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Gr 8 Up—Ibañez returns with the start of a spellbinding historical duology set during the 19th-century rise of Egyptomania, where lingering magic still infuses old—and ancient—objects. Just before Bolivian-Argentinian Inez Olivera turns 19, she receives a package from her father containing a gold ring imbued with old magic and no note. Instead of birthday wishes and an invitation to join her parents in Egypt, the only letter Inez receives from overseas is an official notification that her parents have been declared dead. With no ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More