Books with title Yaakov and the Secret of Acra Fortress

Nominated for the 2017 Cybils Award!The Peretz kids are up against a new kind of enemy.After battling pirates, kidnappers and other scoundrels this past summer, all that the Peretz family wants is a quiet Chanukah vacation in Israel. But on the last day, things start to get strange.The Peretzes spend their last day visiting the Acra in Jerusalem, a fortress built centuries ago by a Greek tyrant named Antiochus, who was defeated in the story of Chanukah.Resolved to avenge his great ancestor's loss, the egomaniac manager, Rutvij Rao, has trapped all of the museum's visitors. Nobody leaves until the world acknowledges Rutvij Rao's kingdom.Yaakov Peretz and his siblings must now find a way to escape from the Acra and to stop Rutvij Rao in his tracks.Join them on their latest daring adventure, as they race to free the mad dictator's hostages - especially their parents!

Nominated for the 2017 Cybils Award!The Peretz kids are up against a new kind of enemy.After battling pirates, kidnappers and other scoundrels this past summer, all that the Peretz family wants is a quiet Chanukah vacation in Israel. But on the last day, things start to get strange.The Peretzes spend their last day visiting the Acra in Jerusalem, a fortress built centuries ago by a Greek tyrant named Antiochus, who was defeated in the story of Chanukah.Resolved to avenge his great ancestor's loss, the egomaniac manager, Rutvij Rao, has trapped all of the museum's visitors. Nobody leaves until the world acknowledges Rutvij Rao's kingdom.Yaakov Peretz and his siblings must now find a way to escape from the Acra and to stop Rutvij Rao in his tracks.Join them on their latest daring adventure, as they race to free the mad dictator's hostages - especially their parents!