Book of the Dead TombQuest, Book 1, Michael Northrop
Book of the Dead TombQuest, Book 1, Michael Northrop
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Book of the Dead (TombQuest, Book 1)

Author: Michael Northrop

Series: TombQuest

Narrator: Ramón de Ocampo

Unabridged: 4 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/27/2015

Synopsis

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!

About Michael Northrop

Michael Northrop is the New York Times bestselling author of the middle-grade adventure series TombQuest and other books for kids and teens. His first young adult novel, Gentlemen, earned him a Publishers Weekly Flying Start citation, and his second, Trapped, was an Indie Next List selection. His first middle-grade novel, Plunked, was named one of the best children's books of the year by the New York Public Library and was selected for NPR's Backseat Book Club. He is originally from Salisbury, Connecticut, a small town in the foothills of the Berkshire mountains, where he mastered the arts of BB gun shooting, tree climbing, and field goal kicking with only moderate injuries. After graduating from NYU, he worked at Sports Illustrated Kids magazine for twelve years, the last five of those as baseball editor.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Carol on March 20, 2022

Micheal, (yes, this is how the poor boy's name is spelled or maybe mis-spelled), Tommy, Mixer and Bones are that group of rough-around-the-edges, nothing ever goes right for them, and quite frankly they are all a bit scary type of guys. When Tommy goes missing in the middle of the school day, they a......more

Goodreads review by Adam on August 25, 2016

This book deceives you. The cover is very engaging, and the explanation of the plot on the side-flap makes it seem as if this is a gritty, fast-paced trhiller that is dark, creepy and will keep you on the edge of your seat the entire time. Well, explanations are supposed to make you feel that way, r......more

Goodreads review by Hannah on January 23, 2011

This book in a word: typical. It was simply okay. The plot was nothing special, somewhat predictable. First off, the title is misleading. I can only remember Mr. Haberman calling the four boys "gentlemen" twice. If your going to use a certain phrase to add a creep factor in your book, you better use i......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on November 24, 2012

Reviewed by Jennifer Rummel for TeensReadToo.com Michael and his friends are treated like Gentlemen by the one teacher in school who might understand them. They're a bunch of misfits who dislike school. One of Michael's friends gets himself into trouble during class. He disappears from the classroom......more

Goodreads review by Ethan on December 10, 2015

Gentlemen by Michael Northrop was a very strange book to say the least. It started out lethargically and stayed that way until the near middle-end of the book. Then it became somewhat interesting and near the very end, it went back to boring. I found that the whole plot followed the character Miche......more

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