The Akhenaten Adventure (Children of the Lamp,

#1) by P.B. Kerr

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Original Title: The Akhenaten Adventure (Children of the Lamp, #1)

ISBN: 0439670209
ISBN13: 9780439670203
Autor: P.B. Kerr
Rating: 3.4 of 5 stars (2467) counts
Original Format: Paperback, 384 pages
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Published: September 1st 2005 / by Scholastic Paperbacks / (first published 2004)
Language: English
Genre(s):
Fantasy- 590 users
Young Adult- 155 users
Adventure- 95 users
Fiction- 71 users

Description:

The New York Times bestselling adventure about two twins, many djinns, and one very magical
quest.

Meet John and Philippa Gaunt, twelve-year-old twins who one day discover themselves to be
descended from a long line of djinn. All of a sudden, they have the power to grant wishes, travel to
extraordinary places, and make people and objects disappear. Luckily, the twins are in

About Author:
Also writes as .
Philip Kerr (P.B. Kerr) is a British author of both adult fiction and non-fiction, most notably the
Bernie Gunther series, and of children's books, particularly the Children of the Lamp series.
Kerr was educated there and at a grammar school in Northampton. He studied law at the
University of Birmingham from 19741980, achieving a masters degree. Kerr worked as an
advertising copywriter for Saatchi and Saatchi before becoming a full-time writer in 1989. He has
written for the Sunday Times, the Evening Standard and the New Statesman.

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- The Akhenaten Adventure (Children of the Lamp, #1)

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- The Cobra King of Kathmandu (Children of the Lamp, #3)

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Rewiews:

Sep 29, 2010

Katri
Rated it: it was ok
Shelves: fantasy, young-adult
I found this an entertaining, quick-to-read adventure book, and the central idea, that some people
in the modern day world are djinns of the ancient legends whose task is to protect the world, is
nice enough. But the plot solutions were too facile and convenient, and so it was not really as
exciting and fun as it could have been. However, what bugged me the most was the attitudes the
author showed, through the narrative and the attitudes of the characters, towards, well, pretty
much anything tha
I found this an entertaining, quick-to-read adventure book, and the central idea, that some people
in the modern day world are djinns of the ancient legends whose task is to protect the world, is
nice enough. But the plot solutions were too facile and convenient, and so it was not really as
exciting and fun as it could have been. However, what bugged me the most was the attitudes the
author showed, through the narrative and the attitudes of the characters, towards, well, pretty
much anything that was not American white upper-class and thin. Such xenophobia, especially
towards the French and the Arabs, such disdain of everyone and everything not fitting the right
kind of bracket, be it fat people or Nimrod's one-handed servant or anyone. I really couldn't wait to
be rid of the author's thought world (it annoyed me enough that I'm not sure I'd have finished the
book had it not been my only companion on a two-hour train trip when I needed something no-
brainer to entertain me). Won't be reading the next books, I'm really not interested to learn what
his attitudes are towards other European nationalities than the French. Had enough of this kind.
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6 comments

Lena
I finished the book a few days ago and, while I gave a higher rating overall for the plot and
character development, I absolutely agree about xenophob
I finished the book a few days ago and, while I gave a higher rating overall for the plot and
character development, I absolutely agree about xenophobia. My biggest problems were the
representation of the French (I am a teacher of French) and Russia.

Dec 29, 2016 02:18AM

AlitaConejita
I totally agree. I'm listening to the audio book with my children and have had to address the French
issue with them. Here I am trying to focus on rea
I totally agree. I'm listening to the audio book with my children and have had to address the French
issue with them. Here I am trying to focus on reading comprehension and vocabulary with my 2nd
grader, but instead having to side-bar to discuss biases and stereotypes :/

Jan 13, 2017 11:17PM