39 Clues

Unfortunately I am posting this late. I meant to do it while my reaction was still fresh. I was really excited about David Levithan's presentation on 39 Clues. I liked one thing he said in particular which was something along the lines of: "A book isn't confined to the paper pages, it's anything that enhances the story." This was his argument as to why 39 Clues works and why (I think more importantly) the series is legit and not just a marketing scheme. I came home really excited to tell Alex (my fifth grade teaching friend) that I had his curriculum all figured out! He just had to use 39 Clues! Well, that buzz has since, well, cooled off. I think that perhaps, Mr. Levithan is very good at his job.