Kepi, a young girl who was content staying at home helping her father who was wounded while building a pyramid for the pharaoh Khufu, is kidnapped along with her baboon, Babu, and taken to the capital city, where she is separated from Babu, sets out to find him and appeal to the pharaoh, and discovers she has powers she never knew about.
year: 2011
call number/section: 1000
subjects: baboons, juvenile fiction, fairies, kidnapping, fiction, egypt, history, to 332 b.c, juvenile fiction, fiction, juvenile fiction / fantasy & magic, juvenile fiction / historical / ancient civilizations, juvenile fiction / legends, myths, fables / other, historical fiction, historical fiction
Editions
Napoli, Donna Jo
Harper (2011)
Ten-year-old Kepi, a young girl in ancient Egypt, embarks on a journey to save her family when she is unexpectedly taken captive, along with the baby baboon she has rescued from a crocodile. An origin tale about fairies.
Schools: 12
Napoli, Donna Jo
Kepi, a young girl who was content staying at home helping her father who was wounded while building a pyramid for the pharaoh Khufu, is kidnapped along with her baboon, Babu, and taken to the capital city, where she is separated from Babu, sets out to find him and appeal to the pharaoh, and discovers she has powers she never knew about.
Schools: 11