Indiana Jones And The Cult Of The Mummy S Crypt

By the author of "Goosebumps" and "99 Fear Street." When two priceless mummies are stolen from the National Museum, it is your job to get them back. You travel with the intrepid Indiana Jones to Cairo, where an ancient cult has come back to life after a thousand years, but with a modern twist: laboratory cats trained as vicious killers. The mysterious pyramids hold other terrors. Deep within the maze of secret chambers and underground chasms, scorpions and snakes abound. And something else lurks in the shadows -- mummies that emerge from age-old tombs to walk the earth, hungry for human brains . . .

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Millionaire Waldo Shyster-Haven hires Indiana Jones to lead an expedition into the South American jungles to locate his lost collection of priceless Incan artifacts in this reader participation adventure.

Deep in the mysterious Himalayan mountains of Tibet, a journalist and his daughter, Lilah, are separated during a snowstorm. He vanishes without a trace, but she makes it back to civilization with a tale of a Silver Tower that marks the entrance to a village inhabited by giants. Now you and the intrepid Indiana Jones must find Lilah's missing father somewhere beyond the snow-capped peaks where hideous monsters dwell, bent on destroying anyone who dares enter their sacred lands . . .

The book focuses on individuals writing in the '90s, but also includes 12 classic authors (e.g., Mark Twain, Louisa May Alcott, J.R.R. Tolkien) who are still widely read by teens. It also covers some authors known primarily for adult literature (e.g., Stephen King) and some who write mainly for middle readers but are also popular among young adults (e.g., Betsy Byars). An affordable alternative to multivolume publications, this book makes a great collection development tool and resource for author studies. It will also help readers find other books by and about their favorite writers.

Egypt 1908: Nine-year-old Indy gets introduced to archaeology by Lawrence of Arabia, but the thrill is gone when the guard of a newly opened tomb is murdered.

Off the coast of Eastern China, archaeologist Billie Simpson is leading a dig for Malaysian artifacts on Howling Island when her expedition is raided by a crazed scientist vowing to kill them all. Barely escaping, Billie now desperately wants to return to the island to find her brother. Together, you and Indiana Jones must navigate strange noises, vicious dogs, brainwashed gorillas and a demonic man with wicked ideas for some very hideous experiments . . .

A forbidding desert, hostile natives, and the armed might of the German Fascists await you!