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Samantha Sutton and the Labyrinth of Lies
Author(s): Jordan Jacobs (Author)
- Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
- Publication Date: 25 Oct. 2012
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 368 pages
- ISBN-10: 1402275609
- ISBN-13: 9781402275609
Book Description
Indiana Jones Meets Harriet the Spy in this action-packed adventure series. Twelve-year-old Samantha Sutton wants more than anything to become an archaeologist like her Uncle Jay. Samantha thinks it s a dream come true when her uncle includes her in the dig at the ancient site of Cerro Sechin in Mexico. But when excavated areas, artifacts, and equipment are destroyed, it s up to Samantha to try and solve the mystery of who is responsible. Is it the Legend of Loco seeking revenge? Are locals looting the site? Or maybe one of Uncle Jay s jealous students? Filled with exotic atmosphere and an array of sharply drawn characters, this is an Agatha Christie mystery for tweens.
Editorial Reviews
Review
When 12-year-old Samantha Sutton gets to join her archaeologist uncle on an actual dig in Peru, she learns the secret behind the local tradition of a madman in Chavín de Huántar, but not before some terrifying moments both above and below ground. Longing to be an archeologist herself, Samantha is thrilled when her Uncle Jay invites her to spend the summer working with him, even though her irritating older brother Evan has to come along. Her special job of exploring narrow passageways in the 3,000-year-old site is real scientific work, though it’s sometimes frightening. But when there really does appear to be an intruder in the maze of galleries, and finds go missing, the tension among the scientific staff and in the community becomes almost unbearable. Then her video-game playing brother disappears. These middle-school age characters are believable and the adults convincingly complex. The first-time author, an archeologist himself, has included plenty of specific details about fieldwork and about the Chavín area, bringing out some of the conflicts inherent in the science. But middle-grade readers will be focused on the mystery, pulled on by gripping suspense. Claustrophobics may want to skip scenes where Samantha wriggles through pitch-black tunnels and navigates remembered passages without a light. Hardy readers will be eager to explore another lost world in the promised sequel. (Mystery. 9-13) –Kirkus Review 15.05.12
About the Author
Jordan Jacobs love of mummies, castles and Indiana Jones led to his first archaeological excavation, at age 13, in California s Sierra Nevada. He followed his passion at Stanford, Oxford, and Cambridge and through his work for the Smithsonian, the American Museum of Natural History, and UNESCO. His love of travel has taken him to almost fifty countries.
