Customer Reviews

Beyond the Grave [With Earbuds] (39 Clues (Playaway))

5 star:		(19)
4 star:		(10)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

The Cahill siblings are at it again - this time in Egypt. Mysterious clues are hidden in some of the most famous tombs in all of history, but danger still abounds. This time around, though, Dan and Amy have some help from an old friend of Grace Cahill's - or do they?? This is the best book yet of the series.

Well first off i loved the other books in the series but this one was not too great. This is coming from a kid. OK first well the plot is too random. In the other books each clue leads to another but in this one they'll randomly and luckily find a clue which makes the plot too artificial. Next the action scenes were not up to par. The other books' action scenes were not as fake or as "wow that was lame" kind of thing. Also, man things went sooooo slow in the book and i just wanted to hit it. Yet some of the parts went so quickly and went without being explained. I would recomend this book for a 8, 9, or 10 year old looking for an easy read but not really getting into the whole series too much. If u really liked the first three books (as i did) then just bear throught with this one and get to the rest of the series which was stellar.

I really like the 39 clues series but when I came to Jude Watsons book it became rather boring. I loved the sixth book In to deep by the same author it was exiting and one of
the best ones yet but her writing skills weren't as great in Beyond the grave. As for being appropriate there's not much bad in the book besides a couple of mentions of death and other physical violence. These scenes include people holding each other at "dart gunpoint"and both main characters are locked in a tomb. I would only recommend this book to children 8 and older.




p.s
Reading skills must be intermediate.

"Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land of which I shall tell you." -- Genesis 26:2

In the Bible, Egypt is often used as a symbol that stands for the evil that is in the world. That's a good reminder of the dangers that Amy and Dan Cahill will encounter when, accompanied by their au pair Nellie Gomez, they seek one of the 39 clues in Egypt.

As I've commented on the earlier three books, even if you don't plan to try to win the contest these books make for fun reading. It's like a much more exciting version of The Amazing Race with much more at stake.

This story is so delicious that I want to be very careful not to spoil it for you. Compared to the last two books, this one is absolutely super!

Jude Watson makes great use of all the characters to produce drama, introduce plot complications, develop relationships, deepen your understanding of the Cahills, and make you appreciate each character more. Determining what the clue is in this book is also much more difficult than in earlier books which I thought made the story more entertaining. I was especially pleased to see that the story makes good use of the Egyptian setting. In addition, Dan wasn't nearly so annoying here and Amy's weaknesses made her more appealing. Even the not-so-trustworthy Cahills are more interesting in this book than in the last two.

As I read the book, I couldn't help but wonder how Amy and Dan will be able to avoid all of their untrustworthy relatives and deal with the normal dangers of life as they race around the world. I can hardly wait for Book 5!

The book's main theme is trust. After you finish reading this book, think about who you should trust . . . and about what.

My Daughter loves these books and looks forward to each new installment. She is a strong reader and goes through book series very quickly. These are fun to read and she can't wait to get each new book and find more clues.

I liked the book and can't wait to read more of the books. People should buy this book and is greatfor middle school.

this book was okay. the plot was a bit confusing. the end ended with the madrigals breaking in(spoiler). that was okay. the other books were alot better and i did not understand the whole tomb and myrrh thing.overall...bad

This was one of my fave 39 Clues books. The only negative thing I have to say is that you could pretty much guess what was going to happen at the end. The last thing I must say is "Get outta my way you muppet!"

Boys love this series, the can't stop reading! He keeps asking to buy more books Its perfect for 6Th graders

Jude Watson tried to make a decent sized 39 Clues book by putting a crudload of sentimental feelings in the book and not a whole lot of action in the book. Don't get me wrong, it's a book with a good puzzle in it, but it has more feelings in it than any other book (except for book 10, and that was 312 pages long). This certain book is about four statues of a Egyptian goddess that might lead to a tomb that contains a clue. For some people, all the feelings just add to the book, and if you're that kind of person dig into the book. But if you're like me, you are going to be skipping through pages a LOT.