about the book
Notorious cat burglar, Alfie McQuinn has pulled his last heist. He’s fallen from a roof and is dying. His last words to his son, March: “Find jewels.”
Following his father’s stashed clues, March discovers that the jewels turn out to be Jules, March’s long-lost twin sister. After finally being reunited, the twins are tossed into the world’s worst orphanage. There they meet Darius and Izzy.
With their new friends, the twins break out of the orphanage determined to finish their father’s last heist: reclaiming seven cursed moonstone gems. “[But] thieves don’t believe in curses. How can something worth so much be cursed? It’s a ticket to a sweet life.”
And the reward of seven million bucks is definitely sweet. There’s a problem though, their father’s rivals are also searching for the stones—and what if there actually is a curse?
about the author
Jude Watson has written many books under many names. Her real name is Judy Blundell. The first book she wrote with her actual name on the cover was What I Saw and How I Lied, and it won the National Book Award! Currently, she writes for middle-grade readers as Jude Watson, and young adults as Judy Blundell.
She was born in Brooklyn, but grew up in Queens. When she was six, she told her mom that there was a narrator in her head who described things as she was doing them. Because of this, her mom suggested that maybe she would be a writer one day. Since Judy viewed writers as holy people, she didn’t see how this was possible.
After majoring in English, Judy worked as a temp at Simon & Schuster. Seeing all kinds of submissions, she gained more confidence in her writing—she wasn’t as good as some of the submissions, but she was definitely better than others.
Judy has written several of the 39 Clues books and three Star Wars series.
Her favorite mythical beast is the phoenix. She eats oatmeal for breakfast. And her favorite sport is reading on the couch.
Judy currently lives in Stony Brook on Long Island with her husband and daughter.
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Also by Jude Watson:
Doublecross : Mission Titanic (39 Clues : Doublecross, Book 1). Scholastic. 2014.
Nowhere to Run (39 Clues : Unstoppable, Book 1). Scholastic. 2013.
A King’s Ransom (39 Clues : Cahills Vs. Vespers, Book 2). Scholastic. 2011.
In Too Deep (39 Clues, Book 6). Scholastic. 2009.
Beyond the Grave (39 Clues, Book 4). Scholastic. 2009.
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