The Secret Pyramid by Victoria Connelly (Children's, 10 years +, 10E/10E)

 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

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

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)