Jake Ransom and the Skull King's Shadow (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780061473791)

When a mysterious envelope arrives for Jake Ransom, he and his older sister, Kady, are plunged into a gripping chain of events. An artifact found by their parents--on the expedition from which they never returned--leads Jake and Kady to a strange world inhabited by a peculiar mix of long-lost civilizations, a world that may hold the key to their parents' disappearance.

But even as they enter the gate to this extraordinary place, savage grackyls soar across the sky, diving to attack. Jake's new friends, the pretty Mayan girl Marika and the Roman Pindor, say the grackyls were created by an evil alchemist--the Skull King. And as Jake struggles to find a way home, it becomes obvious that what the Skull King wants most is Jake and Kady--dead or alive.

Author: James Rollins
ISBN-10: 0061473790
ISBN-13: 9780061473791
Publisher: HarperCollins
Language: English
Published: 04/28/2009
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.07lbs
Size: 8.56h x 5.82w x 1.34d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5
Point Value: 12
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 130982 / Jake Ransom and the Skull King's Shadow

Award: Bluebonnet Awards - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 03/15/2009 pg. 58
Kirkus Review - Children 04/01/2009
Publishers Weekly 05/18/2009 pg. 56
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2009
School Library Journal 09/01/2009 pg. 172
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2009 pg. 382 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2009 - Recommended - Readable