January 2014, Cuthland Press, 174 pages, eBook, Review copy
Content: Some
major peril
Summary from Victoria's website
When
a man is shot on the steps of the British Museum holding an ancient
Egyptian relic, 15-year old Sasha Fine and new friend, Johnny
Marlborough, are propelled into an adventure that will take them to the
dark heart of Egypt.
Arriving in Luxor, they discover the ancient treasures from the tomb of cursed king Sethmosis have been stolen by a pair of pharaoh impersonators, “Ramesses” and “Nefertari” Striker. Sasha and Johnny are determined to return the gold and jewels to the people of Egypt. But then they run into Dr Anubis – the mad plastic surgeon who vows to turn them into mummies before nightfall…
- See more at: http://victoriaconnelly.com/books/secret-pyramid/#sthash.R9ek6C1K.dpuf
Arriving in Luxor, they discover the ancient treasures from the tomb of cursed king Sethmosis have been stolen by a pair of pharaoh impersonators, “Ramesses” and “Nefertari” Striker. Sasha and Johnny are determined to return the gold and jewels to the people of Egypt. But then they run into Dr Anubis – the mad plastic surgeon who vows to turn them into mummies before nightfall…
- See more at: http://victoriaconnelly.com/books/secret-pyramid/#sthash.R9ek6C1K.dpuf
When
a man is shot on the steps of the British Museum holding an ancient
Egyptian relic, 15-year old Sasha Fine and new friend, Johnny
Marlborough, are propelled into an adventure that will take them to the
dark heart of Egypt.
Arriving in Luxor, they discover the ancient treasures from the tomb of cursed king Sethmosis have been stolen by a pair of pharaoh impersonators, “Ramesses” and “Nefertari” Striker. Sasha and Johnny are determined to return the gold and jewels to the people of Egypt. But then they run into Dr Anubis – the mad plastic surgeon who vows to turn them into mummies before nightfall…
- See more at: http://victoriaconnelly.com/books/secret-pyramid/#sthash.R9ek6C1K.dpuf
Arriving in Luxor, they discover the ancient treasures from the tomb of cursed king Sethmosis have been stolen by a pair of pharaoh impersonators, “Ramesses” and “Nefertari” Striker. Sasha and Johnny are determined to return the gold and jewels to the people of Egypt. But then they run into Dr Anubis – the mad plastic surgeon who vows to turn them into mummies before nightfall…
- See more at: http://victoriaconnelly.com/books/secret-pyramid/#sthash.R9ek6C1K.dpuf
When a man is shot on the steps
of the British Museum holding an ancient Egyptian relic, 15-year old Sasha Fine
and new friend, Johnny Marlborough, are propelled into an adventure that will
take them to the dark heart of Egypt.
Arriving in Luxor, they discover
the ancient treasures from the tomb of cursed king Sethmosis have been stolen
by a pair of pharaoh impersonators, “Ramesses” and “Nefertari” Striker.
Sasha and Johnny are determined to return the gold and jewels to the people of
Egypt. But then they run into Dr Anubis – the mad plastic surgeon who vows to
turn them into mummies before nightfall…
Nayuleska's thoughts
Sasha
has such an awesome adventure! I loved her mother, and Sasha's unusual
upbringing. I liked how
Sasha
was able to solve some puzzles thanks to her vast knowledge on the ancient
world, but for others
she
needed help, sometimes from Johnny or other people. I liked the way Sasha
thought, how she felt
about
each new person she met. I like her adventurous side, and how she doesn't like
bugs. There was a
sweet
moment when Johnny tries to protect her from a dangerous creature, which wasn't
even the worst
danger
the duo get into. I enjoyed watching them figure out how to escape from their
captors- on more
than
one occasion I couldn't see how they would escape, but they did. This is a
truly thrilling read which
isn't
too dark and has a fair amount of humour in. Looking forward to book 2!
Find out more on Victoria's website.
Suggested
read
More adventures in Egypt can be found in Eye of the Moon by Dianne Hoffmeyer (Children's, 11 years +, 10E/10E)
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