The Lost Scroll of the Physician (Secrets of the Sands #1 )

by Alisha Sevigny (Author)

The Lost Scroll of the Physician (Secrets of the Sands #1 )
Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade

Sesha must race to find a priceless scroll before time runs out. After a brutal fire takes their parents' lives, Sesha and Ky, children of the pharaoh's royal physician, are left charming snakes and stealing food to survive. Unsure of who to trust, the pair are found and brought back to the palace, where the pharaoh tasks Sesha with finding a rare medical document her father was transcribing. But are the royals hiding something?

Befriended by a fellow scribe and a young princess, Sesha navigates palace intrigue and temple treachery while urgently seeking the valuable papyrus. For the scroll doesn't just have the power to keep the pharaoh's army alive and reveal the secrets around her parents' death -- it may be the only thing that can save Ky's life.

A satisfying adventure for ancient Egypt's many fans.-- Kirkus Reviews

2021-22 Finalist for Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award
MYRCA Sundogs 
Red Cedar Book Awards

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A satisfying adventure for ancient Egypt's many fans.— "Kirkus Reviews"
Alisha Sevigny
Alisha Sevigny is the author of The Lost Scroll of the Physician, the first book in the Secrets of the Sands series, and the acclaimed young adult novels Summer Constellations and Kissing Frogs. She lives in Toronto.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781459744295
Lexile Measure
800
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Dundurn Press
Publication date
February 20, 2020
Series
Secrets of the Sands
BISAC categories
JUV039030 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Death & Dying
JUV037000 - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
JUV001000 - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
JUV016020 - Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Ancient Civilizations
Library of Congress categories
Fiction
Brothers and sisters
Death
Magic
Orphans
Investigation
Civilization, Ancient
Children of murder victims

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