Friday, March 30, 2012

LaFevers, R.L. Theodora and the Last Pharaoh.


LaFevers, R.L.    Theodora and the Last Pharaoh.
 Houghton Mifflin/Clarion/Graphia/Kingfisher     2011  394p  16.99 978-0-547-39018-5     elm/ms      E-BN  Mystery/Detective
Eleven year old, Theodora,  sets off for Egypt with her mother to document some findings of a previous dig. Actually, Theodora is subtly trying to return a valued relic to it’s rightful owner with the help of her cat, Isis.    Readers will once again be enthralled with the adventures of Theodora while she tries to return the Emerald Tablet to the rightful owner. Tasks are never easy for Theodora. Events always seem to get her into trouble at the most embarrassing times. However, readers enjoy seeing what plans she will employ to solve the problem of the moment.
   In this adventure the Serpents of Chaos were intent on obtaining the Orb of Ra and Emerald Tablet. Their efforts however were curtailed with the help of a young Egyptian boy named Gadji and a secretive group of Egyptians (Eyes of Horos/Chosen Keepers of Alexandria) whose sole purpose is to guard the ancient relics of Ancient Egypt and descendants of the last Pharaoh.
Theodora also wanted to learn something about the mysteries of her birth in Egypt. The events pertaining to this part of her trip will leave the readers spell bound as she finds herself kidnapped and taken into the desert. She also meets someone who was there when she was born and some information about her ancestors.
Readers will enjoy this fast paced mystery and adventure story with it fast pace and intriguing characters.             Egypt-fiction     McNeil, Linda

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