Slave Girl
2 total works
A riotous series perfect for fans of Louise RennisonAges:11+
Puts the cool into Historicool! thirteen-year-old exchange student Jenna thought that her New York school trip would be all about vintage shopping, celeb spotting and spa treatments. But her musty old teacher has other ideas.When a trip to Dullsville (aka the Metropolitan Museum) finds Jenna stuck 3500 years in the past - like in Ancient Egypt - she has to figure out a way to get back to civilization. Armed only with a smartphone, her big mouth and a second-hand pair of Marc Jacobs sandals, it's going to take a lot of fast-talking to avoid:1.marriage to a sleazy Pharoah; 2.eternal enslavement, and the worst;3.life without the internet. Feisty, fresh and very funny, talk Like an Ancient Egyptian is simply hieroglyphic!Praise for talk Like An Ancient Egyptian:'Small Bird, Angry Frog, Snake, Snake, Big Eye, Startled Cat!!!'Queen Nefertiti
Puts the cool into Historicool! thirteen-year-old exchange student Jenna thought that her New York school trip would be all about vintage shopping, celeb spotting and spa treatments. But her musty old teacher has other ideas.When a trip to Dullsville (aka the Metropolitan Museum) finds Jenna stuck 3500 years in the past - like in Ancient Egypt - she has to figure out a way to get back to civilization. Armed only with a smartphone, her big mouth and a second-hand pair of Marc Jacobs sandals, it's going to take a lot of fast-talking to avoid:1.marriage to a sleazy Pharoah; 2.eternal enslavement, and the worst;3.life without the internet. Feisty, fresh and very funny, talk Like an Ancient Egyptian is simply hieroglyphic!Praise for talk Like An Ancient Egyptian:'Small Bird, Angry Frog, Snake, Snake, Big Eye, Startled Cat!!!'Queen Nefertiti
Snappy, witty, page-turning and enormous fun, this is a series that tweens will love.Ages: 10+
thirteen-year-old exchange student Jenna has nabbed an appointment in New York's coolest hair salon, but when her teacher insists she stay with the group at the boring Metropolitan Museum, she storms off and stumbles into what she thinks is a fancy-dress party. And it is a party. In ancient Egypt. 3500 years ago.Once Jenna accepts she's really travelled back in time, she realises she has to work out a way home - with only her big mouth, a smart phone and a pair of second-hand Marc Jacobs sandals to get her out alive. Jenna's attempts to bluff her way out of her precarious situation are often brave, sometimes ingenious and guaranteeably funny.
thirteen-year-old exchange student Jenna has nabbed an appointment in New York's coolest hair salon, but when her teacher insists she stay with the group at the boring Metropolitan Museum, she storms off and stumbles into what she thinks is a fancy-dress party. And it is a party. In ancient Egypt. 3500 years ago.Once Jenna accepts she's really travelled back in time, she realises she has to work out a way home - with only her big mouth, a smart phone and a pair of second-hand Marc Jacobs sandals to get her out alive. Jenna's attempts to bluff her way out of her precarious situation are often brave, sometimes ingenious and guaranteeably funny.