The Black Circle (the 39 Clues, Book 5) [With 6 Game Cards] -- Patrick Carman

The highly anticipated Book Five of the #1 bestselling The 39 Clues series.<p></p>A strange telegram lures fourteen-year-old Amy Cahill and her younger brother, Dan, deep into Russia and away from the only trustworthy adult they know. Signed with the initials NRR, the telegram launches a race to uncover a treasure stolen by the Nazis and the truth about the murder of the last Russian royal family. All too soon, the treasure hunt starts to smell like a Lucian trap. But the bait might just be irresistible . . . what will Amy and Dan risk to find out what really happened on the night their parents died?<br><br><b>Author:</b> Patrick Carman<br><b>Publisher:</b> Scholastic Inc.<br><b>Published:</b> 08/11/2009<br><b>Pages:</b> 176<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Hardcover<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.62lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.32h x 6.32w x 0.64d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780545060455<br><b>Audience:</b> Ages 9-12<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 4.7<br><b>Point Value:</b> 5<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Middle Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>132348 / Black Circle<br><br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>Hornbook Guide to Children</i> 01/01/2010 pg. 64 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>Patrick Carman is the bestselling author of numerous series for young readers, including The Land of Elyon, Elliot's Park, Skeleton Creek, Atherton, Trackers, Dark Eden, and 3:15. He got his start as a storyteller weaving bedtime tales for his two daughters. He lives in Wal