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(The 39 Clues: Unstoppable #1)

The Cahill family has a secret. For five hundred years, they have guarded the 39 Clues – thirty-nine ingredients in a serum that transforms whomever takes it into the most powerful person on earth. If the serum got into the wrong hands, the disaster would rock the world. So certain Cahills have always made it their mission to keep the serum safe, buried, locked away. Until...more

Published October 1st 2013 by Scholastic Inc. (first published August 1st 2013)

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I've read all the 39 clues series, and I have to say this: it needs to end. The authors keep dragging it out,plucking up old characters and shoving in new villains. Amy is the leader of the Cahills (no shock there) and yet, she's so scared of Pierce? And Pierce... he's just... weird. Stealing the serum, trying to take over the world... eliminating the Cahills... does this sound new to anyone? And Amy and Dan are so scared of him, so shocked that someone finally got to their little family secret....more

SPOILERS FOR THIS BOOK AND EARLIER 39 CLUES BOOKS!
I feel like the series should have ended a long time ago. As in, at the last book of the first series. It's dragging on for far too long, and they're probably going to come up with a fourth series. The second series started off okay, but it got worse towards the end, and Day of Doom was just a failure. I guess some people thought that since one of the original authors was writing this book, it would be better and not so OOC (out of character), bu...more

Mar 23, 2013Justin rated it it was amazing

”What kind of family draws in an innocent kid and makes him the target of murderers?”
Amy and Dan finally thought that it would be over, that the threat to their family was gone via the destruction of the Vespers. But a new threat has arisen: J. Rutherford Pierce. This presidential candidate has framed the Cahill kids through his media corporation and has taken the serum that the Cahills have sworn to protect to take control of the country! Now it’s a race against time to stop Pierce from winni...more

HOLY RABIES THE 3rd SERIES IT'S FINALLY ADDED ONTO GOODREADS!!!!
ONCE AGAIN, I AM LEFT HERE WONDERING WHY ON EARTH A KIDDIE SERIES IS SOOOOOO BLASTING GOOD!!!!!
Le sigh~ October really can not get here fast enough......

Sep 08, 2013Harrison Schwartz rated it really liked it

I have been reading books from the 39 Clues franchise for a long time. A LONG time. Since 1st grade actually. Then there was the Cahills vs. Vespers extension. Now a new series in the franchise is going to begin; the Unstoppable series. Thanks to NetGalley and Scholastic, I was able to obtain this book, Nowhere to Run, before its release date, October 1st.
The franchise has lasted for years. Just when you think that Amy and Dan, the main characters in the series are going to have a normal life an...more

Mar 02, 2015Nandini rated it it was amazing

Shelves: badass-characters, i-love-these-okay, omg, super-excited, favourites, middle-grade, own

5 STARS
**This review might contain spoilers from the other two series**
I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS BOOK!
It just felt SO good to be back in the 39 clues world!
There has been so much character development in all the characters since the 1st and original series. Amy was initially so shy and scared of everything and now she's become badass and takes initiative, and she's the leader of the Cahill family! A lot of people think that it's stupid that Amy is still scared of Pierce after experiencing so many...more

Mar 15, 2014Priyanka rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Just posted this review on my blog http://www.PriyankaReads.com - check out this and many more young adult book reviews and recommendations there.
Rating : 3.7 out of 5 stars
Recommended Age : 8 and up
The Unstoppable series seems like an impossible mission at first but as Jude Watson reveals tidbits of information, mission impossible becomes mission crazy ( even for a lunatic).
I liked the book at first but as it went on, there were some unnecessary details. I mean, if you have read the previous...more

Jan 23, 2014Jill rated it it was ok

Shelves: 5th-grade, 6th-grade, j-fic-adventure, 7th-grade, j-fic-boy, j-fic

Well, what can I say. More unbelievable adventures for the Cahill kids. This time they're up against somebody unstoppable--someone who has taken the serum from the original 39 clues. Things are really getting even more unbelievable in this 3rd series--like how someone was able to figure out the ingredients from a miniscule amount left in the trap of a sink where Dan mixed it in the last series. I just wish these writers would leave poor Dan and Amy alone, let them go off into the sunset and live...more

Oct 10, 2013Shazzer rated it really liked it

Now we're getting back on track. After the abysmal finale that was Day of Doom, Jude Watson has begun this cycle of 'The 39 Clues' with a bang and left us catching our breath. Of course there's a new danger out to take over the world, and of course Amy and Dan Cahill are our front line of defense. But these kids have changed over the past few years. They're both tougher and more fragile, knowing just how much they have to lose. And this new villain is unlike anyone they've faced before: a politi...more

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Jul 10, 2013Isaiah the Ox rated it liked it

An enjoyable read. An improvement from the last 39 Clues book, but it wasn't the best book ever. Jude Watson had way to much romance/jealousy in the book: with Ian the good guy, and Jake the bad guy. The first scene with Jake is him all upset over Ian talking to Amy. I really didn't feel the suspense of each time Amy and Dan were followed or almost died- maybe because the series has been going on for too long. I think it was the 7th book of the first 39 Clues series that they claimed they ran ou...more

Read this in the hope that the Holts would have lead roles. Also, curious. Starts to get good at chapter 19. Not bad overall.

May 31, 2013:
Well, after reading the first 40 or so pages on the 39 Clues Website (aka reading the preview after my little brother finished the mission...) I can safely say that there are a lot of new developments. That said, do NOT read until you've read the preview, or else, be prepared for spoilers. Nothing major though :)
Okay, so let's see...here's a synopsis:
1. Opens with some unknown family whose children are amazing and pushed to do a bunch of activities
2. Amy and Dan attend the funerals...more

Dec 21, 2016DelAnne Frazee rated it it was amazing

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