Description
Product Description
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!
Review
"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
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 the Author
Scott Peters writes action-filled adventure stories set in ancient Egypt. In addition to writing, the author has created over 300 museum, science center and theme park installations for such places as
the Smithsonian, the Washington Children's Museum, Walt Disney World and Paramount Pictures. Peters also helped design an interactive TV show for the
Nickelodeon Channel.
"I write the kind of stories I would have loved to have read as a kid, when I was 8, 9, 10, or 11. Mysteries packed with adventure that make a kid feel smart, like he or she is traveling somewhere really cool and learning neat things in an interesting way--not like dry old facts in some textbook, but experiencing it--and solving a puzzle to become a hero at the same time!"
Scott Peters runs an ancient Egypt blog that gets over
1,500 visitors a day. Hungry for a ton of cool facts? Find a treasure trove at Scott's blog: egyptabout.com
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