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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 8
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James Patterson and Martin Dugard dig through stacks of evidence--X-rays, Carter's files dealing with the discovery of a long-lost crypt, forensic clues, and stories told through the ages--to arrive at their own account of King Tut's life and death. The result is an exhilarating true crime tale of intrigue, passion, and betrayal that casts fresh light on the oldest mystery of all.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 7
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A group of children, entranced with the study of Egypt, play their own Egypt game, are visited by a secret oracle, become involved in a murder, and befriend the Professor before they move on to new interests, such as Gypsies.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 1
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A photo essay on ancient Egypt and the people who lived there, documented through the mummies, pottery, weapons, and other objects they left behind. Describes their society, religion, obsession with the afterlife, and methods of mummification.
4) Pyramid
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 1
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Text and black-and-white illustrations follow the intricate step-by-step process of the building of an ancient Egyptian pyramid.
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Amelia Peabody mysteries volume 19
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"Convinced that the tomb of the little-known king Tutankhamon lies somewhere in the Valley of the Kings, eminent Egyptologist Radcliffe Emerson and his intrepid wife, Amelia Peabody, seem to have hit a wall. Having been banned forever from the East Valley, Emerson, against Amelia's advice, has tried desperately to persuade Lord Camarvon and Howard Carter to relinquish their digging rights. But Emerson's trickery has backfired, and his insistent interest...
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Amelia Peabody mysteries volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 15
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On the death of her father, 32-year old Victorian heiress Amelia Peabody travels Egypt to indulge her interest in Egyptology. She travels with Evelyn Barton-Forbes and her trusty parasol which comes in handy on more than one occasion. In Cairo the pair meet archaeologists Radcliffe and Walter Emerson and sparks fly between Radcliffe and Amelia. The groups meet again at Emerson's excavation where Amelia saves Radcliffe's life and takes charge of his...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 12
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Aboard a Nile steamer, Hercule Poirot meets Linnet Doyle, a woman who appears to have everything: youth, beauty, wealth, and a loving husband. But the husband was stolen from her friend Jacqueline de Bellefort, who has been haunting the newlyweds path, showing up to wreak havoc in their plans. They have secretly booked passage on the steamer to escape, but still, tragedy strikes: Linnet is shot through the head. As the complications multiply, Poirot...
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Goosebumps. Original series volume 23
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 3
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It sounds like something's moving in the mummy's tomb. Did the secret chant wake someone?After last year's scary adventure, Gabe's a little nervous about being back in Egypt. Back near the ancient pyramids. Back where he saw all those creepy mummies.Then he learns about an Egyptian superstition. A secret chant that is supposed to bring mummies back to life. Gabe's uncle says it's just a hoax.But now it sounds like something's moving in the mummy's...
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Amelia Peabody mysteries volume 3
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Amelia investigates the death of a dealer in illegal antiquities which puts her in the path of the intriguing but deadly Master Criminal
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Magic tree house. Original series volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
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Jack and his younger sister take a trip in their tree house back to ancient Egypt, where they help a queen's mummy continue her voyage to the Next Life.
11) Valley of Kings
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TombQuest volume 3
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 7
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Journeying to the Valley of Kings, Alex and Ren prepare to combat powerful Death Walkers that are causing trouble throughout the world.
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Amelia Peabody mysteries volume 4
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Amelia Peabody, the intrepid archaeologist, returns to the Nile with her Egyptologist husband Emerson and their entourage to track down a brilliant and dashing master criminal wreaking havoc among the excavations.
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Amelia Peabody mysteries volume 2
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Egyptologist Amelia Peabody, now a wife and mother, returns in another Victorian-era mystery—to catch a murderer at an excavation of an ancient tomb.
It's 1892, and Amelia and her now-husband Radcliffe Emerson have settled down in Victorian England after their escapade in Egypt. They're raising their young son Ramses and everything seems normal—until they are approached by a damsel in distress. Lady Baskerville's husband, Sir Henry,...
It's 1892, and Amelia and her now-husband Radcliffe Emerson have settled down in Victorian England after their escapade in Egypt. They're raising their young son Ramses and everything seems normal—until they are approached by a damsel in distress. Lady Baskerville's husband, Sir Henry,...
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In A History of Egypt, Jason Thompson has written the first one-volume work to encompass all 5,000 years of Egyptian history, highlighting the surprisingly strong connections between the ancient land of the Pharaohs and the modern-day Arab nation.
No country's past can match Egypt's in antiquity, richness, and variety. However, it is rarely presented as a comprehensive panorama because scholars tend to divide it into distinct eras-prehistoric, pharaonic,...
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Amelia Peabody mysteries volume 18
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A unique treasure obtained by unscrupulous means, the small gold statuette of an unidentified Egyptian king is a priceless relic from a bygone era. But more than history surrounds the remarkable artifact - for it is said that early death will come to anyone who possesses it.
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Amelia Peabody mysteries volume 5
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Amelia is caught up in an intrigue surrounding the dignified British Museum. Murder, a lady from the past of dubious reputation, supernatural curses, and a homicidal lunatic are part of the mystery.
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Kane chronicles volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 17
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Carter Kane and his sister must prevent the chaos snake Apophis from breaking free in a few days' time or the world will come to an end. To have any chance of battling these Forces of Chaos, the Kanes must revive the sun god Ra.
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Two years after vanishing into the Sudanese desert, the leader of a British archeological expedition, Professor Harold McCabe, comes stumbling out of the sands, frantic and delirious, but he dies before he can tell his story. The mystery deepens when an autopsy uncovers a bizarre corruption: someone had begun to mummify the professor's body--while he was still alive. His strange remains are returned to London for further study, when alarming news...
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Goosebumps. Original series volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 3
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While he is lost in a pyramid while on a visit to Egypt, Gabe suddenly realizes that he is not alone, and he soon learns the meaning of the legendary curse of the mummy's tomb.