A clean sweep for India in The 39 Clues online game episode 3

New Delhi, August, 2009: Fabulous news for kids in India! The first, second and third prize winners of The 39 Clues online game contest (Asia region, episode 3) are Parth Athley of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, Nehal Patil of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh and Quinn Davenport of Chennai, Tamil Nadu respectively.

The first, second and third prize winners have won themselves $ 300, $ 200 and $100. Parth Athley has already won the third prize in Episode 1 and the first prize in Episode 2.

This New York Times bestselling and ground-breaking series has already attracted more than 265,000 children worldwide to join the online hunt to win prizes. Throughout the two-year ten-book series, more than $125,000 in prizes will be awarded, and children can enter to join the hunt at anytime and win prizes at www.the39clues.com.

DreamWorks Studios has acquired the film rights for The 39 Clues series and Steven Spielberg is considering directing the project. The date of the film release has not been announced as yet.

Four of the ten books in the series have been published. The fifth book is due for release this month.

Each book comes with six cards that form a clue, which can be decoded either with the help of a key or automatically decoded on the website www.the39clues.com

ABOUT THE 39 CLUES – THE SERIES

The Cahills are the most powerful family the world has ever known. 39 Clues hidden around the world guard the family's power, and it's up to YOU to find them. It's Cahill versus Cahill in a worldwide race to find the Clues . . . and beat the competition.

To find the 39 Clues

Read the Books – Each 39 Clues book unlocks one Clue.

Collect the Cards – Game cards help reveal Clues.

Play the Game – Find Clues through online missions.

Win the Prizes – Play and you could be eligible to win prizes!

Read the Books

• The 39 Clues Book 1: The Maze of Bones is by New York Times bestselling author Rick Riordan and is in stores now.
• The 39 Clues Book 2: One False Note is by acclaimed author Gordon Korman and is available now
• The 39 Clues Book 3: The Sword Thief is by kid favorite Peter Lerangis and hits stores on March 3, 2009.
• And there are seven more books coming, ending with Book 10 in September 2010!

Collect the Cards

The cards provide the leads you need to track down the 39 Clues.

• Each book comes with the same 6 cards.
• 39 Clues card packs are available separately. The first card pack comes with 16 cards randomly pulled from a pool of 55, as well as a game guide with tips on how to play.
• Each card comes with a unique identification code. Enter this code on the website to create your own online card collection!
• The next wave of cards will be available starting June 2009.

Play the Game

Join now to start your hunt for the 39 Clues. Create an account, discover which branch of the Cahill family YOU belong to, and start exploring the website to see if you can be the first to find the Clues.

To see the complete prizing rules log on to: www.scholasticindia.com

About Scholastic

Scholastic Corporation is the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books and a leader in educational technology. Scholastic has operations in Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and the United Kingdom. Internationally, the authors published by Scholastic include J.K. Rowling, R.L. Stine, Philip Pullman and Cornelia Funke.

Visit us at www.scholastic.com

Scholastic India

Scholastic India runs a dynamic publishing programme that aims to bring out innovative titles from the best of Indian authors and illustrators. Scholastic works closely with teachers, parents and students to encourage reading and promote the highest quality of reading and educational material in English.

Scholastic distributes its products and services through a variety of channels including proprietary school-based book clubs and school-based book fairs. It also works with trade distributors to sell books through retail stores throughout the Indian subcontinent.

The Indian authors published by Scholastic are Ruskin Bond, Anushka Ravishankar, Paro Anand, Manjula Padmanabhan, Meera Uberoi, and Samit Basu, among others.

Visit us at www.scholasticindia.com

For any further information please contact:

Rohini Vij:  0124-4068940; rvij@scholastic.co.in