Daughters of the Lamp

By Nedda Lewers

Part of the Daughters of the Lamp series

A girl must protect Ali Baba's treasure from sorcerers. Can she embrace magic and her legacy?

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352 pages· 68,515 words· Est. 9.5 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Sahara Rashad, a science-loving girl, is thrust into a world of magic when her mother's necklace vanishes in Cairo. Her quest to retrieve it uncovers Ali Baba's legendary treasure, hidden from evil sorcerers. As the new guardian, Sahara must confront her disbelief in magic and embrace her ancestral legacy. Can she protect the treasure and thwart the sorcerers' dark plans?

From the publisher

Percy Jackson meets Arabian fairy tales in this stunning middle grade fantasy debut about a girl who becomes the guardian of Ali Baba’s legendary treasure. Believe in fairy tales. Sahara Rashad lives by logic. Loves science. And always has a plan. Except her dad just whisked her away to her uncle’s wedding in Egypt, upending every single plan she had for the summer. In Cairo, Sahara’s days are filled with family–and mystery. First, Sahara’s cousins claim the pretentious bride-to-be is actually a witch. Then her late mother’s necklace starts glowing–and disappears. Sahara’s attempts to recover the necklace lead her to the greatest mystery yet. Deep in an underground chamber lies Ali Baba’s magical treasure. Hidden from a line of sorcerers who threatened to use its powers for evil, the treasure was given to Sahara’s ancestor Morgana for safekeeping and passed down from mother to daughter for generations. Now only Sahara stands in the sorcerers’ way. Can the girl who’s never believed in magic trust the unknown and claim her legacy as the treasure’s keeper?

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