Helen Moss

When Cleopatra McNeil, the archaeologists' daughter, stumbles upon an ancient tomb in Egypt, Valley of the Kings, she doesn't wait a moment before telling her mother and father about her discovery. You see, for a good few months now, the amazing Benben Stone has been searched for, but never found. And now that Smenkhare's tomb has been discovered, and an ancient, crumbled confession lies upon the mummy about where the stone is situated in this very tomb, everyone climbs to find out.

But the Ancient Order of the Eternal Sun group are also wanting it. They are planning to steal the stone and take it to their hidden temple. Cleo, accompanied by her best friend Ryan, have to stop them before the Bennu Bird does his ritual to the Benben, for both groups want to see it happen. But none of them know who is a member - it could be anyone.

Join Cleo and Ryan on their adventure to try to take the Benben and put it in a public museum for all to see before the Eternal Sun members take it to their private temple that no one but they know about..

This book was very modern-day - too modern-day. There are so many relation-ship-thingy-ma-bobs about Cleo and Ryan, and all this, 'Ryan was so impressed he could have kissed her' sort of thing. But the book itself, with its protective laminated cover of modern-child stuff taken off, is funny and has a good storyline.… (mer)

Jack and Scott Carter are on holiday with their Aunt Kate in Stone Cottage. At first, they think that it is so physically boring they were going to die of boredom. But when they meet Emily Wild, everything changes completely as they investigate who stole the Chieftain's Shield, the King's Sword, and the Ceremonial Helmet from the British Museum.

At first, they find Mrs Loveday fairly suspicious. But then, more suspects appear everywhere; and there is only one way to find out who really did it. They had to enter the Whistling Caves of Castle Key.

This book was very good, quite absorbing and an easy-read, but it involves stuff that only the modern-day-child would want to read: "for one horrible moment, it looked like Jack was going to kiss her. She shrank back." You see, I may be from the modern times, but I disapprove of these yucky moments highly.… (mer)