The golden scarab takes Hannah and Jake back to ancient Egypt where they must fight once again to complete their task.
Cast your stone upon the square,
Leap and dance across the air.
At the end a door awaits,
Be prepared to meet the Fates.
Hannah and Jake are back in Pelican Bay —safe at last from the evil Kostas. That is, until Kostas appears, warning that they have unfinished business.
Once more, Hannah and Jake are lured into Kostas’s strange game — a game of hopscotch which sends them into ancient mythological worlds. Thrust into a new adventure, they must retrieve three objects from ancient Egypt.The trouble is, they’ve lost the golden scarab — the key to getting back home …
Creators
Ian Trevaskis was born in Geelong, Victoria. In addition to teaching, he studied fine arts and has worked as a teacher of Arts / Crafts. He has written several children’s stories including Quincy which was a Children’s Book Council of Australia Notable Book in 1992 , and The Postman’s Race which was a Children’s Book Council of Australia Notable Book in 1993. Ian now writes full time and with Golden Scarab the second title in the Hopscotch series.
Reviews
This is a great book for fans of adventure in mid to upper primary.
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