The Colossus Rises: Book 1 (Seven Wonders) - Softcover

Lerangis, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007515030 ISBN 13: 9780007515035

Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks, 2013

Synopsis

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Chronicles the story of Jack McKinley, an ordinary kid with an extraordinary problem. In a few months, he's going to die-unless he finds seven magic Loculi that have been hidden in the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

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From the Back Cover:

Just one boy . . .

Jack McKinley is an ordinary kid with an extraordinary problem. In six months, Jack is going to die.

Just one mission . . .

After Jack collapses in the middle of a busy street, he's whisked off to a strange hospital in a strange place. There are armed guards and weird kids and fantastic creatures, not to mention no parents, no phones, and no possibility of escape. The place is run by an odd professor named Bhegad, who tells Jack that what's killing him is a genetic trait inherited from the prince of a long-lost civilization. It's destroying Jack by making him too strong too fast. He'll need to stay strong, though—because it's up to him to save the world.

Just one problem . . .

That long-lost civilization sank when seven magic Loculi were stolen and hidden around the world. Now Jack and his friends must find the Loculi before they fall into the wrong hands. If they don't, they'll never be cured, that lost world will rise, oceans will be displaced, and life as we know it will pretty much end.

Seven wonders

No one ever asked Jack if he wanted to be a hero. He just has to be one. One kid. One mission. One big problem. The thrills begin in The Colossus Rises, the first installment in the newest adventure from master storyteller Peter Lerangis.

About the Author:

Peter Lerangis is the author of more than one hundred and sixty books, which have sold more than five and half million copies and been translated into thirty-three different languages. These include the first four books in the New York Times bestselling Seven Wonders series, The Colossus Rises, Lost in Babylon, The Tomb of Shadows, and The Curse of the King, and two books in the 39 Clues series. Peter is a Harvard graduate with a degree in biochemistry. He has run a marathon and gone rock climbing during an earthquake—though not on the same day. He lives in New York City with his wife, musician Tina deVaron, and their two sons, Nick and Joe. In his spare time, he likes to eat chocolate.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0007515030
• ISBN 13: 9780007515035
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256