num_pages: 344
description: Theodosia Throckmorton has her hands full at the Museum of Legends and Antiquities in London.Her father may be head curator, but it is Theo - and only Theo - who is able to see all the black magic and ancient curses that still cling to the artifacts in the museum. Sneaking behind her father's back, Theo uses old, nearly forgotten Egyptian magic to remove the curses and protect her father and the rest of the museum employees from the ancient, sinister forces lurking in the museum's dark hallways.When Theo's mother returns from her latest archaeological dig bearing the Heart of Egypt - a legendary amulet belonging to an ancient tomb - Theo learns that it comes inscribed with a curse so black and vile that it threatens to crumble the British Empire from within and start a war too terrible to imagine. Theo will have to call upon everything she's ever learned in order to prevent the rising chaos from destroying her country - and herself.
language: English
title: Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos
titlecomplete: Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos (Theodosia Throckmorton #1)
characters: Von Braggenschnot (adversary), Henry Throckmorton (younger brother), Henrietta Throckmorton (mother, Egyptologist, Archaeologist and American born), Theodosia Elizabeth Throckmorton (protagonist, heroine and adventurer), Nigel Bollingsworth (1st Assistant Curator and Theo's crush), Edgar Stilton (3rd Assistant Curator and a sort of human receiver for supernatural activity), Sticky Will (pick-pocket and ally), Clive Fagenbush (2nd Assistant Curator, sneaky character), Lord Wigmere (leader of Brotherhood of the Chosen Keepers, friend), Alistair Throckmorton (father and Head Curator at the Museum of Legends and Antiquities in London)
genres: Middle Grade, Historical, Young Adult, Childrens, Mythology, Adventure, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery
ratings_count: 7868
places: London, England
series: Theodosia Throckmorton
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Agatha Award
category: Best Childrens Young Adult, awardedAt: 1357027200000
name: Iowa Children's Choice Award
publisher: Houghton Mifflin