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Garter and his new book, “The Eye of Ra”! For other stops on his Goddess Fish
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The Eye of Ra
by Ben Gartner
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GENRE: Middle Grade
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BLURB:
Exploring
a mysterious cave in the mountains behind their house, John and his sister
Sarah are shocked to discover they’ve time traveled to ancient Egypt!
Now
they must work together to find a way back home from an ancient civilization of
golden desert sand and a towering new pyramid, without parents to save them.
The adventures abound—cobras, scorpions, a tomb robber, and more! The two kids
have to trust each other, make friends who can help, and survive the challenges
thrown at them . . . or be stuck in ancient Egypt forever.
For
readers graduating from the Magic Treehouse series and ready for intense
action, dive into this middle grade novel rich with meticulous historical
detail.
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EXCERPT TWO:
As
soon as her finger finished following the line of the eye, a bright flash
illuminated the chamber for nothing more than the blip of a nanosecond, as if
an electric bulb had exploded and gone out. John blinked back a sudden
headache, wondering if he’d imagined the burst.
“Did
you see that? So cool!” Sarah exclaimed.
John’s
heart was in his throat. “Can we get outta here now?”
“So
cool,” Sarah repeated, shaking her head. “I wish I had my phone to take a
picture of this. Dad will love it!”
John
tugged on Sarah’s shirt. “Can we please go now, Sarah? Please?” He could feel
sweat on his forehead.
“Yes,
fine,” Sarah said, pulling her arm away from his tugging. “This is a dead end,
anyway. Let’s go.”
She
marched off back to the corner and around it, John close behind. John could
feel his chest loosening with every step, could almost taste the mountain air
again. He plodded along behind her in the tunnel without looking up.
As
soon as they were out of the cave, John smashed into the back of Sarah, who’d
stopped suddenly.
“What
the—” she muttered.
John
didn’t smell the fresh mountain air. When he looked around his sister,
expecting to see the scree slope and forest and the way back to the trail,
instead he dropped his flashlight and his jaw at the same time.
He’d
never seen anything like it.
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GUEST POST:
Five Reasons You
Should Read My Book
1.) It will be fun.
My two kids and I collaborated on THE EYE OF RA. That was how the book was
born—just a fun side project to do with them as a creative bonding activity. Then
it blossomed and grew and we received such positive feedback that I felt
compelled to put it out into the world.
2.)
It may teach
you something interesting. I am a sucker for interesting factoids, especially
ones that leave room for imaginative storytelling to fill any mysterious gaps.
Egyptian mythology and lore is ripe for such mental wanderings, but THE EYE OF
RA is unique in that it doesn’t take the tack of the traditional ancient
Egyptian narrative with mummies and glowing crystals and the like. The
challenges thrown at John and Sarah in THE EYE OF RA are natural, physical, and
emotional ones, with accurate bits of history dashed in for realism. But don’t
that make you think the challenges aren’t fantastic... John and Sarah are
pushed to their max.
3.) It will foster
discussions with your children. Besides the facts mentioned above, themes of
relocation, sibling rivalry and bonding, and making friends are all touched on
in the book. I enjoyed putting forth a scenario to my kids and then listening
to their responses to how they think John and Sarah would react. Or vice versa,
they posed to me situations and I tried to see how I could work them out. This
type of role playing will be a fun activity to engage with your own children.
4.) It will
encourage your children to think outside their own world. Delving into ancient
Egyptian culture was a fun side effect of this project. We took a look at how
an ancient Egyptian family lived, what they ate (there’s a recipe at the back,
spoiler alert!), how they dressed, how they lived and compared it to our own.
Thousands of years may have passed and technology has flourished, but at the
core the ancient Egyptians were people just like us. This is a fun topic to
explore with children as they’re getting older and their brains are exploding
with new ideas about the world.
5.) It will be fun!
I know this was the first answer too, but what’s the point of a good adventure
story if it’s not FUN?!
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AUTHOR BIO:
Ben Gartner is
the author of adventure books for middle graders and thrillers for adults. His
writing for both audiences shares an ability to grab readers by their neurons
for a thrilling ride, maybe even teaching them something in the meantime. Ben
can be found living and writing near the mountains with his wife and two boys.
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
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Ben ~ Good morning! Welcome to FAB! It is so great to have you here! Congrats on your new book and good luck on the book tour! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for having me and thanks for the post, Ally!
DeleteThanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteAnother great book to discover. Thanks so much for sharing this with us.
ReplyDeleteThanks, James. Hope you enjoy it. :)
DeleteThis sounds like a great book to share with my grandchildren. I love that you collaborated on the story with your children
ReplyDeleteThanks Bea! Yes, that was the best part of the whole adventure. :)
DeleteGreat post - I enjoyed reading it!
ReplyDeleteI would love to read your book and I just love your cover.
ReplyDeleteThank you! Let me know how you like it.
DeleteSounds like a fun read!
ReplyDeleteI think so too. :)
DeleteThis book sounds like an excellent read! Cool cover!
ReplyDeleteBen, How do you like to celebrate a book release?
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