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Eleven-year-old Horace j. Edwards is an ordinary boy whose family has just moved to Niles, Michigan. But on the first day of sixth grade, mysterious things start to happen. His grandfather dies and Horace receives a strange gift--a stone scarab beetle. As he works to uncover the secrets surrounding his grandfather's death and the beetle, Horace is transported back in time to the ancient Egyptian city of Amarna. He meets the future pharaoh, young King Tut, and together the two boys become engaged in a fight to save the city from total destruction and Egypt itself from Tut's evil uncle Smenk. In the process, Horace discovers that he is the heir to an order of guardians, known as the Keepers of Time. The Secret of the Scarab Beetle is the first book in the middle-grade fantasy series Horace j.
About the Author
William Meyer is the author of two middle grade adventure novels published by Sleeping Bear Press. He also has written Big Breath, a guided meditation children's book, and Three Breaths, a manual for meditation in the classroom, published by New World Library. He holds degrees from Dartmouth, Harvard, and has a PhD from NYU in Education. www.billpmeyer.com
