The first page-turning instalment in the Time Keys mystery series from the author of the Adventures on Trains books, Hunt for the Golden Scarab finds Sim and friends on an action-packed adventure after his mum's time-travelling capabilities come to light.
Waterstones Children's Book of the Month for February 2025
'Classic and fresh - a breathtaking adventure' Eoin Colfer, bestselling author of Artemis Fowl
Epic blockbusting adventure meets the mystery of time travel in Hunt for the Golden Scarab, the first title of the Time Keys series by M. G. Leonard, bestselling, award-winning author of Beetle Boy, Twitch, Adventures on Trains, and The Ice Children.
Sim and his mum never live anywhere long. When dangerous strangers appear one night, Sim discovers why. His mum has been keeping secrets: she has the power to open doors in time.
Running for their lives, Sim and his friends are determined to outwit the sinister Council of Keys and be the first to find Nefertiti’s lost tomb and a powerful door to Ancient Egypt. They must piece together long-hidden clues if they are to solve the mystery of her golden heart scarab. Can they find it before the Council finds them?
Illustrated throughout in black and white by Manuel Šumberac.
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 2928377303976
Number of pages: 288
Dimensions: 197 x 130 mm
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This was a really fun read!! I love anything to do with Egyptians so this was a great place for the series to start. The concept of the book itself, that certain people can hear time doors and travel back in time, was... More
A few weeks ago, I travelled down to London for a bookish event with a friend and fellow blogger. Our conversation on the train was, of course, dominated by talk of children’s books and it rapidly turned to what we... More
This is book 1 in a new series.
Time travelling with plenty of danger and a touch of history on the way.
Really enjoyed meeting Sim and Jeopardy this is a good first book in the series but be warned it will leave...
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