The Pharaoh's Secret Author:Marissa Moss When Talibah and her younger brother, Adom, accompany their father, an academic, to his homeland of modern Egypt, they become involved in a mystery surrounding an ancient, lost pharaoh - a rare queen named Hatshepsut. Someone has tried to erase her from history, to make it appear as if she never existed! Now Hatshepsut is reaching out from bey... more »ond. She needs Talibah to help her and her high steward, Senenmut, reclaim their rightful place in history.
Working against Talibah is the snakelike Rashid, a colleague of her father's, who has a different agenda. Will he manage to stop Talibah and her brother from discovering the truth about what happened to Hatsheput and Senenmut? Or will Talibah and Adom succeed in setting history straight and, in turn, discover a link to their own mother, who died mysteriously?
Marissa Moss was inspired to write The Pharaoh's Secret after a trip to Egypt, where she saw many sites, including the monumental mortuary temple built for Hatshepsut, the only woman pharaoh. She has written and illustrated more than forty books for young readers, including the popular Amelia's Notebook series. She lives in Berkeley, California, with her family. Visit he online at www.marissamoss.com.« less