title/settings)

by Gordon Korman (Author) (edit contributors)

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THIS JUST IN! Amy and Dan Cahill were spotted on a train, hot on the trail of one of 39 Clues hidden around the world. BUT WAIT! Police report a break-in at an elite hotel, and the suspects ALSO sound suspiciously like Amy and Dan. UPDATE! Amy and Dan have been seen in a car...no, in a... read more

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Amy, Dan, and their au pair, Nellie, 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. In Vienna, Amy and Dan discover that Mozart had an older sister: Maria Anna "Nannerl" Mozart. They go to a... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Amy, Dan, and their au pair, Nellie, 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. In Vienna, Amy and Dan discover that Mozart had an older sister: Maria Anna "Nannerl" Mozart. They go to a library to view her diary, only to realize Jonah Wizard, a fellow competitor in the search for the 39 Clues, stole it. They steal it from him, then Nellie translates it and notices that three pages are missing.
Then, Amy and Dan discover that there is another song in the middle of the song by Mozart. That song's name is "The Place Where I Was Born", so they go to the place where Mozart was born: Salzburg, Austria. There, they see Alistair Oh, and follow him. He goes into the Salzburg Catacombs, and they go in there too. There, Amy and Dan see The Man in Black, and there is an explosion, but they escape.
Later, Nellie discovers that there is a homing device on the collar of their cat, Saladin. They place it on Alistair Oh when he is sleeping. They also steal a document from him. It is talking about Venice, Italy, so they go there.
In Venice, they follow Jonah Wizard, and find a secret passage from a music store called Disco Volante to a Janus stronghold. There, they find the missing diary pages, and steal them. The pages say that Nannerl Mozart thought her brother was going crazy because he was getting into debt by buying Japanese steel. A name, Fidelio Racco, which was also found on the paper taken from Alistair Oh, appears in the diary. Because of that, Amy and Dan go into Fidelio's Racco's mansion (which is now a museum). There they see the Kabras, who attack them, but fall into a booby trap, and are knocked unconscious.
Then, in the same place, Amy and Dan find the second clue, tungsten and two Japanese swords. Because of that, Amy, Dan, and Nellie buy plane tickets to Tokyo, Japan.
The book ends with Alistair Oh finding out who is owner of the tracking device that was placed on Saladin, and himself. That person is Grace's lawyer and friend, William McIntyre.

Characters edit see section history

  • Amy Cahill: Dan's older sister. Amy is really shy. She's is 14 years old.
  • Dan Cahill: Amy's younger brother. He is 11 years old.
  • Nellie Gomez: Dan and Amy's au pair.
  • Alistair Oh: Amy and Dan's Korean uncle. From the Ekat branch of the Cahill family.
  • Jonah Wizard: Dan and Amy's cousin, who is a rap star. He is very famous so everywhere he goes he gets special treatment and high-end supplies. His smart-phone wielding dad is always at his side. A Janus.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: A famous composer, already dead, who was from the Janus branch of the Cahill family.
  • Saladin: Amy and Dan's cat. Previously Grace Cahill's cat. Eats only red snapper.
  • Natalie Kabra: Natalie Kabra is a ruthless 11 year old. She is Ian's sister. A Lucian.
  • Nannerl Mozart: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's older sister.
  • Ian Kabra: Ian is the 14 year old brother of Natalie Kabra. Ian is from the Lucian branch.
  • Marie Antoinette: A French queen who was a Cahill.
  • Irina Spasky: Part of the Lucian branch. She is also an ex-KGB spy.
  • Aunt Beatrice: Grace's sister. Amy and Dan's legal guardian who doesn't care about them much.
  • Eisenhower Holt: Leader of the Holt family. From the Tomas branch of the Cahill family.
  • Benjamin Franklin: Famous inventor who was from the Lucian branch of the Cahill family.
  • William McIntyre: Grace's attorney. He secretly helps Amy and Dan in the 39 Clues hunt.
  • Grace Cahill: Amy and Dan's deceased grandmother.
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  • “Mozart, the most famous Wiener of all time.I'll bet the Oscar Mayer people would give them an argument about that.”
    Dan Cahill
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  • “No, but I can Google Mozart.” His eyes widened. “Wow — thirty-six million hits! Look at this one — Mozart, the most famous Wiener of all time. I’ll bet the Oscar Mayer people would give them an argument about that.”
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  • One of the others in her crypt is Michael Haydn, the famous composer, and one of Mozart’s biggest supporters.” He couldn’t resist. “What’s he doing now — decomposing?”
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  • “You are a music lover,” said the wide-eyed cashier. “No, I’m a kleptomaniac.”
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  • “Any truth to the rumor that you’re dating Miley Cyrus?”
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  • The antidote for boring isn’t to find something even boringer!”
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  • “I’m pretty sure it’s my job to tell you to grow up,”
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  • “It’s not our fault!” Dan babbled. “Those guys are crazy! They’re like mini–Darth Vaders without the mask!”
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  • “Now, if I was a stuck-up idiot with my head on a Pez dispenser, where would I hide the diary I jacked?”
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First Sentence edit see section history

The hunger strike began two hours east of Paris.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Chapters 1 - 21

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 2 of 12 in The 39 Clues. (standard series)

Preceded by The Maze of Bones, and followed by The Sword Thief.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Gordon Korman (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Scholastic
Country: New York, NY USA
Publication Date: 2008
ISBN: 0545060427
Page Count: 174

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Ages 9-12

Great for late elementary or early middle schoolers. They won't be able to put this one down and will be begging for the next in the series. Some violence.

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