num_pages: 286
description: Sixteen-year-old Portia White is used to being overlookedafter all her twin sister Alex is a literal genius.But when Portia holds an Egyptian scarab beetle during history class she takes center stage in a way she never expected: she faints. Upon waking she is stronger faster and braver than before. And when she accidentally touches the scarab again?She wakes up in ancient Egypther sister and an unwitting freshman in tow.Great.Mysterious and beautiful Egypt is more than they could have ever imagined from their days in the classroom. History comes alive as the three teens realize that getting back to the present will be the most difficult thing theyve ever done. Stalked by vicious monsters called Scorpions every step in the right direction means a step closer to danger.As Portia and the girls discover that theyre linked to the past by more than just chance they have to decide what it truly means to be yourself to love your sister and to find your way home.
language: English
title: The Blazing Star
publisher: Wise Ink