Jake Atlas and the hunt for the feathered god
Jones, Rob Lloyd2018
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Total copies: 1
In the aftermath of }Jake Atlas & The Tomb Of The Emerald Snake{, the Atlas family must locate a legendary lost city and the tomb of the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl in the jungles of Honduras. This return of the tomb robber, treasure hunter and troublemaker is replete with jokes and high-tech gadgets, appealing to boys and girls in equal measure. TREASURE HUNTER, TOMB ROBBER, TROUBLE MAKERJake Atlas and his family are on the run, hunted by international police while chasing the mysterious People of the Snake to stop them from hiding the secret history of humankind. But when the family's friend, Sami, is poisoned, the People of the Snake force the Atlases to work for them in exchange for a cure. Their mission: to locate a legendary lost city and the tomb of the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl in the jungles of Honduras - home to bandits, big cats, tarantulas and crocodiles. But the family's greatest enemy is themselves, as their squabbles threaten to get them into even deeper trouble.In order to reach the tomb, the family must survive ancient traps, jump out of a crashing plane, escape a jaguar's lair, climb a cliff of skulls, jump over a huge waterfall and escape from a trap of swinging blades!A brilliant heart-thumping sequel to the increasingly popular Jake Atlas and the Tomb of the Emerald Snake, this is another high-octane adventure, full of laughs and high-tech gadgets, from an award-winning author.
Main title:
Jake Atlas and the hunt for the feathered god / Rob Lloyd Jones.
Author:
Jones, Rob Lloyd, author
Imprint:
London : Walker Books, 2018.
Collation:
345 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781406377712 (pbk)9781406382020 (ePub ebook)9781406382013 (PDF ebook)
Dewey class:
823.92
Language:
English
Subject:
Honduras -- Juvenile fictionAdventure storiesChildren's storiesFiction 9+Adventure and Mystery StoriesChildren's / Teenage fiction & true storiesChildren's / Teenage fiction: ThrillersChildren's / Teenage fiction: Crime & mystery fictionChildren's / Teenage fiction: General fictionChildren's / Teenage fiction: Action & adventure storiesChildren's / Teenage fiction: Family & home storiesChildren's / Teenage fiction: Animal storiesChildren's / Teenage fiction: Historical fictionChildren's / Teenage general interest: People & placesChildren's / Teenage general interest: Reptiles & amphibiansChildren's / Teenage personal & social issues: Family issuesMiddle East
BRN:
372774