INTERMEDIATE FICTION
Napoli, Donna Jo

Lights on the Nile

(3) 4-6 In ancient Egypt, Kepi and her pet baboon are kidnapped and taken aboard a ship bound for the capital. Kepi, initially scared, then indignant, seizes on the chance to confront the pharaoh about his cruel treatment of workers such as her father. A fantastical eleventh-hour plot twist brings the story into fairy-tale realm, gratifying fans of Napoli's previous like-themed novels.

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