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Adventure · 2013 · G

The colossus rises

by Peter Lerangis

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World — and a boy racing to save his life with each one

ForAll agesGenreAdventureLength349 pagesRead time~9 hoursCommunity ratings0

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Violence

Barely any

Adventure action appropriate for middle-grade readers

Language

None

No profanity

Sexual Content

None

No sexual content

Substance Use

None

No substance use

Emotional Intensity

None

No psychological intensity concerns; adventure-focused with historical interest

What this book is about

The first Seven Wonders novel follows Jack McKinley, a thirteen-year-old who discovers he carries a gene that will kill him before age fourteen unless he can find ancient power from the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Lerangis's middle-grade adventure series is propulsive and inventive, mixing ancient history with action-adventure plotting. Appropriate for the target middle-grade audience.

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