Guardian of the Pharaoh: Izzy and Basti Adventure No. 1 (Izzy and Basti Adventures)

An action-packed novel for children set in Glasgow and Egypt both Ancient and Modern written for ages 9-14 but enjoyed by adults - with or without a receptive audience. The first in a series of five Guardian of the Pharaoh features a feisty teenage heroine a magical talking cat with her own feline minder the ghost of Tutankhamun the Gods of Ancient Egypt an eccentric Egyptologist Aunt a host of engaging characters and of course the obligatory villain. Its a fantastic rollicking sci-fi adventure for kids - and they get to learn some history too!Thirteen-year-old Izzy is sent to stay with her eccentric Aunt Harriet in Scotland but her fears of a boring time far from her friends disappear when she is given a rescue-cat to cheer her up. Basti her new black cat is blind bossy and far from ordinary - not quite the sweet little kitten Izzy was expecting. Izzy soon discovers that if unwittingly you adopt a magical time-travelling very opinionated black cat things soon start to happen - very odd things too!To Izzys surprise the cat can talk and even more surprisingly the cat claims she is the Guardian of the long-dead Pharaoh Tutankhamun who is suddenly in grave danger. Izzy agrees to help the cat rescue the Pharaoh and is immediately somersaulted into time-travel and the Land of Ancient Egypt and a world of intrigue and mystery in the here and now with hieroglyphic puzzles secret lost keys encounters with Ancient Egyptian Gods and Goddesses and when called for a well-timed rugby tackle. Together Izzy and her cat Basti confront dangers and overcome obstacles always barely one step ahead of their enemy - but will they win through will they be in time to save the Pharaoh?