The Mask of the Pharaoh: The Thirteenth Is Magic Series - Adventures in Time - Book One

When twelve-year old Daniel Trueblood gets dumped by his parents at his Great-Great-Ever-So-Great Aunt Bertha's farmhouse surrounded by a sea of cornfields, he thinks he's in for a boring time. Little does he suspect that he is actually in for the time of his life after a dove magically flies off his aunt's attic bedroom wallpaper and comes to life on the thirteenth of each month. Join Daniel and his new best friends, the Crumbucket kids - brave Diamante, brainy Cinquain, and goofy Haiku-as they travel back in time to 1922 for an exciting adventure in Egypt. With the help of Emmaline, the escaped dove from a magic show, our heroes try to stop history from being changed, while doing battle with a time-traveling villain whose thirst for magical treasures and evil deeds span across decades. But never fear, dear Reader...help is on the way. Not only for the heroes in the book but for you, too! There is a silly dictionary and definitions section to help with any unfamiliar words, worth reading just for the fun of it! To rescue yourself, just find an asterisk (*) next to troublesome words and look them up in the back of the book for a tongue-in-cheek explanation. Editor's Review: This book is delightful and charming, and its cleverness encourages children to be intelligent while also making it a suitable book to read with adults. While complex sentences (and certainly vocabulary) are common, the book is easy to follow.