The Sword Thief facts for kids
The Sword Thief book cover
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| Author | Peter Lerangis |
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| Country | United States United Kingdom Canada Israel |
| Language | English, Hebrew, French |
| Series | The 39 Clues |
| Genre | Children's novel Adventure novel |
| Publisher | Scholastic |
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Publication date
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March 3, 2009 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover |
| Pages | 160 pp |
| ISBN | 978-0-545-06043-1 |
| OCLC | 298374079 |
| Preceded by | One False Note |
| Followed by | Beyond the Grave |
The Sword Thief is the third book in The 39 Clues series. It was written by Peter Lerangis and published by Scholastic. The book came out on March 3, 2009.
This exciting adventure follows the first two books in the series. These were The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan and One False Note by Gordon Korman. The story continues in the next book, Beyond the Grave.
Contents
The Adventure Begins
The story starts with Ian and Natalie Kabra. They steal Amy and Dan Cahill's plane tickets at the Venice airport. Their au pair, Nellie Gomez, is already on the plane. Amy and Dan have to team up with their uncle, Alistair Oh. They fly with him on his private plane to Tokyo, Japan.
In Tokyo, they learn about Toyotomi Hideyoshi. He was a very famous warrior in Japan's history. He was also a descendant of the first Tomas Cahill. The three go to a big library to find clues. Another family, the Holts, then capture Amy, Dan, and Alistair. They try to force them to help find the next clue.
Chases and Clues
The Holts take Amy and Dan underground to a train station. When a train comes, the Holts run away. They leave Amy and Dan in danger. Luckily, Alistair rescues them. They all hide in an old storage room.
Inside the room, they find a special poem called a haiku. This poem tells them to use geometry (the study of shapes) to find Hideyoshi's treasure. They find some geometric shapes. But then, they are chased by a dangerous group and almost get hurt again. Nellie, their au pair, saves them. She has made a deal with the Kabras, who are with her.
The Kabras give Amy and Dan a small, important coin. Amy and Dan agree to work with the Kabras. They decode another message hidden in the shapes. This message tells them to go to Seoul, South Korea. It seems that Amy starts to like Ian, and Ian might admire Amy too.
Discoveries in Korea
In Korea, everyone goes to Alistair's house. They look at old books about the Cahill family in his library. Amy and Dan read one book and figure out a big secret about the 39 Clues. They also realize they need to go to a mountain called Bukhansan.
On the mountain, they find a hidden entrance. They open it using the special coin they received. Inside, they find all of Hideyoshi's treasure! They also find the third clue: gold. The Kabras have their own plan, but they don't know about Dan's secret plan.
Dan discovers a hidden message in the form of an anagram. He tells everyone that the next location is Lake Tash, Kyrgyzstan. The Kabras then trick Amy and Dan. They trap them inside the cave.
Escapes and New Mysteries
Dan tells Amy that he tricked the Kabras. Lake Tash was not the real next location. He figured out that the anagram actually spells "Al Sakhet" and "Alkahest." Alkahest is an old word for the philosopher's stone.
Amy and Dan manage to escape the cave using gunpowder. As they leave, rocks fall, and Alistair seems to be trapped. They also see Bae Oh talking to a mysterious "man in black."
When they return to Alistair's house, Dan sees Alistair's gloves. He realizes that Alistair might still be alive. They also figure out that the next clue is in Egypt. The book ends with Bae Oh in his office. He calls for his secretary, but Alistair answers instead. Alistair seems to threaten his uncle, and then disappears.
Main Characters
Here are some of the important characters in the book, grouped by their family branches:
- Cahills: Amy Cahill, Dan Cahill, Saladin Cahill (their cat), Nellie Gomez (their au pair), Alistair Oh (their uncle).
- Lucians: Ian Kabra, Natalie Kabra, Irina Spasky.
- Holts: Reagan Holt, Hamilton Holt, Madison Holt, Eisenhower Holt, Mary-Todd Holt.
