Text copyright © 2011 by R. L. LaFevers
Illustrations copyright © 2011 by Yoko Tanaka
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
La Fevers, R. L. (Robin L.)
Theodosia and the last pharaoh / by R. L. LaFevers.
p. cm.
Summary: When eleven-year-old Theodosia and her cat, Isis, travel to Egypt
to return the Orb of Ra and the Emerald Tablet, she hopes to learn more
about her origins but finds, instead, the Serpents of Chaos and
a precious treasure that suddenly appears and disappears.
ISBN 978-0-547-39018-5
[1. Adventure and adventurers—Fiction. 2. Magic—Fiction. 3. Blessing and
cursing—Fiction. 4. Museums—Fiction. 5. Family life—Egypt—Fiction.
6. Egypt—History—20th century—Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.L1414Tgl 2011
[Fic]—dc22
2010032224
Manufactured in the United States of America
DOC 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
4500284913