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The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, Book 1) by Rick Riordan is a children's book available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, Book 1) about?

From School Library JournalStarred Review. Grade 4–9—Riordan takes the elements that made the "Percy Jackson" books (Hyperion) so popular and ratchets them up a notch. Carter, 14, and Sadie, 12, have grown up apart. He has traveled all over the world with his Egyptologist father, Dr. Julius Kane, while Sadie has lived in London with her grandparents. Their mother passed away under mysterious circumstances, so when their father arrives in London and wants to take them both on a private tour of the British Museum, all is not necessarily what it seems. The evening ends with the apparent destruction of the Rosetta Stone, the disappearance of Dr. Kane, and the kidnapping of Carter and Sadie. More insidiously, it leads to the release of five Egyptian gods, including Set, who is their mortal enemy. Carter and Sadie discover the secrets of their family heritage and their ability to work magic as they realize that their task will be to save humanity from Set, who is building a destructive red pyramid inside Camelback Mountain in Phoenix. The text is presented as the transcript of an audio recording done by both children. Riordan creates two distinct and realistic voices for the siblings. He

Who reads The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, Book 1)?

It is typically read by young readers, and the parents and educators who guide them.

Common subject areas: juvenile, young adult.

Author
Rick Riordan
Publisher
Hyperion Book CH
Published
2010
Language
EN
ISBN
9781432850296
Category
children's
Subjects
Children'S, Growing Up & Facts Of Life, Juvenile
Rating
4.07 / 5 (239,434 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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