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Chapter Book · Ages 9–11 · 2009
Sands of the Scorpion
By Bear Grylls
Book #3 in the Mission Survival series
Stranded in the Sahara, survival hinges on escaping a deadly smuggling ring.
4.2/5 Goodreads · 297 ratings
282 pages
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Bookroo's summary
Beck Granger and his friend Peter find themselves stranded in the unforgiving Sahara Desert after uncovering a smuggling operation. Forced to parachute from a plane, they must navigate the vast, perilous sands to reach safety. With each step, the desert's dangers loom larger, and their survival becomes a desperate race against time. Can they outwit the smugglers and find their way back to civilization, or will the desert claim them first?
From the publisher
When Beck Granger and his friend, Peter, join Beck’s Uncle Al for a holiday in Africa, they aren’t expecting to be stranded in the Sahara Desert. But when they stumble upon a smuggling ring and have to bail out of a plane over the desert, Beck knows their chances of survival are slim. They must find their way back to civilisation.
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 282
- Reading age
- 9–11
- Audience
- Juvenile Reader
- Lexile
- 760L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- ~4.9
- F&P level
- ~R
Publication
- Published
- June 1, 2009
- First published
- June 4, 2009
- Publisher
- Red Fox
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781862304826
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