| Lost in Petra Contributor(s): Mahle, Melissa (Author), Dennis, Kathryn (Author), James, Jeff (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0985227303 ISBN-13: 9780985227302 Publisher: Spygirls Press OUR PRICE: $12.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2012 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Middle East |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2012904905 |
| Series: Anatolia Steppe |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.25" W x 8" (0.63 lbs) 246 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Eleven-year old Anatolia Steppe arrives in Petra and finds her mother missing. But that's not unusual. Her mom's an archaeologist who often disappears into the wild-places with no indoor plumbing or connection to the Internet. An odd encounter with a ministry official offering protection sends Ana into the confusing maze of streets as she decides to find her mother herself. Instead she encounters an antiquities collector who ends up dead, a fortuneteller who knows too much, and a key to what is lost. Ana begins to suspect the secret package from her mother she carries wrapped in muslin is much more than just a clue to an ancient Nabatean treasure, the fabled Horde of the Golden Girdle. In a world where djinn play mean tricks and someone's always watching, Ana finds a friend in a boy named Gordy. Together they track tomb robbers, uncover a spy, and discover much more than gold and silver. A surprising twist may even prove to be the end for Ana, as she discovers no one is who they appear to be. |
