Mystery of the Egyptian Scroll: Adventure Books For Kids Age 9-12 - Softcover

Peters, Scott

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0985985283 ISBN 13: 9780985985288

Publisher: Best Day Books for Young Readers, 2016

Synopsis

A mysterious scroll. A city of ancient secrets. Meet history’s favorite kid detectives.

12-year-old Zet and his sister Kat love running their family pottery stall. But it's a struggle keeping it afloat, especially now that their father has gone north to fight the Hyksos invaders. When the siblings learn that a valuable scroll is missing, Zet and Kat decide to join forces. If they can find it, they'll win a huge reward for their family. Their problems will be over! Little do they know what troubles lie ahead. The chase leads Zet and Kat into forbidden temples, through a mysterious land of gold and majesty that the world has never forgotten.

Join Zet and Kat in this well-researched, fun and exciting first mystery in the Kid Detective Zet series.

"I am 11 years old and I read this book, it was awesome I could not put this book down." - UN, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★

~ Popular in numerous book clubs, classrooms, and homeschooling.

Enjoyed by fans of Rick Riordan's Red Pyramid and the Kane Chronicles, the Hardy Boys, the Sherlock Academy, Secret Agent 6th Grader, Mara Daughter of the Nile, and The Golden Goblet.

Our readers are going places.

"Action-packed" ~ Middle Grade Fiction Finder ★★★★★

"a natural and gifted storyteller" ~ Historical Novel Society ★★★★★

(Lexile: 490-570)

A study guide is available at http://bit.ly/egyptstudy

Buy now and begin the adventure!

About this title

From the Author:

Q: Why do you think people love ancient Egypt?
A: Most readers will agree--something magical happens the first time you hear about ancient Egypt. Maybe you see a mummy movie or visit a museum. Or, like me, a teacher hands you a mysterious worksheet at school. At that moment of discovery, a jolt grips you with intense curiosity. 
  
Q: Fascination draws you in?
A: Exactly. Who were these people? What did their strange symbols mean? How did they create such intense history and what were their daily lives like? You wonder what it would be like to walk the streets of ancient Egypt and see what they saw.
  
Q: What defining moment made you write about ancient Egypt?
A: On a school field trip to a museum, I saw a mummy in a glass case. The mummy's fingers were poking through the wrappings. When I got over how wonderfully creepy it looked, something happened. It dawned on me that those fingers, that hand, once did normal human things; tucked a child in at night, held another person's hand, brushed hair out of eyes on windy days. All thousands of years ago. Somehow, the emotion of the person was still there in that mummy. He wasn't just an artifact. He was a person with stories to tell. I decided then and there I wanted to give life to the ancient past in a way that was fun and approachable.

Q: What message do you have for your readers?
A: I know many of you are Egypt obsessed like me. Thanks for letting me share my love of ancient Egypt with you.  

From the Back Cover:

 "Action-packed" Middle-Grade Fiction Finder

"A great read" Spike Brown, Escape to Molokai 
 
"Peters is such a natural and gifted storyteller" Historical Novel Society

"I could not put this book down." Upstate NY

You, who have dug deep and sifted hard for a story to read, have unearthed an ancient treasure: a mystery from the dusty ages, when a boy could be a hero and fight for the good of all . . .

Zet and Kat are in charge, now that their father is off fighting the Hyksos. Times are rough. One day, Zet spots a thief running from the medjay police. When the man gets away, the authorities offer a generous payment for his capture. Zet's determined to find the thief and to help his family by winning the much-needed reward. The chase leads him and Kat into forbidden temples whispering with the voices of ancient gods, through a mysterious land of gold and majesty that the world has never forgotten. 

Enjoyed by fans of Rick Riordan's Red Pyramid and the Kane Chronicles. Ancient Egypt mystery awaits.

Popular in numerous book clubs, classrooms, and homeschooling.

Our readers are going places. 
Enrich your library. Grab a copy now!
(Lexile: 490-570)

About this edition

• Publisher: Best Day Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0985985283
• ISBN 13: 9780985985288
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 114