Synopses & Reviews
Praise for Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos:
and#8220;A sure bet for Harry Potter fansand#8230;and#8221; and#8211;Booklist, starred review
Eleven-year-old Theodosia of twentieth-century England sets off to Egypt with her cat, Isis. Her plan is to return the Emerald Tablet, embedded with the ancient worldand#8217;s most guarded secrets. Then sheand#8217;ll explore the mysteries surrounding her own birth and, oh, yesand#8212;help her mother dig up treasures on her archeological expedition. When the Serpents of Chaos get involved, however, Theo finds sheand#8217;s digging up a lot more than she expected!
Visit www.theodosiathrockmortonand#160;for more about the indomitable Theodosia Throckmorton.
Review
Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaosand#8211; A BookSense 2007 summer pick
and#8211; Starred reviews in Booklist and Publishers Weekly
and#8211; A Junior Library Guild selection
and#8211; Exclusive audio rights sold to Audible
and#8211; Included in Targetand#8217;s fall and#8217;09 plan-o-gram
and#8211; French, German, Polish and Italian rights sold
and#8211; Nominated for the Agatha Award (mystery writing) in Best Childrens/Young Adult category
and#8211; Selected for Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers (VOYA, 2007)
and#8211; Selected as one of the Top Ten Crime Fiction for Youth 2008, Booklist on-line
and#8211; A Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year 2008
"A sure bet for Harry Potter fans.and#8221; and#8211; Booklist, starred review
"A perfect blend of mystery and humor.and#8221; and#8211; Publishers Weekly, starred review
Theodosia and the Staff of Osiris by R. L. LaFevers
and#8211; Selected for the Winter 2008-2009 Kid's Indie Next List
and#8211; Exclusive audio rights sold to Audible
and#8211; Enthusiastically reviewed for the Amazon Vine reading program
and#8211; Polish and French rights sold
and#8211; A Today Show Holiday Book Pick, 12/12/08
and#8211; Nominated for the 2009 Cybils awards
and#8220;Clever and exciting, just like the previous book, this also features a layered relationship between Theodosia and her grandmother. Nonstop action in a delightfully English package.and#8221; - Booklist
Theodosia and the Eyes of Horus (spring and#8217;10)
Synopsis
In the fourth book about Theodosia Throckmorton, Theo must return the Emerald Tablet embedded with ancient secrets to its home in Egypt.
Synopsis
Look for Theodosia's adventures on HBO Max
In this fourth book in the series, Theodosia sets off to Egypt to return the Emerald Tablet--embedded with the knowledge of some of the ancient world's most guarded secrets. Accompanied by her cat, Isis (smuggled along in a basket), Theo plans to return the artifact, then explore the mysteries surrounding her own birth and oh, yes--help her mother dig up treasures on her archeological expedition.
But nothing ever works out as planned, especially when a precious treasure appears suddenly, and then just as suddenly disappears . . . When the Serpents of Chaos get involved, Theo finds she's digging up a lot more than she expected
Synopsis
In this fourth book in the series, Theodosia sets off to Egypt to return the Emerald Tabletandmdash;embedded with the knowledge of some of the ancient worldandrsquo;s most guarded secrets. Accompanied by her cat, Isis (smuggled along in a basket), Theo plans to return the artifact, then explore the mysteries surrounding her own birth and oh, yesandmdash; help her mother dig up treasures on her archeological expedition.
But nothing ever works out as planned, especially when a precious treasure appears suddenly, and then just as suddenly disappears . . . When the Serpents of Chaos get involved, Theo finds sheandrsquo;s digging up a lot more than she expected!
About the Author
Yoko Tanaka lives in Los Angeles and Bangkok with her husband and three cats. In addition to illustrating the Theodosia books, she has also illustrated The Magicianand#8217;s Elephant by Kate DiCamillo and a picture book, Sparrow Girl by Sara Pennypacker. Her artwork can be found at yokotanaka.com