ANCIENT EGYPT IN
FICTION
FOR
YOUNG
ADULTS
Princes, princesses,
peasants; mummies, magic cats,
and young archaeologists.
Stories published for
middle-grade and young adult
readers (ages 8 to 18), but people of most any age will find something
they like here.
Ancient Egypt in Fiction Introduction & Home Page
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Last updated: 24 March 2009 Titles, including translations, added within the last three months are noted. The following novels and short stories for middle readers and young adults feature significant elements drawn from ancient, and most especially pharaonic, Egypt. If you would like to contribute to the list with either new items or additions/corrections to the current list, please see the guidelines. |
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| MYSTERY & ADVENTURE | Ancient Setting |
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| FANTASY & HORROR | Ancient Setting (including retold myths & legends) |
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see also:
| Adams, Anne Tyra
Songbird of the Nile: the diary of Miriam's best friend,1527 B.C. - 1526 B.C. forthcoming: Promised Land Diaries/Baker Books |
| Baez, Kjersti Hoff
Miriam Christian Library Miriam is witness to oppression of the Israelites by the cruel Egyptians and their escape into a new land. |
| Banks, Lynne Reid
Moses in Egypt 1998: Dreamworks Novelization of the animated film "The Prince of Egypt." |
| Bruno, Bonnie
SECRET JOURNALS OF BIBLE-TIME KIDS 1 -- Abigail's Secret Journal Secret Journals of Bible-Time Kids 1 2004: Cook Communications Ministries Twelve-year-old Abigail keeps a diary of the Exodus from Egypt into Canaan. |
| Dalgleish, Florence
The Mighty Past: A Tale of the Plagues of Egypt for Boys and Girls undated (1910s?): J. W. Butcher |
| Davidson, Robert
"It Happened in Egypt" Daybreak 1950: Stories from Holy Writ, Robert Davidson "Joseph and His Brethren" Daybreak 1950: Stories from Holy Writ, Robert Davidson Both these stories were first published in Daybreak (a children's Christian magazine) between 1914 and 1920. |
| Diamond, Lucy
"The Flight into Egypt" 1942: The Loveliest Stories of All, Lucy Diamond: London: Collins (illus. H. M. Brock & Irene Mountfort) A retelling of the Holy Family's journey to Egypt to escape the decree of Herod. |
| Dodek, Miriam Selker
"Golden Gods" "Green Molech" "Iraia Defeats the Golden Gods" "A Kind of Magic" "Land of the No Longer Living" "Little Princess of the Pharaoh" "Little Ra" "Marni" "Menacon and the Red Sea" "Proof of Ka" "River of Wonder" "Sign of the Moon Goddess" "The Story of Non-Ar" "The Tale of Abnarth: "Valley of the Written-Upon" "Weeping God" 1967: River of Wonder: Stories of the Nile, Miriam Selker Dodek: Tel Aviv: Joshua Chachik All the stories above appear in this collection. |
| Gormley, Beatrice
Miriam 1999: William B. Eerdmans The story of the sister of Moses. |
| Harris, Rosemary
MOON IN THE CLOUD Trilogy 1 -- The Moon in the Cloud Carnegie
Medal
1968: London: Faber & Faber
1968: New York: MacMillan 1977: London: Puffin 1990: Peter Smith Reuben is sent by Noah's son to Egypt to fetch two temple cats. Set during the Sixth Dynasty. 2 -- The Shadow on the Sun 1970: London: Faber & Faber 1970: New York: MacMillan 1970: Puffin 1977: New York: Faber & Faber In Kemi (Egypt), Reuben meets old friends and enemies and must go to the land of Punt to find the bewitching Meri-Mekhmet. 3 -- The Bright and Morning Star London: Faber & Faber 1987: Puffin London: Faber & Faber |
| Haskin, Dorothy C.
The Court of Hur 1960: Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House The story of Moses and the Exodus. |
| Lambert, Dave
Trouble Times Ten 2000: Bethany House Ben's many fears are intensified by the ten plagues of Egypt: can he face the greatest fear, crossing the bottom of the Red Sea? |
| L'Engle, Madeleine
"Pakko's Camel" 1982: The Sphinx at Dawn: two stories, Madeleine L'Engle: Seabury Press 1989: The Sphinx at Dawn: two stories, Madeleine L'Engle: HarperCollins Yehoshuah (Jesus) must deal with a stubborn camel and its owner. "The Sphinx at Dawn" 1982: The Sphinx at Dawn: two stories, Madeleine L'Engle: Seabury Press 1989: The Sphinx at Dawn: two stories, Madeleine L'Engle: HarperCollins Yehoshuah converses in riddles with the Sphinx. |
| Lester, Julius
Pharaoh's Daughter 2000: Harcourt/Silver Whistle 2002: HarperTrophy Moses's youth in Egypt as seen through his eyes and those of his sister. |
| Leviton, Sonia
Escape from Egypt ALA Best
Book for Young Adults
1994: Little, Brown
Booklist Editor's Choice Voice of Youth Advocate's Outstanding Book A Hebrew slave falls in love with a half-Egyptian girl. |
| Myers, Walter Dean
"Reuben and Joseph" 2003: About Time to Love: Tales from the Old Testament, Walter Dean Myers: New York: Scholastic "Aser and Gamiel" 2003: About Time to Love: Tales from the Old Testament, Walter Dean Myers: New York: Scholastic |
| Park, Lois M.
Princess of the Two Lands |
| Pettey, Emma
Boy of the Wilderness 1948: Nashville, Tennessee: Broadman Press (illus. Robert Doremus) A grandfather tells his grandchildren about his boyhood days as a slave in Egypt. |
| Mendes, H. Pereira
In Old Egypt: A Story About the Bible But Not in the Bible 1903: Frederick A. Stokes (illus. Mabel L. Humphrey) |
| Menick, Stephen
"Polliwog" 2000: Ribbiting Tales, ed. Nancy Springer: Penguin/Philomel (illus. Tony DiTerlizzi) The Biblical plagues from the point of view of the pharaoh, whose first-born son takes delight in the plague of frogs. |
| Neff, Merlin L.
Conquering Heroes The Bible Pageant 2 1947 (illus.) Includes stories based on the life of Moses. |
| Salminen, Esther
God's First Children 1946: Roy Publishers (illustrations by Kaj Beckman & Per Beckman) Includes stories of Joseph and Moses, among others. |
| Searchrest, Effie
Egyptian Photoplays 1921: Rand McNally Stories (perhaps entirely Biblical?) set in Egypt, illustrated with halftones and one color plate after photographs taken by the author. |
| Travis, Lucille
Tirzah 1991: Herald Press A twelve-year-old girl flees Egypt with the Hebrews. |
| Waldron, Kathleen
Joseph, Master of Dreams 2000: Beloved Books: Stories of Faith/Roussan Publishers A spoiled boy, the envy of his brothers, finds himself a slave in Egypt. |
| Wheeler, Opal
Moses 1962: New York: E. P. Dutton (illus. Linford Donovan) |
| White, C. Charles
Pharaoh's Friend 1955: London: The Epworth Press The story of Joseph. |
| Williams, Rex
Joseph 1990: Barbour Publishing The story of Joseph, who became advisor to the king of Egypt. |
| Williamson, Joanne
God King: A Story in the Days of King Hezekiah 2002: Bethlehem Books Taharka, a minor son of the Egyptian King Shabaka unexpectedly becomes king. Opposed by his envious half-brother he flees Egypt with the Judean ambassador who came seeking Egypt's help against the Assyrians. Hittite Warrior 1960: Bethlehem Books A young Hittite warrior participates in a great battle, during the time of Deborah, against the Hebrew hero Barak. |
| Anderson, Mary
... Forever Ahbra 1981: New York: Atheneum An art student meets an Egyptian student who, terrified of a Tutankhamen exhibition, is subject to sudden attacks of unconsciousness. |
| Anonymous
(= Wilson, Lucy Sarah (Atkins)
The Fruits of Enterprize Exhibited in the Travels of Belzoni in Egypt and Nubia; interspersed with the observations of a mother to her children 1821: London: Harris & Son 1824: Boston: Monroe & Francis 1828 1842: New York: Charles S. Francis (new and revised ed.) A mother tells her children stories as they visit an exhibit. |
| Anonymous
The Warringtons Abroad; or, twelve months in Germany, Italy, and Egypt 1866: Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday (illus.) A fictional travel account of travel to foreign countries. |
| Cameron, Eleanor
A Room Made of Windows Children's Book World Honor A teen who wants more than anything to become a writer must face the outside world, which includes her brother, who believes he is the incarnation of an Egyptian pharaoh. |
| Danzinger, Paula
Make Like a Tree and Leave 1990: New York: Delacorte One of the complications encountered when the students set off to save a wildlife area is caused by the class's project on ancient Egypt. |
| Littke, Lael J.
The Phantom Fair 1996: Salt Lake City: Deseret A Mormon girl's hopes to join a popular club are complicated by the appearance of a mummy in her backyard. |
| Maxwell, Katie
Chloe, Queen of Denial 2004: Smooch Cowardly Chloe's parents send her on an excavation for teens in Egypt, where she will try to remake herself. The narrative in part parallels Eyeliner of the Gods. Eyeliner of the Gods 2001: Smooch Sixteen-year-old aspiring journalist January James, a pushy girl named Chloe, and the handsome Seth, become involved with a cursed bracelet. The narrative in part parallels Chloe, Queen of Denial. |
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Moss, Marissa
Max's Mystical Logbook 2004: New York: Scholastic Max records his account of his school project on Egypt, which he's undertaken with his best friend. They hope that an Egyptian love potion will reunite Max's divorced mother and father. |
| Pascal, Francine
SWEET VALLEY KIDS HAIR RAISER SUPER SPECIAL 3 -- Curse on Elizabeth A field trip takes the kids to an exhibit of artifacts from the tomb of King Ramses XIII, which is alleged to be cursed. |
| Pol, Anne-Marie
DANSE 14 -- Si j'était Cléopâtre... [French: If I Were Cleopatra...] 2001: Pocket Nina's family has moved to Cairo, and her father has decided that she must give up dancing. |
| Scott, Virginia M.
Balancing Act 1997: Butte A mother tells the story of her deaf teenage daughter, who walks with a cane, and her two deaf sisters, as they deal with the breakup of the marriage while on vacation in Egypt. |
| Snyder, Zilpha Keatley
The Egypt
Game
Newbery Honor Book
1967: New York: Atheneum
The kids are pretending to be in ancient Egypt, but something truly sinister is going on outside. |
| Wilson, Jacqueline
The Cat Mummy 2001: London: Doubleday 2001: London: BBC Consumer Publishing (audio) 2002: London: Random House 2002: Yearling 2002: London: BBC Cover to Cover (audio) Mabel can't bear to part with her cat Verity, even after Verity dies. Then she remembers that the ancient Egyptians mummified their dead cats.... |
| Woodson, Marion
My Brother's Keeper 
7/06
2002: Raincoast Books The remains of a Egyptian-inspired cult from the 1930s haunt 13-year-old Sarah on Vancouver Island. |
| Alter, Robert Edmund
The Treasure of Tenakertom New York: G. P. Putnam A slave and a general's son go in search of the city of Tenakertom. |
| Jones, Ruth Fosdick
Boy of the Pyramids Jack & Jill Prize
1950: New York: Random House
Jack & Jill (serialized as "Young Master Kaffe") An Egyptian boy and a slave girl solve a mystery. |
| King, Clive
The Twenty Two Letters 1986: Puffin Aleph, an apprentice scribe, has taught his sister Beth the sacred secret of the alphabet. Can the game they play with the letters save their country when both an active volcano and the Egyptian empire threaten? |
| Morgan, De Wolfe
Messenger to the Pharaoh 1937 1966: New York: Scholastic (as Great Pyramid Mystery, Messenger to the Pharaoh) Two boys discover a plot to dethrone the pharaoh and interrupt completion of his pyramid. |
| Neavles, Janet
Mystery of the Pharaoh's Treasure 1963: Philadelphia: J B. Lippincott (illus. Luciana Roselli) During the reign of Hatshepsut, a boy tries to prove that his brother is innocent of theft. |
| Palmer, Myron Tim
The Egyptian Necklace 1961: Boston: Houghton Mifflin Two boys, Ar and Pta, find themselves condemned and sealed within the king's tomb. |
| Wooderson, Philip
NILE FILES 2 -- The Fearful Pharaoh 2000: Franklin Watts Young Ptony has to save the day when his Dad, a bad businessman, gets arrested before Pharaoh Armenlegup's big celebration. |
| Akers, Floyd (= Baum, Frank L.)
THE BOY FORTUNE HUNTERS The Boy Fortune Hunters in Egypt 1908: Chicago: Reilly & Britton |
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| Appleton, Victor
DON STURDY Don Sturdy in the Tombs of Gold, or The Old Egyptian's Great Secret 1925: New York: Grosset & Dunlap |
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| Arthur, Robert
ALFRED HITCHCOCK AND THE THREE INVESTIGATORS The Mystery of the Whispering Mummy 1965: New York: Random House 1978: New York: Random House Mystery surrounds a mummy and its coffin in an American museum. |
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| Avi
No More Magic 1990: Bullseye Among the suspects in the theft of Chris's bicycle are a one-legged nurse and a mummy. |
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| Blaine, John
RICK BRANT SCIENCE ADVENTURE 16 -- The Egyptian Cat Mystery 1961: New York: Grosset & Dunlap |
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| Borer, M. Cathcart
Taha the Egyptian 1937: London: Pitman A story about an excavation. The author participated in Sir Robert Mond's expedition to Armant. |
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| Bradman, Tony
SAM, THE GIRL DETECTIVE 3 -- The Case of the Missing Mummy 1990 A mummy goes missing from a museum. It's up to Sam Marlow, girl detective, to investigate. |
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| Carlton, Lucy
BARBIE LANE/TRIPLE NICKLE 5 -- Mystery of the Egyptian Mummy 1955 |
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| Christian, Catherine
The Pharaoh's Secret 1940: London: Lutterworth Press Two girls go in search of the Tomb of the Forsaken Pharaoh. |
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| Christie, Agatha
HERCULE POIROT "The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb" 1998: Detective Stories, ed. Philip Pullman: Larousse Kingfisher Chambers [intro by Nick Hardcastle] [for other publication, see in Mysteries & Thrillers] Belgian Inspector Poirot investigates deaths associated with the excavation of a royal tomb. |
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| Cooney, Caroline B.
Mummy 2000: New York: Scholastic A teen with a reputation as a "good girl" but a secret longing to do bad helps her friends steal a mummy from a museum. |
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| Dixon, Franklin W.
HARDY BOYS 17 -- The Secret Warning 1938: New York: Grosset & Dunlap 1966: New York: Grosset & Dunlap The boys investigate the loss of a pharaoh's treasure in a mysterious shipwreck. 63 -- The Mummy Case 1980: New York: Grosset & Dunlap/Wanderer (illus. Leslie H. Morrill) Following the theft of five statuettes from a museum, the boys head for Egypt. |
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| Doyle, Peter Reese
THE DARING ADVENTURES 2 -- Trapped in Pharaoh's Tomb 1993: Colorado Springs: Focus on the Family. Mark, Penny, and their friend David find themselves trapped in an Egyptian tomb by their arch-enemy, Hoffman. |
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| Edwards, Leo
JERRY TODD Jerry Todd and the Whispering Mummy 1924 |
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| Frazer, Renee
Loyal to the Boy Sheik 1949: Schoolgirls' Own Library 65 |
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| Gilmour, Anne
Queen Shemarna's Secret 1960: Schoolgirls' Own Library 328 A tablet reveals the location of a buried Egyptian treasure. |
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| Hardy, Tad
TRUTHQUEST 3 -- Treasure of the Hidden Tomb 1997: Chariot Victor On a dig in Egypt, Rachel finds a golden statue of a beetle containing a mummified thumb. |
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| Hechtman, Betty Jacobson Blue Schwartz and Nefertiti's Necklace: A Mystery with Recipes 2006: Brown Barn The people Blue is babysitting for accuse her of stealing a necklance that once belonged to the Egyptian queen. |
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| Heide, Forence Parry
SPOTLIGHT CLUB The Mystery of the Mummy's Mask 1979: Morton Grove, Illinois: Albert Whitman & Co. (illus. Seymour Fleishman) The Club becomes involved with a mummy mask and some shady art dealers. |
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| Heisenfelt, Kathryn
ANN SHERIDAN Ann Sheridan and the Sign of the Sphinx 1933: Whitman |
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| Hildick, E. W.
The Case of the Muttering Mummy 1986: Simon & Schuster A boy's purchase of a cat statuette at a museum attracts the attention of an Egyptologist. |
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| Holding, James
The Mystery of the False Fingertips 1964: New York: Harper & Row An Egyptian king's gold false fingertips are stolen from a museum. |
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| Hope, Laura Lee
BOBBSEY TWINS 59 -- Their Camel Adventure 1966 A priceless horse statue that a wealthy Egyptian wants to give to the museum, and a valuable racing camel, are stolen. NEW BOBBSEY TWINS 14 -- The Mystery of the Missing Mummy |
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| Jacks, Marie
CLUE 13 -- Revenge of the Mummy 1996: New York: Scholastic |
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| Judd, Frances K.
KAY TRACEY 1 -- The Sacred Feather 1963: Berkley Highland A fire-worshiping Egyptian cultist kidnaps Kay. |
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| Keene, Carolyn NANCY DREW AND THE HARDY BOYS SUPER MYSTERY Secrets of the Nile |
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| Kelland, Clarence Buddington
MARK TIDD Mark Tidd in Egypt 1925: American Boy Magazine (March, December) (parts of a serialization?) 1925: Sprague Publishing Co. 1926: Harper & Brothers 1926: Grosset & Dunlap |
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| Kendrick, Michael
TRENT HOUSE SCHOOL The Curse of Set-Ra-Kahtep 1948: London: Gerald G. Swann (illus.) An Egyptian mummy. |
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| Knox, Thomas W.
THE BOY TRAVELLERS The Boy Travellers in the Far East Part Fourth: Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey to Egypt and the Holy Land 1882 1883: New York: Harper & Brothers |
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| Leonard, Bertha
"The Mummy at Greylands" n.d. (1940s-1950s): Popular Stories for Boys: London: Birn Brothers |
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| Lesley, Martine
MORGAN SWIFT Morgan Swift and the Riddle of the Sphinx 1986: New York: Random House 1988: Hippo Paperback A rock video tour turns into terror for high school chemistry teacher Morgan Swift and her students. |
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| Logan, Claudia (text) & Sweet, Melissa
(illustrations)
The 5,000-Year-Old Puzzle: Solving a Mystery of Ancient Egypt 2002: New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux The visit by a family to the Giza cemetery 7000 X expedition led by (real) Egyptologist George Andrew Reisner in 1924-25, as recorded in the diary of young Will Hunt. Includes factual sidebars, numerous illustrations etc. |
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| Lord, Athena V.
Z.A.P., Zoe, and the Musketeers 1992: New York: Macmillan Two Greek-American kids find all kinds of trouble in Albany, New York, in the year 1941 -- including with some mummies in the local museum. |
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| Maddock, R. B.
BRITANNIC SERIES Corrigan and the Tomb of Opi 1957: London: Thomas Nelson & Sons Bob Corrigan and his friend Shrimp encounter the reincarnated high priest of Opi among the pyramids. |
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| Masterman-Smith, Virginia
The Great Egyptian Heist 1982: New York: Scholastic/Four Winds Press Angel and her two friends find diamonds in an Egyptian coffin. |
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| Meyer, Kai
DIE MERLE-TRILOGIE 1 -- Die Fliessende Konigin 2001
2 -- Das Steinerne Licht 2002
3 -- Das Glaserne Wort 2002
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| Mooser, Stephen
The Mummy's Secret Shadow Beach Treasure Hounds 1988: Troll (illus. Leslie Merrill) Hieroglyphs written on the back of an old photograph lead the Hounds to mystery. |
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| Myers, Walter Dean
Tales of a Dead King 1983: New York: Morrow Two American teens discover a plot to rob a royal tomb. |
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| Newman, Robert
The Case of the Vanishing Corpse 1990: New York: Atheneum A woman, jewels, and a corpse all vanish. Is the priest next door, devoted to an ancient Egyptian cult, involved? |
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| Nixon, Joan Lowery
The House on Hackman's Hill 1985: New York: Apple/Scholastic The dreadful goings-on in an old house are associated with a stolen Egyptian mummy; is Anubis stalking the mansion? CASEBUSTERS 1 -- The Statue Walks at Night 1995: Disney Press Is the theft at the museum an inside job? |
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| Patchin, Frank Gee
THE BATTLESHIP BOYS 3 -- The Battleship Boys in Foreign Service, or, Earning New Ratings in European Seas 1911: Akron, Ohio: Saalfield Adventures in the desert and in secret passages beneath a pyramid are in store for the boys when on shore leave in Egypt. |
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| Paulsen, Gary
The Curse of the Cobra 1977 (illus. John Asquith) Malcom, more usually known as Mallard, goes in search of a missing ancient Egyptian amulet. |
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| Peck, Richard
BLOSSOM CULP Blossom Culp and the Sleep of Death New York: Dell 1994: New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers When a mummy goes missing, Blossom and Alexander might be next. |
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| Powell, Diane M.
"The Menkausus Affair" 1964: Cherry Ames Girls Annual 1964: World Distributers Ltd Two girls find danger while on vacation in Egypt. (Not a Cherry Ames story.) |
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| Rainey, William
Abdulla: The Mystery of an Ancient Papyrus No Date (1928): London: Wells Gardner & Darton The search for a lost treasure. |
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| Richards, Frank
"The Shadowed Schoolboy" Egyptian Holiday series 1932: Magnet (serialized nos. 1277 - 1284) 1969: London: Howard Baker (as Billy Bunter in the Land of the Pyramids: The Magnet) 1971: London: W. Collins & Sons (as Billy Bunter's Bad Luck) 1972:New York: Armada Books (as Billy Bunter on the Nile) British schoolboys get mixed up with the Golden Scarab of A-Menah. Possibly also published as Billy Bunter's Bargain (1971: Amarda) |
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| Richards, Justin
The Web of Anubis The Invisible Detective 6 2004 Four English children who in the 1930s act as "the Invisible Detective" must go looking for an exhibit that has disappeared from the British Museum, while in the present, Arthur and Sarah have to untangle the rest of the mystery. |
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| Roy, Lillian Elizabeth
Polly in Egypt Polly Brewster 1928: New York: Grosset & Dunlop Polly, having just departed wartime Hong Kong, cruises the Nile on Mr. Dalken's yacht. |
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| Schultz, Barbara
The Secret of the Pharaohs 1962: Bobbs Merrill Adventure set in Egypt in 1881. |
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| Shaffer, Robert
The Crocodile Tomb 1957: New York: Henry Holt (illus. Laszlo Matulay) A quest for the mummies of sacred crocodiles hidden during the time of the "heretic king" Akhenaten. |
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| Sibley, Raymond
The Mummy 1985: Loughborough: Ladybird The presence of a mummy disrupts life for three students at Oxford University. Relling of "Lot No. 249" by Arthur Conan Doyle. |
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| Silverberg, Robert
Mask of Akhnaten 1965: New York: Macmillan A boy and his uncle, a journalist, accompany an archaeological excavation in preparation for the building of the Aswan High Dam. |
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| Smeaton, Oliphant
A Mystery of the Pacific 1899 Travelers encounter Atlanteans (who seem to have Egyptian cultural influences) and lost descendents of the Romans in the South Pacific. |
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| Steiner, Barbara
The Mummy 1996: Point Horror/Scholastic UK Lana loves ancient Egypt, and even wears her hair like a queen. Someone wants her to make a romantic connection with Prince Nefra, which would be great if he hadn't died thousands of years ago. |
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| Stott, Jennet
Abby's Egyptian Adventure! Star Girl 16 2000: Star Girl Book Club Abby and Emily crack the code of strange symbols they find in a mysterious diary. |
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| Strickland Taylor, Irene
In Quest of Hatasu No date: London: The Religious Tract Society The adventures of Eleanor and Dick in Egypt; "Hatasu" is presumably Hatshepsut. |
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| Thomas, Jerry D.
DETECTIVE ZACK BIBLE ADVENTURE 2 -- Detective Zack and the Secret in the Sand 1993: Pacific Press Zack and his dad help Dr. Doone film a documentary about archaeology and the Bible. |
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| Trout, Richard
HARBOR LIGHTS 3 -- Falcon of Abydos: Oracle of the Nile 2001: Langmarc |
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| Twain, Mark (= Clemens, Samuel)
TOM SAWYER Tom Sawyer Abroad 1894 Aerie Books/Wal-Mart Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, and Jim travel abroad in a balloon, with a stop at the pyramids of Giza. |
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| Vincent, John
JAMES BOND JR. Sandblast 1993: Fantail Pharaoh Fearo is using ancient treasures to finance his scheme to seize all the world's oil supply. James must battle the Pharaoh and his S.C.U.M. allies to save the world from blackmail. |
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| Voigt, Cynthia
The Vandemark Mummy 1991: New York: Atheneum 1992: London: HarperCollins The twelve-year-old son and teen-age daughter of a classics professor must discover why thieves are interested in the college's collection. |
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| Wallace, Karen LADY VIOLET'S CASEBOOK The Secret of the Crocodiles 2005: London: Simon & Schuster UK Lady Violet Winters, her parents, and their male American ward encounter tomb robbers in Egypt. |
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| Warner, Gertrude Chandler
BOXCAR CHILDREN 88 -- The Mystery of the Mummy's Curse 2002: Albert Whitman & Co. The local museum is hosting an exhibit of ancient Egyptian artifiacts, including a 4,000-year-old mummy, and ever since the mummy arrived, things have been going wrong. |
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| Westerman, Percy F.
The Westow Talisman Standish 1934: London: Blackie & Son (illus. W. E. Wigfull) Colin Standish must fly a stone from the British Isles to Egypt. |
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| Western, Gail
Her Strange Role in Egypt 1950: Schoolgirls' Own Library 85 |
| Baikie, James
Wonder Tales of the Ancient World 1915 (illus.) |
| Boshinski, Blanche
Aha and the Jewel of Mystery 1968: New York: Parents' Magazine Press An Egyptian cat accidentally winds up in Mesopotamia. |
| Bradshaw, Gillian
The Dragon and the Thief 1991: New York: Greenwillow An Egyptian fisherman helps a dragon named Hathor. The Land of Gold 1992: New York: Greenwillow The dragon Hathor and her Egyptian friends aid a Nubian princess. Sequel to The Dragon and the Thief |
| Brooksbank, F. H.
Legends of Ancient Egypt: Stories of Egyptian Gods and Heroes 1914: London: George Harrap & Co. (illus Evelyn Paul) |
| Clarke, Mary Byrd
Sothis, Star of Egypt 1999: Disc-US Books Gifted with telepathy, virgin priestess of Isis in Alexandria finds herself in love with a priest and in contact with the Cosmic Council. |
| Dickinson, Peter
The Blue Hawk Guardian Award
1985: Puffin
After removing the sacrificial blue hawk from the temple, the boy-priest Tron finds himself in secret passages, fighting battles and dark intrigues. Set in an Egyptianesque kingdom. |
| Dolch, Edward & Dolch, Marguerite
Stories From Old Egypt 1964: Champaign, IL: Garrard Publishing (illus. Gordon Laite) |
| Fischer, Inge
Christophe in Egypt: The Odyssey of Pharaoh's Cat 1968: New York: Lion Press The adventures of an Egyptian court cat. |
| Fisher, Catherine
ORACLE PROPHECIES 1 -- The Oracle 2003: London: Hodder & Stoughton/Hodder's Children's Books 2004: New York: Greenwillow (as The Oracle Betrayed) A teenage girl, an atheist in an Egyptian-like culture, discovers that the god she serves is real. 2 -- The Archon 2004: London: Hodder & Stoughton/Hodder's Children's Books New York: Greenwillow (as The Sphere of Secrets) A god appoints a teenage boy to be king, but the General craves the royal power. 3 -- The Scarab 2005: London: Hodder & Stoughton/Hodder's Children's Books 2006: New York: Greenwillow (as The Day of the Scarab) The forces of good scatter -- including into the underworld -- in an attempt to defeat the General and restore order. |
| Green, Roger Lancelyn
"Isis and Osiris" 1967: Tales of Ancient Egypt, Roger Lancelyn Green: Puffin 1996: Cricket 24.2 (October) (pp. 11-16) (cover illus. Rui de Oliveira; int. illus. Friso Henstra) A retelling of this ancient Egyptian story, in which the god Osiris is murdered by his brother; Osiris's wife Isis goes in search of his body. Tales of Ancient Egypt 1967: Puffin Puffin Audiobooks (abridged; read by Alex Jennings, Rula Lenska, David Rintoul) A collection of stories retold from ancient Egyptian myth and history. |
| Roberts, Katherine
The Great Pyramid Robbery The Seven Fabulous Wonders Collins Voyager On the verge of adulthood, a boy gifted with magical powers accidentally becomes involved with a theft from the pyramid of Khufu. |
| Stewart, Mary
"The Doomed Prince" 1916: Tell Me a Hero Story, Mary Stewart: (illus. S. M. Palmer): Fleming H. Revell Co. A retelling of the ancient Egyptian story of a prince fated to be killed by a snake, a crocodile, or a dog. |
| Untermeyer, Louis
Cat O' Nine Tales 1971: American Heritage Press (illus. Lawrence Di Fiori) A cat tells the nine stories of his nine lives, the first one being in ancient Egypt. |
| Weulersse, Odile
Les Pilleurs de sarcophages [French: The Sarcophagus Sackers] 2001: Paris: Hachette Jeunesse A boy named Tetiki experiences life-endangering adventures. |
| Adams, Andy
BIFF BREWSTER 9 -- The Egyptian Scarab Mystery 1963: New York: Grosset & Dunlap Armed with a golden scarab, Biff finds his quest for a lost tomb dogged by the mummy of its architect and the cult of Thoth. |
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| Allen, Derek
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb While awaiting full resurrection, the spirit of an Egyptian princess temporarily possesses the daughter of an Egyptologist. Retelling of Jewel of the Seven Stars by Bram Stoker. |
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| Applegate, K. A.
Everworld 9 -- Inside the Illusion Everworld 9 2001: New York: Scholastic Five high school students brought into the bizarre world of Everworld (created by gods of several pantheons) search for the mother of one of their group in Egypt, which has been conquered by Amazons. Other books in this series might feature Egyptian gods as characters. |
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| Armitage, Vincent
The Valley of Secrets! A Vivid Yarn of Amazing and Sensational Adventure in Egypt 1926: London: Amalgamated/Boys' Friend Library |
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| Aston, B.G.
The Eye of the God 1927: London: Blackie (illus. A. E. Haswell Miller) Descendants of the ancient Egyptians survive underground. |
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| Barcott, Richard
The Mummies' Treasure 2002: Lightning Source Two boys tangle with tomb-robbers and the mummies guarding the tomb they are trying to plunder. |
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| Bellair, John
The Curse of the Blue Figurine 1983: New York: Bantam Skylark A boy fascinated by ancient Egyptian magic finds himself trapped in a magical world. |
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| Burchett, Jan & Vogler, Sara
LITTLE TERRORS Bones and Groans 1998: Macmillan Children's Books George and his seven small spook friends must help King Tootingham find his Mummy. |
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| Cary, Kate
GEMMA JAMES Gemma James' Egyptian Adventure 1997: (Australia): FunFax Gemma findss an ancient box containing jewelry and a weird poem hidden in a cave. |
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| Coffin, M. T. (= Stanley, George
Edward)
SPINETINGLERS 15 -- Escape from the Haunted Museum 1996: New York: Avon Exhibits in a museum -- from New Guinea headhunters to Egyptian mummies -- come to life, to the horror of the kids caught in the museum after closing. |
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| Cronin, Bernard
The Treasure of the Tropics 1928: London: Ward Lock Egyptian civilization survives beneath Australia. |
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| Curry, Jane Louise
The Egyptian Box 2002: Margaret McElderry A girl finds that the shabti figurine she has inherited from her uncle is magical -- and her servant. |
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| Daniels, Zoe
THE YEAR OF THE CAT 1 -- The Dream 1995: New York: Berkley Publishing |
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| Dexter, Catherine
The Gilded Cat 1992: New York: Morrow At a yard sale, a girl buys what turns out to be a mummified kitten. |
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| Dorsey, Angela HORSE ANGEL 8 -- Sobekkare's Revenge 2006: Stabenfeldt An ancient curse Queen Sobekkare laid upon horses effects even Angelica, the Horse Angel, so it's up to Jumana and her horse Nefret so save the day. |
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| Elmokadem, Shirley Scarab Eyes 2005: Weston super Mare, Somerset (UK): Manuscript & Publishing Agency (illus. Al Pobjoy) A girl who goes to live with her mother in Egypt received a scarab necklace from an Egyptian boy and helps him deliver his family from an ancient curse. |
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| Garmon, Larry Mike
UNIVERSAL MONSTER 4 -- Book of the Dead: The Mummy 2002: New York: Scholastic Monster-hunters Nina, Joe, and Bob are after a mummy and there's trouble at the local museum. |
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| Gallico, Paul
Thomasina A cat tells the story of her own murder at the hand of her young owner's father, who is a veterinarian, after which, with the aid of a witch, she becomes an avenging descendent of the Egyptian cat-goddess. |
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| Gilson, Charles
The Lost City, being the Authentic Account by Professor Miles Unthank of the Search for the Sarcophagus of Serophis, & the Theft of the Mystic Scarab, formerly in the British Museum 1923: London: The Boy's Own Paper Office Ancient Egyptians in modern Sudan. The Pirate Aeroplane 1913: London: Hodder & Stoughton (illus. Christopher Clark) 1924 Travelers find descendants of the ancient Egyptians who inhabit a hidden land in North Africa. Then along comes an airman intent upon acquiring the Asmalians' vast amounts of gold. |
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| Harte, Julia
Mystic Shapes Xlibris A magical ring that has in the past transported Callie to various times and places, including an Egyptian pyramid, is sought by twelve-year-old Callie's aunt and uncle so that they can rule the world. |
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| Jacques, Brian
"The Fate of Thomas P. Kanne" 1991: Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales, by Brian Jacques: Philomel Thomas's vandalism leads him to an Egyptian exhibition. |
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| Johns, W. E.
BIGGLES Biggles Flies South 1935: Oxford: Oxford University Press/Pyramid 1940: The Biggles Flying Omnibus, by W. E. Johns: Oxford: Oxford University Press 1946: Melbourne: Oxford University Press 1951: London: Brockhampton 1966: London: Armada/Mayfair 1983: The Bumper Biggles Book, W. E. Johns: London: Chancellor Press
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| Johnston, Tony
The Mummy's Mother 2003: Blue Sky Press/Scholastic The mummy of a boy goes in search of his mother, when archaeologists take her mummy from their tomb. |
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| Johnstone, Michael
SPOOK FILES The Mummy From Mars 1997 The Spook Files Omnibus I Twins Phil and Carrie Potter confront an ancient mummy that has been possessed by an alien. |
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| Jones, Allan Frewin CHRONICLES OF THE MOON 1 -- Legend of the Pharaoh's Tomb Olivia, Josh, and Olivia's father seek the Talismans of the Moon. |
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| Ingram, Fiona The Secret of the Sacred Scarab NEW 3/09 2009: iUniverse Two boys acquire three scarabs that can lead them to the tomb of the ancient Egyptian ruler known as the Scarab King. | |
| Karr, Kathleen
Gideon and the Mummy Professor 1993: New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux In 1855, a mummy gives a traveling showman's twelve-year-old son a tip about the tomb of Tutankhamen. |
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| Katz, Fred E.
SPINECHILLERS MYSTERIES 9 -- Tuck Me In, Mummy 1997: Thomas Nelson Sister and brother encounter living mummies in the museum. |
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| Kendrick, Rosalyn
Bride of the Nile 1998: Dublin: Wolfhound Press On a visit to Egypt, a sixteen-year-old Irish girl discovers that she is the reincarnation of a princess who refused to bear her own father's child. The pharaoh's descendents are out to see that that ancient seed should bear fruit. |
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| Kehret, Peg
Sisters Long Ago 1990: New York: Dutton/Cobblehill 1990: New York: Penguin A near-drowning gives a girl two visions, one of which is of her past life in ancient Egypt, through which she learns to deal with her sister's struggle with leukemia. |
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| Kerr, Philip
CHILDREN OF THE LAMP 1 -- The Akhenaten Adventure 2004: New York: Scholastic Twins in a wealthy New York family discover that they are descended from a long line of djinn; they must find the tomb of Akhenaten, which is said to contain seventy of their kind. |
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| Krebs, Franck
TOM COX Tom Cox et l'Oeil du pharaon[French: Tom Cox and the Eye of the Pharaoh] 2004: Seuil Tom must rescue his friend Cassandra from the Master of Darkness, who has kidnapped her to Egypt. |
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| LaFevers, R. L. Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos 2007: Houghton Mifflin (illus. by Yoko Tanaka) An 11-year-old English girl who is sensitive to the presence of magic must confront secret societies and a cursed scarab that could destroy Britain. Set in 1906. |
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| Lampen, Charles Dudly
Mirango the Man-Eater: A Tale of Central Africa, Being the Narrative of George Pryce, Traveller and Exile, First Writ Down Anno Domini 1706, and Now Retold No Date (1899): London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge Descendants of the ancient Egyptians are found in central Africa. |
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| Latimer, John
The Last Pharaoh 1970: New York: Thomas Nelson An expedition hunting for live dinosaurs in Africa stumbles across a lost Egyptian kingdom. |
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| Laybourn, Emma
Mummy Mania 2002 Two kids playing a game of "dare" accidentally set loose an ancient mummy upon modern Britain. |
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| Lee, Patricia
History at Her Fingertips (Australia): Anno Domini 2000 The mother of a high school student can summon historical objects, including from ancient Egypt. |
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| Levithan, David
The Mummy 1999: New York: Scholastic Novelization of the 1999 movie of the same name. |
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| Marlowe, John
"The Lost City" 1937: The New Book of the Air, ed. Howard Leigh: Oxford: Oxford University Press Young aviators find ancient Egyptians in the Arabian desert. |
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| Martin, Les
YOUNG INDIANA JONES 2 -- Tomb of Terror 1990: Random House In 1913, Indy and a German archaeologist are led to a hidden tomb by an ancient ring. |
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| McCaughrean, Geraldine
"Isis and Osiris: an Egyptian Myth" 1999: The Crystal Pool: Myths and Legends of the World, Geraldine McCraughrean: New York: Margaret K. McElderry |
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| McMullan, Kate
Under the Mummy's Spell 1995: Farrar Straus Giroux A seventh-grade boy finds himself enlisted by the spirit of a dead princess find her treasure and defeat a wicked sorceress. |
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| McSkimming, Geoffrey
CAIRO JIM Cairo Jim and Doris in Search of Martenarten: A Tale of Archaeology, Adventure and Astonishment Hodder Headline Poet and archaeologist Cairo Jim, along with Doris the hieroglyph-reading parrot and Brenda the wonder camel, go in search of the tomb of the pharaoh Martenarten. Cairo Jim and the Secret Sepulchre of the Sphinx: A Tale of Incalculable Inversion Hodder Headline Someone is out to ruin Cairo Jim's hard-won reputation. Cairo Jim and the Sunken Sarcophagus of Sekheret: A Tale of Mayhem, Mystery, and Moisture Hodder Headline Cairo Jim and his companions go in search of archaeologist Captain Neptune F. Bone, who went missing while diving for a royal sarcophagus in the Red Sea. |
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| Mitchell, Mark
ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK?/NICKELODEAN The Tale of the Egyptian Mummies 1998: Minstrel A dying girl, her best friend, an archaeologist father, and the Rat Witches of ancient Egypt. |
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| Montgomery, Richard R. (house name = Doughty,
Francis Worcester)
"I," a Story of Strange Adventure 1887: The Boys of New York (serialized 23 July - 3 September) 1902: Pluck & Luck #217 (30 July) Female warriors and a lost quasi-Egyptian/Assyrian city found. |
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| Nesbit, E.
The Magic City 1910 1958: London: Ernest Benn Ltd. (illus. H. R. Millar) When Philip is left by his older half-sister, who is raising him but goes off on a honeymoon, he discovers the magic of a city he built with odds and ends (including Egyptian bronze figurines) has a reality all its own. |
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| Norris, Christine LIBRARY OF ATHENA 2--The Ankh of Isis 2009: Samhain Publishing | |
| Pike, Christopher
The Visitor 1995: New York: Pocket Terror, aliens and ancient Egyptian gods. |
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| Sampson, Derek
Follow That Pharaoh series title? 1997: FunFax Twins Josie and Martin go after the resurrected King Ozymandias, who is bullying their neighbors and calling up a plague of frogs. |
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| Service, Pamela
The Reluctant God 1988: New York: Atheneum 1990: New York: Fawcett Juniper Entombed in suspended animation, a 12th-Dynasty prince is revived by the 14-year-old daughter of an archaeologist. |
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| Stamper, J. B.
"The Egyptian Coffin" 1977: Tales for the Midnight Hour, J. B. Stamper: New York: Scholastic/Apple |
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| Stine, Megan & Stine, William
The Mummy Awakes 1993: Random House A murderous mummy. |
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| Stine, R. L.
Diary of a Mad Mummy Give Yourself Goosebumps 10 1996: New York: Scholastic The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb Goosebumps 5 1993: New York: Scholastics
The Mummy Walks Goosebumps 2000 Series 16 1999: New York: Scholastic 1999: New York: Parachute Press (Braille, 2 volumes) Michael knows the secret to a mummy's whereabouts, but doesn't know he's a prince of the land of Jezekiah. "Mummy with My Face" 1998: Goosebumps Triple Header 2: New York: Scholastic Two kids get lost in a pyramid with living dead mummies. Return of the Mummy Goosebumps 23 1994: New York: Scholastic Sequel to The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb. |
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| Stoker, Bram
The Jewel of Seven Stars 1972: New York: Scholastic The spirit of an Egyptian princess temporarily inhabits the daughter of an Egyptologist while awaiting full resurrection. |
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| Strang, Herbert
The Heir of a Hundred Kings 1924: London: Oxford University Press (cover & int. illus D. C. Eyles) Lost race of Egyptians. |
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| Strong, Jeremy
Let's Do the Pharaoh! 2004: London: Puffin The pharaoh Sennapod has now spawned a dance craze -- and criminal interest in his treasure map. Sequel to There's a Pharaoh in Our Bath! There's a Pharaoh in Our Bath! 1997: Penguin A family shelters the mummified pharaoh Sennapod, who has been disturbed by two scholars reading the Curse of Anubis. |
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| Ury, Allen B. SCARY STORIES FOR SLEEP-OVERS 9 -- Tomb of Eternity 1998: Lowell House Two middle-school kids get trapped in an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus. |
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| Weinberg, Larry
The Curse Dark Forces 13 When she visits an Egyptian exhibition on a field trip, Dana discovers that the horrific dreams that have haunted her since childhood are about to come true. |
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| Weiss, Ellen & Friedman, S. M.
Take the Mummy and Run Carmen Sandiego 1997: HarperCollins Two Australian kids must find the gold coffin of Tutankhamen, which was stolen on its way to an exhibition. |
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| Weyn, Suzanne Reincarnation 2008: New York: Scholastic Through a series of reincarnations, including one in ancient Egypt, a young man and woman find each other. |
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| Wise, William Christopher Mouse 2004: Bloomsbury USA (illus. Patrick Benson) A mouse has adventures, including in the Egyptian galleries of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. |
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| Wolverton, Dave
The Curse of the Nile The Mummy Chronicles 3 2001: New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell Alex O'Connel goes on his "lone walk" to become a Med-jai and finds the Scorpion King is back again. Flight of the Phoenix The Mummy Chronicles 4 2001: New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell Alex O'Connel returns to Egypt to resume his training as a Med-jai, but his teacher, Ardeth Bey, has other ideas. Heart of the Pharaoh The Mummy Chronicles 2 2001: New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell Germans have uncovered Cleopatra's tomb, and Alex must help the half-living mummies trapped within. Revenge of the Scorpion King The Mummy Chronicles 1 2001: New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell Twelve-year-old Alex O'Connel discovers the Scorpion King is looking for revenge. Set in the milieu of the 1999 movie "The Mummy." |
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| Woodruff, Elvira
The Magnificent Mummy Maker 1994: New York: Scholastic/Apple The mummy of a priestess gives a ten-year-old American boy strange powers. |
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| Wyborn, Arthur
De Geheimzinnige Dalen No Date: Baarn: De Verkenner
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| Young, Alida E.
Return to the Tomb of Death 1990: Worthington Press Sequel to Terror in the Tomb of Death. Don must rescue his brother from a curse. Terror in the Tomb of Death 1988: Worthington Press In Egypt, Don's parents are missing, and it might be the result of an ancient curse. |
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| Yoxall, J. H.
The Lonely Pyramid: a tale of adventure, being the strange experiences of Roy Lefevre in the desert during the year 1884 1892: London: Blackie & Son (illus. W. S. Stacey) A lost race in Egypt. |
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| Zach, Cheryl
The Mummy's Footsteps The Mind Over Matter 1 1997: William Morrow Two kids, one a computer expert, the other a psychic, encounter mystery. |
| Bell, Clare
Tomorrow's Sphinx Ratha 5 1986: New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books 1988: New York: Dell/Laurel-Leaf Fantasy The story of two black cheetahs living in Egypt, one in a traumatized future, the other in the days of Tutankhamen. |
| Brouwer, Sigmund
Pharaoh's Tomb Cyber Quest 1 Thomas Nelson Mok is trapped in a virtual-reality Egypt where he must make a life-or-death decision based on his memory of an audio book of the Galilee Man's teachings. |
| DeChancie, John
Living with Aliens 1995 A thirteen-year-old boy and girl are taken on a first date by two aliens, who take them to Mars and Egypt. |
| Devin, Dean & Emmerich, Roland
Stargate Stargate 1994: New York: Puffin (illus. motion picture stills) Novelization of the movie of the same name. |
| Dicks, Terrance
The Pyramid Incident The Unexplained 7 1999: London: Piccadilly Press Matt and Professor Stirling investigate strange goings-on in Egypt, which might be the result of terrorists or aliens. |
| Doyle, Noreen
"Shadow of the Pyramid" 2000: Bruce Coville's UFOs, ed. Bruce Coville: New York: Avon/Camelot (pp. 1-7) Aliens visit the Giza Plateau during the reign of Khufu and take a very personal interest in the king's brother. |
| Ellerby, Leona
King Tut's Game Board 1980: Lerner A boy on vacation in Egypt discovers mystery. |
| Korman, Gordon
Your Mummy is a Nose Picker Nosepickers 2000: New York: Hyperion A boy and his friend from another planet travel back in time to the Nile Delta to find a flower that will make all alien visitors sneeze. |
| Pond, Roy
The Mummy King's Realm Arrowflight 1 1994: Sydney, Austalia: Albatross Books Australia Oxford: Lion Publishing A young Egyptologist encounters a fantastic predynastic realm of gods and magical amulets. The Mummy Monster Game (= The Mummy's Revenge) 1993: Norwood, South Australia: Omnibus/Scholastic, Australia 1996: New York: Apple/Scholastic (as The Mummy's Revenge) A super-realistic computer game set in ancient Egypt proves to be more than merely super-realistic and more than merely a game. The Mummy Rescue Mission 1995: Norwood, South Australia: Omnibus/Scholastic, Australia A computer game involving the rescue of an archaeologist is one of life and death. Sequel to The Mummy Tomb Hunt. The Mummy Tomb Hunt (= The Mummy's Tomb) 1994: Norwood, South Australia: Omnibus/Scholastic, Australia Apple/Scholastic (as The Mummy's Tomb) A hand-held computer game bought in Cairo provides more trouble for Josh, Amy, and Harry. Sequel to The Mummy Monster Game. Pharaoh Seekers 1992: Sydney, Austalia: Albatross Books Australia Oxford: Lion Publishing The curse of the ibis traps Phillip and his friends in a museum labyrinth. Sequel to Pyramid Voyagers. Pyramid Voyagers 1991: Sydney, Austalia: Albatross Books Australia Oxford: Lion Publishing Phillip and his companions try to locate the artifacts and monuments that are mysteriously vanishing. Sequel to Tomb Travellers. Tomb Travellers Children's Book of the Year,
Australian Christian Literature
Society
1992: Sydney, Austalia: Albatross Books
Oxford: Lion Publishing Phillip, his friends, and his pharaoh hound enter the Egyptian afterlife to find Phillip's belated Egyptologist uncle. |
| Alexander, Lloyd
Time Cat: The Remarkable Journeys of Jason and Gareth 1963 1996: Puffin A boy and a talking cat journey through time, visiting, among other times/places, ancient Egypt. |
| Bradford, Emma
Kat and the Secrets of the Nile 1998: Dolls Corporation (illus. Kazuhiko Sano) Kat travels back to an Egyptian archaeological excavation in 1892, where she must thwart a theft. |
| Breslin, Theresa
The Dream Master Dream Master 1 1999: Doubleday UK 2000: Transworld/Corgi Yearling (illus. David Wyatt) 2001: Random House Upon waking up from a dream, boy discovers that, despite the rules of the Dream Master, he can travel back and forth between the present and the time of the pharaohs. |
| Chase, Katie LITTLE PRINCESSES The Desert Princess 2006: Red Fox An Egyptian princess in a papyrus painting comes alive to ask for Rosie's help to cure her sister Nafretiri, who is very sick. |
| Cooney, Caroline B.
For All Time Time Quartet 4 2001: Delacorte Press 2001: Toronto: Double Books for Young Readers Modern teen-age Annie goes in search of her 19th-century love, Strat, who might be working as a photographer at Giza in 1899 -- but Annie finds herself in ancient Egypt. |
| French, Jackie
Phredde and the Purple Pyramid A Phaery Named Phredde 2003: (Australia): HaperCollins Phredde, Prudence, and Bruce travel through a time tunnel sent by Fluffy, Queen of the Nile, who needs to be rescued by a brave and brilliant girl. |
| Holder, Nancy
Scarabian Nights Sabrina the Teen-Age Witch 24 1999: Archway Sabrina and her friends are sent to ancient Egypt, where the cat-goddess falls in love with the talking cat, Salem. |
| Howe, James
Screaming Mummies of the Pharaoh's Tomb II Tales from the House of Bunnicula 4 An orphaned daschund puppy and his friend find a time machine that transports them back to ancient Egypt, where they encounter the mystery of the pharaoh's tomb. |
| Jablonski, Carla
Shadow of the Sphinx Charmed 2002: New York: Simon & Schuster Paige turns herself into a cat and is picked up as a familiar by an Egyptian-worshipping cult that transports back to ancient Egypt, while her sisters must contend with yet another dangerous "cat-woman." |
| Jarman, Julia
The Time Travelling Cat and the Egyptian Goddess The Time Travelling Cat 1992 Topher, whose mother was an Egyptologist, is brought back in time by the god Horus; there he discovers that his beloved cat Ka is in grave danger during a festival of the cat-goddess. |
| Lewis, Hilda
The Ship that Flew 1939: Oxford: Oxford University Press A model Viking ship that once belonged to the Norse god Frey takes four children on adventures through time, including in ancient Egypt. |
| London, Victoria
Lucy and The Beauty Queen Gifted Girls 2 2002: Sparklesoup Studios A girl with a gift for sewing goes back in time to the days of Cleopatra in search of her father. |
| Manzi, Edward Reynolds
Tanya Takes Room 215 Time Trav-Lrz 2003: Wheatmark A teenage girl from another planet promises a discouraged teacher that if he'll hide her tiny people in his classroom she'll help him teach his seventh-grade class ancient history by taking him and group of select students back in time to see it first-hand. Includes a stop in ancient Egypt. |
| Nesbit, E.
The Story of the Amulet 1906 Five children meet with the sand-fairy Psammead, who this time has an Egyptian amulet that takes them back to ancient Egypt, Babylon, and Atlantis. One of the sequels to Five Children and It. |
| Norton, Andre
Wraiths of Time 1976: New York: Atheneum [for other publication, see in Science Fiction & Fantasy] A magical ankh sweeps an African-American archaeologist back to ancient Meroë. |
| Odom, Mel
Mummy Dearest Sabrina the Teenage Witch 31 2000: New York: Pocket Books Sabrina goes back in time to visit her mother at work in the Valley of the Kings and unleashes an ancient curse that might mean her parents never meet. |
| Paulsen, Gary
Time Benders World of Adventure 14 1997: Bantam Zak the brain and Jeff the jock must decide whether or not to foil a plot to murder King Tutankhamen. |
| Scieszka, Jon
Tut, Tut Time Warp Trio 1996: New York: Viking The Trio tangles with an evil Egyptian priest during the time of King Tut. |
| Scott, Peter Graham
Return to the Labyrinth Labyrinth 1982: London: Muller The quest for the parts of a magical object takes three children to, among other times and places, the funeral of Tutankhamun. Based on a 1982 British television series. |
| Stolz, Mary
Cat in the Mirror American Library Association
Notable Book
1975: New York: Harper & Row
1978: Laurel Leaf An unhappy New York teen shares a connection with a girl who lived thousands of years ago. |
| Wallace, Karen
Tutankhamun's Arrow 1998: London: HarperCollins An arrow bought at a junk shop propels twins back in time to witness Tutankhamun's funeral. |
| Welsh, Theresa
Tara: initiate of Heliopolis 2000: Tucson, Arizona: Hats Off/Wheatmark, Inc. A thirteen-year-old girl, whose parents have very different opinions as to the merits (or lack thereof) of the ancient Egyptians, is transported back to the time of Cleopatra. |
| Whitcher, Susan
"Hieroglyphics" 1994: Real Mummies Don't Bleed: Friendly Tales for October Nights, by Susan Whitcher: New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux Trick-or-treaters find themselves in ancient Egypt. |
| Williams, Maiya
The Hour of the Cobra 2006 Fourteen-year-old time-traveler Xanthe is mistaken for the goddess Isis by Cleopatra, who is feuding with her brother, King Ptolemy. Sequel to The Golden Hour. |
| Williams, Mark London
Ancient Fire Golden Duck Awards/Eleanor
Cameron Award for Middle Grades
Honorable Mention 2001 United States
2001: Tricycle Press
Time-traveler Eli Sands and his dinosaur-boy companion fly back in time to Egypt in the year AD 415, when they meet Thea whose mother, the last librarian of Alexandria, is accused of witchcraft. |
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| Anonymous. Hob o' the Mill. 1927: Chicago: Quaker Oats Company. An elf tells the miller's son and daughter stories illustrating the importance of grain, beginning in ancient Egypt. Genre? -- 7/04 |
| Arab Jack (pseudonym). Arab Jack; or, The adventures of a London boy in Egypt and the Soudan. 1885: Hogarth House. (Illus.) Any involvement with ancient sites or artifacts? -- 1/04 |
| Atwater-Rhodes, Amelia. Demon in my View. Jessica Allodola/Ash Night. 2000: New York: Delacort. Horror novel. A teen who writes vampire fiction encounters a character from her own story, as well as an evil Egyptian vampire. Ancient Egyptian vampire? |
| Author? "The Great Stone Sphinx." 1966: Children's Digest (November) -- 5/03 |
| Author? In the Land of Egypt: Stories from the Bible. 1942: Samuel Lowe Co. |
| Author? "The Pit of Cerastes: a story of Upper Egypt." No Date (c. 1927): London: The Schoolboy's Annual/Boy's Own Paper -- 10/03 |
| Author? The Rameses Connection. The Tomorrow People/The Return of the Tomorrow People. The children confront an evil from ancient Egypt that could destroy everything. Involves an object called the "Rameses Cartouche" and a creature(?) called "Amtoudi." Based on the Thames Television series. -- 2/04 |
| Author/translator? "Rhodopis (The First Cinderella story... Egyptian)." 1920: Through Fairy Halls, Bookhouse Volume Three, ed. Olive Beaupre Miller. -- 12/04 |
| Author? "A Story of Ancient Egypt." The Boy's Own Annual. Dating to 1918 or later. |
| Author? [short story title?]Empire Annual for Boys. 1918. Contains a story set in Egypt. Ancient? Modern with visits to sites? -- 6/03 |
| Baldwin, James. "A Story of Old Egypt." 1906: Brook's Readers, Fifth Year, ed. Stratton D. Brooks: American Book Company -- 5/03 |
| Berry, Erick. The Winged Girl of Knossos. 1933: D. Appleton-Century. Minoan Crete, but is there an Egyptian connection? |
| Brown, Pamela. [short story title?]To Be a Ballerina and Other Stories, Pamela Brown. 1950: London: Thomas Nelson. Illus. Marcia Lane Foster. A story of smuggling in Egypt. Any ancient artifacts? -- 3/04 |
| Brown, Pamela. [short story title?]To Be a Ballerina and Other Stories, Pamela Brown. 1950: London: Thomas Nelson. Illus. Marcia Lane Foster. Something exciting happens in a Cairo museum. -- 3/04 |
| Carr, Wallace. "Pharaoh's Fan." (no date; c. 1949): Every Girl's Annual: London: Juvenile Productions Ltd. Mystery or fantasy? Setting?-- 7/04 |
| Channell, A. R. The Forgotten Patrol. 1962: Children's Press. -- 7/03 |
| Cox, Wally & Greenbaum, Everett. The Tenth Life of Osiris Oaks. 1972: New York: Simon & Schuster (illus. F. A. Fitzgerald). Humorous novel about a mind-reading cat. Any Egyptian connection beyond the name? -- 12/05 |
| Dexter, Catherine. The Blue Hawk. |
| Daringer, Helen F. Yesterday's Daughter. 1964: New York: Harcourt, Brace & World. Illustrations by Michael A. Hampshire. Set in Greece or Greek islands in the fifth century BCE, perhaps also involves Egyptians and Persians. |
| Hedges, Sid G. "The Libyan Labyrinth." 1923: Chums: Fiction? Ancient Egypt? -- 5/03 |
| Hogan, Elizabeth. The Curse of King Tut. Weekly Reader. |
| Hutchins, Pat. Curse of the Egyptian Mummy. 1983: New York: Greenwillow. Fantasy or mystery? |
| James, S. T. "Pyramid Pirates - Mummy Snatchers." 1923: Chums: Fiction? -- 5/03 |
| Ker, David. "The Last Chance of Life: an Egyptian adventure." 1888: St. Nicholas 15.1 (November); 1888: St. Nicholas: an illustrated magazine for young folks XV.1 (bound) (January - June) (illus. H. A. Ogden) Ancient Egypt? Genre? -- 6/03 |
| Lillington, Kenneth. Soapy and the Pharaoh's Curse. Soapy Smith. 1957: London: Heinemann (illus. Julia Faithful). Adventure? Fantasy? Mystery? -- 10/04 |
| Manley, Seon (editor). The Ghost in the Far Garden and Other Stories. 1977: New York: Lothrop Lee & Shepard. There is an Egyptian story in this anthology, but I do not know if it involves ancient or Islamic Egypt. -- 7/03 |
| Marriot, Janice. The Curse of Being Pharaoh. 1999: Learning Media/Orbit Chapter Books -- 10/04 |
| McCrady, Lady. Mildred and the Mummy. 1980: Holiday House. |
| McDonald, Collin. [short story title?]. 1990: Nightwaves: Scary Tales for After Dark, Collin McDonald: Penguin/Cobblehill. 1992: Nightwaves: Scary Tales for After Dark, Collin McDonald: HarperTrophy. Horror. One of the stories involves "a spirit hunter from ancient Egypt." |
| Montgomery, L. M. [short story title?]. 1988: Akin to Anne: Tales of Other Orphans, L. M. Montgomery. An ancient Egyptian doll works a spell for an orphaned girl. Set on Prince Edward island, Canada. |
| Moore, Ishbel. Xanthe's Pyramid. 1998: Montreal: Roussan. Things begin to go wrong in the life of a 16-year-old girl when she falls for the "wrong kind of boy." A glass pyramid her boyfriend gave her is supposed to make wishes come true. Any Egyptian connection? Is there a fantasy element or is this a mainstream novel? -- 9/04 |
| Murray, Charles A. (Hon.) Hassan, Or the Child of the Pyramid. 1901: Edinburgh: William Blackwood & Sons. Any involvement with ancient sites/artifacts? |
| Myers, Bill. I Want My Mummy. Bloodhounds, Inc. 2000: Minneapolis, Minnesota: Bethany House. The mummy of King Tut Tut 33rd goes missing, and the residents of Midvale start seeing a bandaged figure roaming the night. Mystery or fantasy/horror? -- 7/03 |
| Najm, Ramzi. The Pharaoh's Falcon |
| Parker, Lois M., Princess of the Two Lands, New York: Crown; 1975, SPA Southern Publishing. |
| Peck, George W. Peck's Bad Boy Abroad. 1905: Thompson & Thomas. |
| Rathborne, St. George. Young Voyagers of the Nile or The Chase for the Fugitive Dahabeah. 1905: Akron, Ohio: Saalfield Publishing Company. Following the defeat of the British at Khartoum, young Larry Kennedy is suprised to discover an American youth camped beside the Nile. Any ancient connection (visits to ruins, etc.)? |
| Rodda, Emily. Cry of the Cat. Teen Power, Inc. 1994: Scholastic. Pet cats are disappearing. One of the chapter titles is "Criminals in Egypt." Any connection to Egyptian cat cults, etc.? -- 4/04 |
| Rolt-Wheeler, Francis. The Pyramid Builder. 1929: New York: D. Appleton and Company. Fiction? |
| Scoville Jr., Samuel. The Snakeblood Ruby. 1932. Boy Scouts in the Wilderness. Serialized in St. Nicholas Magazine as "The Snakeblood Ruby" (January -June, 1928) and "Rescue of the Ruby" (November, 1931 - April 1932). Possibly involves an Egyptian or Egyptian-derived crocodile cult in central Africa. -- 11/04 |
| Standish, Burt L. "Dick Merriwell in Egypt." Frank and Dick Merriwell series. 1905: Tip Top Weekly 467 (March). Visits to ancient sites? |
| Sulman, T. "The Secret of the Egyptian Pyramids." 1898: The Children's Friend 38. Fiction? -- 10/04 |
| Trease, Geoffrey. A Ship to Rome. 1972: London: Heinemann/Long Ago Children (illus. Leslie Atkinson). 1979: When the Drums Beat and Other Stories, Geoffrey Trease: London: Piccolo (illus.). A pair of Roman children travel from Egypt to Rome and encounter adventure. Any Egyptian connection beyond the point of departure? -- 7/03 |
| Wilson, Wingrove. "The Treasure of Sakkara." 1923: Chums: Fiction? -- 5/03 |
Ancient Egypt in Fiction
Introduction
What the AEF is and how to help.
Ancient Egypt in Fiction Author List Introduction
Ancient Egypt in Fiction Author List A-F
Ancient Egypt in Fiction Author List G-L
Ancient Egypt in Fiction Author List M-R
Ancient Egypt in Fiction
Author List S-Z
The Author Lists are complete listings of every novel and story in
the bibliography, alphabetically by author, with links to each work in
the category pages.
Category and Sub-Category Index
Ancient Egypt in Science Fiction
& Fantasy
From time travel to sword & sorcery, from aliens to alternate
history,
and everything in between.
Ancient Egypt in Historical
& Mainstream Fiction
The Bronze Age, the Iron Age, and Napoleon, too: scholarly
research
optional but magic checked at the door.
Ancient Egypt in Biblical Fiction
From Joseph to the Flight into Egypt.
Ancient Egypt in Mysteries
& Thrillers
Pharaohs are assassinated, Egyptologists murdered, treasures
lost. Whodunnit? In ancient times and modern, there is always a sleuth
near at hand.
Ancient
Egypt in Fiction for
Children
Picture books and easy readers for budding Egyptophiles.
Ancient
Egypt -- Miscellaneous Fiction
All those things that belong elsewhere on the list -- or might belong
off the list altogether.
