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Orphan of the Sun
by
Gill Harvey
Meryt-Re should consider herself lucky: her aunt and uncle take good care of her, a boy in the village wants to marry her, and the village itself is favored by the kings because it is home to the builders of the great Egyptian tombs. But as a teenage girl in Ancient Egypt, Meryt struggles with an uncle who wants to get rid of her, a village in turmoil over its leaders...more
Hardcover, 313 pages
Published
July 25th 2006
by Bloomsbury Children's Books
(first published 2006)
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A mystery set against a backdrop of the daily life of ancient Egypt, this is definitely middle school fare.
I took one look at all the gold on this book and knew i had to read it. Sadly, the writing inside wasn't nearly as good as the outward appearance suggests. Very, very dull. I'm surprised it got published as there isn't much of a story (at least one worth reading) and i felt very much the same ending it as i did when i started. If this book was a rollercoaster, it'd be like a Sunday drive.
This book was really good. I didn't think I would liked it but I enjoyed it. Though the ending wasn't what I expected. I would really reccomend this book.
I really enjoyed this book! It's a great book if you want to learn a little about egypt and have an adventure at the same time!
I read this book for school. It had some good parts but not my faveorite book ever.
It was actually much better than I thought it would be from the star. It had an interesting and surprising story line full of twists and great writing. You can really get into this book full of mystery, spiritual insight, and drama.
I really liked this book. It not only gave a good mystery but it taught me a lot about ancient Egypt. The only part I didn't like was the facts about the punishments they had in ancient Egypt. It was true, but sad.
Really awsome book!
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