Colorado Blue Spruce Award
2014 · Young Adult · Nominee
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Ever since their mothers death, siblings Carter and Sadie have been near-strangers. While Sadie's lived with their grandparents in London, Carter has traveled the world with their father, the brilliant Egyptologist Dr. Julius Kane.
Then one night the are reunited when their father takes them to the British Museum, hoping at last to set things right. Instead, he unleashes the Egyptian god Set, who banishes him to oblivion and forces the children to flee for their lives.
Soon, Carter and Sadie discover that the gods of Ancient Egypt are waking, and the worst of them—Set—is after the Kanes. To stop him, the siblings must embark on a dangerous journey across the globe—a quest that brings them ever closer to the truth about their family and its link to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs....
Then one night the are reunited when their father takes them to the British Museum, hoping at last to set things right. Instead, he unleashes the Egyptian god Set, who banishes him to oblivion and forces the children to flee for their lives.
Soon, Carter and Sadie discover that the gods of Ancient Egypt are waking, and the worst of them—Set—is after the Kanes. To stop him, the siblings must embark on a dangerous journey across the globe—a quest that brings them ever closer to the truth about their family and its link to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs....
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Iowa Teen Award
2014 · Young Adult · Nominee
Colorado Children's Book Award
2013 · Junior Novel · Runner-Up
Nevada Young Readers' Award
2013 · Young Readers · Nominee
Young Reader's Choice Award
2013 · Intermediate/Grades 7-9 · Nominee
Maine Student Book Award
2012 · Grades 4-8 · Third Place
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award
2012 · Grades 6-8 · Winner
Buckeye Children's Book Award
2011 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Delaware Diamonds Award
2011 · Middle School · Winner
Land of Enchantment Book Award
2011 · Young Adult · Winner
South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award
2011 · Children's · Nominee
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