Hunt for the Golden Scarab

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Hunt for the Golden Scarab

An epic time travel adventure

Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories Children’s / Teenage fiction: Thrillers / suspense Children’s / Teenage fiction: Science fiction Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past Children’s / Teenage general interest: Time travel

Author: M.G. Leonard

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Collection: Time Keys

Language: English

Published by: Macmillan Children's Books

Published on: 30th January 2025

Format: LCP-protected ePub

ISBN: 9781035005970


''A complete triumph of imagination . . . readers are going to fall in love with this brilliant new series.'' - A. F. Steadman, bestselling author of Skandar

''Classic and fresh - a breathtaking adventure.'' - Eoin Colfer, bestselling author of Artemis Fowl

The action of Indiana Jones meets the time travel of Dr Who in Hunt for the Golden Scarab, the first title in the Time Keys series by bestselling award-winner M. G. Leonard. Perfect for children of 8 to 12 and fans of Adventures on Trains, Beetle Boy and Twitch. Illustrated in black and white throughout by Manuel Šumberac.

Sim and his mum never live anywhere long. When dangerous strangers appear one night, Sim discovers why. His mum has been keeping secrets: she has the power to open doors in time.

Running for their lives, Sim and his friends are determined to outwit the sinister Council of Keys and be the first to find Nefertiti’s lost tomb and a powerful door to Ancient Egypt. They must piece together long-hidden clues if they are to solve the mystery of her golden heart scarab. Can they find it before the Council finds them?

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