Book of the Dead
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2015

Book of the Dead

By Michael Northrop

Book #1 in the TombQuest series

Ancient spells revive evil forces. Can Alex save his mom and the world?

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Alex Sennefer's life hangs by a thread until his mother uses ancient spells to save him, inadvertently unleashing the Death Walkers. With his mom missing and New York in chaos, Alex and his friend Ren must confront these ancient evils. Can they find his mother and stop a 3,000-year-old revenge plot before it's too late?

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A New York Times bestselling novel, the first in an epic Egyptian adventure series from the team that brought you The 39 Clues and Spirit Animals!Nothing can save Alex Sennefer’s life. That’s what all the doctors say, but his mother knows it’s not true. She knows that the Lost Spells of the Egyptian Book of the Dead can crack open a door to the afterlife and pull her son back from the brink. But when she uses the spells, five evil ancients–the Death Walkers–are also brought back to life.An ancient evil has been unleashed. Mummies are awakening. New York is overrun with scorpions. And worst of all for Alex, his mom and the Lost Spells have both disappeared. He and his best friend, Ren, will do anything to find his mom and save the world . . . even if that means going head-to-head with a Death Walker who has been plotting his revenge for 3,000 years.Read the New York Times bestselling book, then continue the adventure online! Build an Egyptian tomb of your own, hide treasure and protect it with traps, then challenge your friends to play through!

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
208
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
650L
Themes & topics
Books about friendshipBooks about artBooks about magicBooks about museumsBooks about New York
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5
F&P level
~P
AR points
6
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
172509
Publication
Published
January 27, 2015
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780545723381

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