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Win a signed copy of M. G. Leonard's Hunt for the Golden Scarab and an Egyptian themed games bundle!

10 runners-up will each receive a signed copy of the book.

Win a signed copy of M. G. Leonard's Hunt for the Golden Scarab and an Egyptian themed games bundle!

The action of Indiana Jones meets the time travel of Doctor Who.

Hunt for the Golden Scarab is the first book in Time Keys, a spectacular new fast-paced mystery series from M.G. Leonard, the bestselling and multi-award-winning author of the Adventures on TrainsTwitch and Beetle Boy series. The book is illustrated in black and white throughout by Manuel Šumberac.

To celebrate the publication of this fantastic book for children aged 8+, we're giving away a signed copy and a fabulous Egyptian themed games bundle, which includes a copy of Ancient Egyptian Pyramids Dig Kit, Talking Tables Egyptian Theme Escape Room, Imhotep Duel, and Senet Egyptian Board Game.

In Hunt for the Golden Scarab, we're introduced to 12-year-old Sim Lockier and his mum, who never live anywhere long. When dangerous strangers appear one night, Sim discovers why. His mum has been keeping secrets: she has the power to open doors in time through music and can travel into the past as a 'key' to doors in time, but every journey could be her last. As they venture through Egypt, we discover that they are running for their lives and must outwit the sinister Council of Keys and be the first to find Nefertiti’s lost tomb, a powerful door to Ancient Egypt. Can they piece together long-hidden clues and solve the mystery of Nefertiti's golden heart scarab? Can they find it before the Council finds them?

10 runners-up will each receive a signed copy.

 

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