Books in Seven Fabulous Wonders series

It was the perfect crime. When the workers building Lord Khafre's pyramid plot to steal the treasure buried in the nearby Great Pyramid, the only thing they are afraid of is the curse that protects the tomb. They recruit craftsman's son Senu and his otherworldly ka 'Red' to help them with the magic. But Red is afraid to talk to the kas of the dead, and when the robbery goes wrong Senu finds himself trapped inside the pyramid with a powerful spirit intent upon revenge. Can Senu and apprentice priestess Reonet open the magical ka-door in time to save their families from the dead pharaoh's fury? Discover an ancient world of magic and adventure in Book 1 of the Seven Fabulous Wonders series by Branford Boase Award winning author Katherine Roberts. "I thought it was WONDERFUL... I couldn't put it down!" Diana Wynne Jones.

Without any human influence, nature has created extraordinary wonders - from majestic mountains and bubbling volcanoes to amazing plants and animals. These wonders are found across all the continents and oceans of this planet. In a tour of the seven greatest wonders of Asia and the Middle East, one of the first wonders we'll see is Mount Everest, between Nepal and Tibet. It's the tallest mountain on Earth. We'll also visit the Chocolate Hills in the Philippines. In the dry season, these hills look like afield of chocolate kisses. The salty Dead Sea sits between Israel and Jordan. If you were to swim in this sea, you wouldn't even sink.

Sosi thinks he is cursed - each month at the full moon, he can shed his skin and change his shape. But when his brother Theron is injured during training, Sosi is persuaded to take his place in the Olympic Games. Yet even though he has copied Theron's body, Sosi cannot run as fast as an Olympic athlete, and only the winner of the Boys' Sprint can carry the torch to light the sacred flame in the Temple of Zeus that has the power to protect Greece from her enemies. With the Persians targeting the athletes in revenge for Alexander the Great burning their palaces, can Sosi persuade the winged goddess Nike to descend from the palm of Zeus in time to stop the terrorists from destroying the Games? Book 5 of the action-packed Seven Fabulous Wonders series by award winning author Katherine Roberts.

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Discover the history behind the mystery of the New York Times bestselling Seven Wonders series in this original novella. Follow the tale of Aliyah and Osman, twin treasure hunters pressed into a life of crime. For them, every day is another desperate death-defying adventure until they stumble upon the key that may lead to the greatest treasure ever. But to take home this magical orb, they must first battle their way out of the Tomb of Shadows. With crucial historical details and plenty of backstory surprises, this is a perfect addition to the library of new and continuing fans of Seven Wonders, the epic adventure series by Peter Lerangis, author of three stories in the 39 Clues series.

When one of Babylon's fabled dragons licks Tiamat's hand, her luck begins to change. A humble perfume-maker's daughter from the outer city, she is chosen to play in the Twenty Squares championships in the blue and gold palace against the best teams in the country. But with a mad king on the throne and the Persian army at the gates, Tiamat's gift is in demand for much higher stakes. Her lucky hand holds the key to the magical gateways that can get the Persians into the heart of the palace without a drop of blood being shed. When the writing is on the wall for the Babylonians, can Tiamat and her friends save the dragons from extinction? Book 2 of the action-packed Seven Fabulous Wonders series by award-winning author Katherine Roberts.

Lysippe and her sister Tanais are the last of the legendary Amazon warriors. Enslaved by the evil Alchemist, they lead a daring escape and seek sanctuary in the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus. But the Temple's magical protection relies on a mysterious Stone that the Alchemist wants for its power to turn metal into gold, and he will stop at nothing to get it. When their sanctuary burns, can Lysippe discover the secret of the fearsome gryphon in time to save her injured sister from a fate worse than death? Book 3 of the action-packed Seven Fabulous Wonders series by Branford Boase award winning author Katherine Roberts. "Katherine Roberts is a children's author of genuine skill and imagination." Publishing News.

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The Seven Wonders adventures continue in this print bind-up of The Select and The Orphan . The Select tells the story of thirteen-year-old Burt Wenders, the first documented carrier of the G7W gene, and his fated voyage to the island that would eventually come to house the Karai Institute. In The Orphan , learn the story of Daria, orphaned at a young age and enslaved by the Babylonians, and her valiant battle to escape the only city she's ever called home. These titles are together in print for the first time ever. With key historical details and plenty of backstory surprises, this is a perfect addition to the library of new and continuing fans of the New York Times Seven Wonders series by Peter Lerangis, author of three stories in The 39 Clues series.