Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Jake Ransom and the Skull King’s Shadow by James Rollins



When a mysterious envelope arrives for Jake Ransom, he and his older sister, Kady, are plunged into a gripping chain of events. An artifact found by their parents—on the expedition from which they never returned—leads Jake and Kady to a strange world inhabited by a peculiar mix of long-lost civilizations, a world that may hold the key to their parents' disappearance.

But even as they enter the gate to this extraordinary place, savage grackyls soar across the sky, diving to attack. Jake's new friends, the pretty Mayan girl Marika and the Roman Pindor, say the grackyls were created by an evil alchemist—the Skull King. And as Jake struggles to find a way home, it becomes obvious that what the Skull King wants most is Jake and Kady—dead or alive.

14 comments:

  1. ****
    This is a action adventure book about a boy who traveled to a magical worldwhere pieces of different civilizations live in war aginst evil monsters.

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  2. *****
    It may be the longest book on the bluebonnent list but it is the best one on there. where jake ransom parents recently died on a adventure. jake and kady are left with tere aunt and uncle. they get a strange package to the museum and might let jake and kady figure out how there parents died. when jake gets to the museum there something strange about the statue in the corner something there parents found on there last joureny. can it lead them to how there parents died or lead them on the same adventure as there parent and defeat the same thing they did.

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  3. **
    This book was not eye catching until the last three chapters in my opinion. It had a suprise ending when they turned back time. I would recommend this book for people who are into adventure.

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  4. courtney/Norton
    **
    I thought it was a good book

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  5. *****
    i realy enjoed this book it was so interesting i read it the whole time

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  6. Taylor/Mrs.HemingwayDecember 8, 2010 at 2:27 PM

    Taylor/Mrs.Hemingway
    ***
    this was a very long book and i didnt like it until the end. loved when they went back intime. loved how they got a package, jake and kady will soon find out how their parents died. would reccomend to people who love adventure books

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  7. I liked the end I liked how they transported time to diffrent time.

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  8. ****

    this book was sad but good the only sad part to me was that jake and kadys parents died sob sob

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  9. i loved the book but it was really long but i love adventure books

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  10. i love the book becase i love adventure books

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  11. Mallory M/ HemingwayJanuary 16, 2011 at 1:32 PM

    I loved this book!! I liked how Jake used sunshine to heal the green emerald! I also liked how Katy was cheer leading for the games!

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  12. Lauren Burger / hemingwayJanuary 19, 2011 at 3:32 PM

    I loved this book! it was really interesting and had a trong begining. *****

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  13. At first I really didnt like it but it turn out in to a good book.I like adventure book and this is one. I rate it ****

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  14. I liked the book it was okay but my favorite part was when they went to the musem and found the pyramid and it turned blue and then they time travled

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