Jagger Jones and the Mummy’s Ankh by Malayna Evans Blog Tour!
Jagger Jones and the Mummy’s Ankh
by Malayna Evans
Publication Date: May 28, 2019
Publisher: Month9Books
Jagger Jones is a whiz kid from
Chicago’s South Side. Ask him anything about Ancient Egypt, and
Jagger can fill hours describing all that he knows. But when he and
his precocious little sister Aria fall more than three thousand years
back in time to the court of Amarna, Egypt, Jagger discovers a truth
that rocks his world: books don’t teach you everything there is to
know.
Mummies, pyramids, and cool hieroglyphics make awesome movie props, but the ancient court of Amarna is full of over-sized scorpions, magical amulets, and evil deities determined to scare unwanted visitors away. If Jagger and Aria are to return safely home, they must find nine soul-infested gemstones, defeat an evil general, save the royal family, and figure out how to rescue themselves!
Armed only with Jagger’s knowledge of history and a few modern objects mined from his pockets and Aria’s sparkly purse, the siblings have exactly one week to solve supernatural riddles and rescue the royal family. If they can pull it off, Jagger Jones just might return to Chicago a hero.
Mummies, pyramids, and cool hieroglyphics make awesome movie props, but the ancient court of Amarna is full of over-sized scorpions, magical amulets, and evil deities determined to scare unwanted visitors away. If Jagger and Aria are to return safely home, they must find nine soul-infested gemstones, defeat an evil general, save the royal family, and figure out how to rescue themselves!
Armed only with Jagger’s knowledge of history and a few modern objects mined from his pockets and Aria’s sparkly purse, the siblings have exactly one week to solve supernatural riddles and rescue the royal family. If they can pull it off, Jagger Jones just might return to Chicago a hero.
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to Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37828870-jagger-jones-and-the-mummy-s-ankh
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About
the Author
Malayna
Evans is the author of the middle grade time travel series, Jagger
Jones. Malayna earned her Ph.D. in Egyptology from the University of
Chicago and has used her background to craft a tale loaded with
historical details, attested ancient actors, and a magical adventure
full of gods, mummies and wriggling creatures. Malayna enjoys a busy
life of reading, writing, and playing in Oak Park, Illinois with her
two kids, a spoiled rescue dog named Caesar, and a dwarf hamster
named Pedicure.GUEST POST
Cover Love (Why you
love the cover)
There is a lot I
love about the cover of JAGGER JONES AND THE MUMMY’S ANKH.
I love the blend of
ancient and modern—the Chicago cityscape on the back of the book
and the ancient Egyptian imagery on the front. That combination of
South Side Chicago meets ancient Egypt reflects what’s inside the
book so well—there are an awful lot of ancient-modern mash ups in
the story.
I love the colors.
The gold of the title is just so, well, ancient Egyptian-ish. The
background colors are muted but bold, setting a nice contrast with
the bright, cheery colors of the time –travel portal.
But
above all, I love Jagger and Aria. They look suspiciously like my own
two kids, who inspired me to write the book. So having my little
inspirations memorialized on the cover is worth all the Nubian gold
an Egyptian princess could covet. My eleven-year-old daughter is
especially proud of her place on the front of a book, which is one
more thing to love.
Giveaway Info:
- One (1) winner will win a Starbucks gift card
Thanks for sharing Jagger. Looks great -- appreciate it!
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