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The New York Times bestselling adventure about two twins, many djinns, and one very magical quest.

Meet John and Philippa Gaunt, twelve-year-old twins who one day discover themselves to be descended from a long line of djinn. All of a sudden, they have the power to grant wishes, travel to extraordinary places, and make people and objects disappear. Luckily, the twins are introduced to their eccentric djinn-uncle Nimrod, who will teach them how to harness their newly found power. And not a moment too soon . . . since John and Philippa are about to embark on a search to locate a monstrous pharaoh named Akhenaten and his ...

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Overview

The New York Times bestselling adventure about two twins, many djinns, and one very magical quest.

Meet John and Philippa Gaunt, twelve-year-old twins who one day discover themselves to be descended from a long line of djinn. All of a sudden, they have the power to grant wishes, travel to extraordinary places, and make people and objects disappear. Luckily, the twins are introduced to their eccentric djinn-uncle Nimrod, who will teach them how to harness their newly found power. And not a moment too soon . . . since John and Philippa are about to embark on a search to locate a monstrous pharaoh named Akhenaten and his eerie tomb.

When twelve-year-old twins Philippa and John discover that they are descended from a long line of djinn, their mother sends them away to their Uncle Nimrod, who takes them to Cairo where he starts to teach them about their extraordinary powers.

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Publishers Weekly
The sequel to the bestselling debut in the Children of the Lamp series, The Akhenaten Adventure (which puts "an entertaining spin on the genie-in-a-lantern mythos," according to PW) takes 12-year-old twins John and Philippa Gaunt, who discovered in the first book that they are descendents of a long line of djinni, from New York to Istanbul in The Blue Djinn of Babylon. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
What do wisdom teeth, The Arabian Nights, an earthquake in Egypt, and a missing couple on a flight to London have in common? Quite a bit, it turns out, for two twelve-year- old twins. John and Philippa Gaunt enjoy an exciting and, at times, dangerous, adventure, thanks to what happens to them after a trip to the dentist--and a little luck. Luck is precisely what these twins need after they go to stay with their uncle Nimrod. Only John and Philippa discover they have much more control over luck than they ever thought possible. The twins must quickly learn to harness their emerging powers to help their uncle solve an ancient mystery. If they succeed, the balance of Good and Evil in the world will remain in homeostasis; if they fail, Evil will have the advantage, and the whole world will suffer. It is no surprise P.B. Kerr is also a writer of adult thrillers, as Phillip Kerr. Although the wit and vocabulary may be beyond some young readers, enthusiasts of the Harry Potter series and similar works will enjoy Kerr's suspenseful, yet fun, tale. 2004, Orchard Books, 355 pp., Ages young adult.
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Author P.B. Kerr's attempt to divert his children from the lure of video games and into the world of books eventually evolved into a first rate young adult adventure novel. Until their twelfth year, twins John and Phillipa Gaunt's lives were pretty normal. Then their bodies and minds begin to change in strange ways. They grow wisdom teeth. They have a sudden and strong desire to smoke cigarettes. Strangest of all, it seems like they can make wishes come true. While under anesthesia, the twins share a bizarre dream in which their Uncle Nimrod, whom they barely remember meeting, invites them to visit him in London. Remarkably, the twins' parents go along with this request. Nimrod explains to the children that they are "djinns," which humans refer to as Genies. Djinns are responsible for tracking the luck of the world, and right now that luck is in a dangerous imbalance: an evil group of djinns are attempting to set free seventy ancient Egyptian genies that have been bottled up for thousands of years. Nimrod and the twins' adventures take them to the hottest place on earth as well as to the coolest. Along the way, they find themselves embroiled in many harrowing scrapes, which they get out of with the help of a cast of colorful characters. Humorous dialogue and vivid imagery abound in this witty and imaginative read. 2004, Orchard Books/Scholastic, Ages 8 to 12.
—Christopher Moning
School Library Journal
Gr 5-8-In this uneven fantasy, 12-year-old twins live a privileged but uneventful life in New York City until both John and Philippa need to have their wisdom teeth extracted. Afterward, the children begin to experience strange growth spurts, have cravings for smoke and heat, and gain the ability to grant wishes. After inviting them to visit him in London, their Uncle Nimrod informs them that they are descended from the Marid tribe of djinn. As he begins their training, they travel to Egypt, where they are pursued by Iblis, the leader of an enemy tribe who thinks Nimrod knows the location of the lost tomb of Akhenaten. This pharaoh bound 70 djinn to his service and whoever finds his tomb will have the ability to command them and shift the balance of power from good to evil. As they travel around the world, the siblings and their uncle have numerous adventures, culminating in an encounter with Akhenaten's ghost. The writing has a cinematic quality as Kerr provides detailed glimpses at the changing scenery; at times, there is too much description, particularly of room furnishings. In-depth characterizations are sacrificed for the often humorous, fast-moving plot. For a more complex and satisfying fantasy about djinn, try Jonathan Stroud's "Bartimaeus Trilogy" (Miramax).-Sharon Rawlins, Piscataway Public Library, NJ Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
Kirkus Reviews
Entertaining archaeological adventures unfortunately find humor in pettiness and snark. Twelve-year-old twins John and Philippa share a vision in the dentist's office in which mysterious Uncle Nimrod encourages the children to visit. At his direction, they blackmail their parents into sending them to England, where they learn they are half-djinn. Soon they are embroiled in a race against the wicked Iblis, in a competition to turn the balance of mystical power in the world to good or evil. With the help of a djinn with an Irish brogue, a human butler with an almost intriguing past, a stereotyped Egyptian chauffeur, and a bit of cleverness, the children save the world for the forces of good while coming into their birthright. Puns abound, but too many are knowing winks to adult readers, and many others rely on snide little cruelties at the expense of secondary characters or entire nations. Funny and clever, but weakened by cheap shots. (Fantasy. 10-12)

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780439670203
  • Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.
  • Publication date: 9/1/2005
  • Edition description: Reprint
  • Pages: 384
  • Sales rank: 117,336
  • Age range: 9 - 12 Years
  • Lexile: 0900L (what's this?)
  • Series: Children of the Lamp Series , #1
  • Product dimensions: 5.32 (w) x 7.74 (h) x 0.95 (d)

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 6, 2011

    An amazing book

    Good story that is exciting and humorous. Good for readers of young adult fiction.

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  • Posted July 16, 2011

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    Neat idea, but I didn't like its execution

    This was a rather neat idea, but I really didn't like the characters or the dialog much. It all seemed a bit cliche. Sometimes in children's novels the main characters (when children) have almost no personality at all, and it seemed John and Philippa did not really have moods or characteristics unique to them. And the evil characters did not seem driven by a motive or anything. They simply just chose the Bad side. It made them seem not as evil in a way.

    I can see how many young readers would like this, but it really didn't hold my attention.

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  • Posted November 24, 2010

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    Please Check Out!

    You will be enchanted from page one! Trust me and pick it up.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 24, 2010

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    Adventure of Twin Genie

    What an adventure! John and Phillipa are twins and grow up in a normal family. Their father is a lawyer and their mother a typical mother. The children are normal until one day they get their wisdom teeth and that changes everything for them. Their mother and father are all set to send them to a summer school - when they dream about an uncle they have never met while they are having their wisdom teeth removed. The same dream for both of them during surgery is odd enough, so off they head to England to visit their uncle Nimrod and be trained on how to use their new found power. They have quite an adventure as they travel to London and then on to Egypt. Enjoyable read. Can't wait to read the next one.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 26, 2009

    Children of the Lamp

    This book, Children of the Lamp by P. B. Kerr, is a fiction book that is filled with a lot of mystery, action, and humor. The book starts off with Hussein (a historical artifacts collector) with his son, Baksheesh, and their dog, Effendi. In which they discovered the last reminding piece (that were found out later the clue to solving the thousands of year mystery). The main characters are of course the twins; both are twelve-year-old twins. John, born ten minutes before, favorite color is black, tall, and isn't afraid to give his opinions. Like when he was playing with the doctor and said "No, sir, I'm not worried at all, as a matter of fact I was kind of hoping it would be Ketamine, it's supposed to be the best for giving the patient a near death experience" Philippa, were smaller, favorite color is pink, and smarter, She also doesn't hesitate to speak what she like to, like when she said " Can we get started, I already missed breakfast, I don't want to miss lunch as well." In the end, both of them are impatient, but their also brave and intelligent. The setting in this story mainly take place at Cairo, its important because, it shows why that place were the place they all could use magic at its best, rather then North Pole. If they were to use a different setting for this, it wouldn't work, because there aren't the right resources. This book is filled with suspense, like the time when they first find out that strange things were happening, such as the hole in John's room wall, how they grew one inch taller under a day, and the missing couple that *wish* to be back in their town really get what they wished for. It's also filled with slowing and fast-forwarding of time, like how they can go into lamps, bottles, etc. They could live inside there for years, but if they put their mind to it, time outside will either move very slow, or very fast. The author used a third point of view in this story, I believe this was the best to use, because we could tell what the characters were thinking, and what they don't know, but we do, also it adds humor to the story. There were, however, things that disappointed me in this story, I believe some parts didn't really need to be put in there. Like how they flew to their uncle house just to be told they were going to go to another location the next day, or how one day, all they did was watch TV and read. Also another thing, the ending weren't too real, the whole book talks about how Akhenaten were all mighty and evil, then they when too fast with the ending and just simply told us how they capture and stop him just like that without further details. Overall I recommend this book to anyone that like fantasies and humorous books, but if you're looking for a more realistic book, this isn't for you.

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  • Posted March 18, 2009

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    Good Book!

    Fun book and flows well by this writer. Good book for a classroom study. Have fun.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 16, 2007

    Great book, yeah!!

    Books like this series and Harry Potter and Charlie Bone should be written more often to keep kids reading - and more movies should be made of them.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted July 16, 2007

    Great Book!

    I cant believe I actually read a big book! It was awesome and its great for all ages and especially for people who love books about magical things. I espeacially recommend it for teens.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 1, 2007

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    In the book, The Children of the Lamp, two twins named John and Philippa had their wisdom teeth pulled. When the anesthetics kick in, Uncle Nimrod tells them through a dream that both John and Philippa are Djinn. They travel to England to meet their uncle, and Mr. Rakshasas, but the whole gang heads to Egypt. Iblis, a very evil and cunning djinn, is stirring up trouble. The lost djinn of Akhenaten are one step closer to being found, and Iblis is on their tail. Nimrod begins to teach the twins about and how to use their amazing new powers. After transforming into camels and hiding inside bottles the twins and Nimrod set up a trap to catch Iblis. After a near death experience on John and Philippa¿s part, Nimrod captures Iblis and releases the twins from the bottle Iblis trapped them in. Another problem occurs when after finding the lost djinn, both Nimrod and Akhenaten are trapped-in the same bottle. John and Philippa go to the cold city of Moscow, to slow Akhenaten down. Nimrod escapes alone and the twins head home. I loved this book because of its strange plot and it¿s dialog. Its plot always had a twist and rarely was the same. For, example when John and Philippa were supposed to go to summer camp, suddenly the twins find out it was a summer school. Also when Iblis was captured, I thought all troubles were over, but Akhenaten later proved to be a threat. Secondly, The Children of the Lamp¿s dialog was great. There was lots of humorous parts and was full of sarcasm. The main conflict was not so thrilling to me, yet the books plot and dialog still held it together. It never occurred to me that find 70 djinn would ruin the balance of good and evil. All of the characters were very realistic. Their dialog was fantastic and the twins acted like two kids would act if attacked by a scorpion or transformed into a camel. They got scared or disgusted just when any kid would be. This particular author has a very creative and humorous attitude in their writing. They express their ideas in a creative way. For example, Philippa is a little selfish because when John and Philippa were the youngest people to have their wisdom teeth pulled Philippa took the credit. She explained she was slightly older and was really the youngest. This author doesn¿t use as much of wide vocabulary, but uses words I know. That way I understand parts of the story better. This author isn¿t a very descriptive author and they don¿t spend paragraph after paragraph describing. I can still paint a picture, so that adds to the greatness of this book. Finally I would recommend this book to anyone who likes reading fantasy novels. Also I would recommend this book to people who don¿t like too much description. I would rate is a four out of five because of the slight errors I mentioned. In conclusion I read The Children of the Lamp and I overall thought this was a great book.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 16, 2006

    A fantastic novel!

    I thought this was a terrific book! I've read it twice, and will continue to read it many times over. The plot, though a little predictable, was wonderful to follow. It's a great book for young and old readers alike!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 18, 2006

    Read this book!!!

    I LOVE this book! It's one of my all time fav. books.Read it!!!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 13, 2006

    Couldn't Put it Down!

    As you can see in the first five reviews, nobody have enough to say about this great book... i read it a while ago so you'll have to find out what its about from another review, but it really is such a great book. I can remember how much i loved reading it, i can remember howi never wanted to put it down cuz its kind of suspesful, and i can remember how i was really sad when i was done with it. And even if you dont like the whole genies and magic thing, you should read it anyway cuz theres so much other stuff to the story that makes it great.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 9, 2006

    A gerat adventure

    John and Phillipa aren't your average twins. John is tall and skiny and Phillipa is short and stocky. Magical things happen to this twins. This book ia great book for people who read fantasy books. the setting is constantly changing making it interesting. It's humerous and suspensful at the same time, which is always keeping you on your toes. This book just makes you want to read it over and over again.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 8, 2006

    super-fantastic!

    i think this book is an adventure-packed journey to egypt and is just amazing! i cant wait to read the sequal!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 9, 2006

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    Ordinarily, books about magic are not what one would call `advanced reading¿, or even surprising. They are also mostly stereotypical: a man/woman/boy/girl finds a lamp, rubs it, and out swoops a genie to grant him/her three wishes. Well, The Akhenaten Adventure was an extraordinary exception. It was tremendous fun to read, but also blew away all of the usual ideas about genies and wishes. Anyone who reads this masterpiece by Philip Kerr will look forward to the next with anticipation. Like The Arabian Nights, this book takes you on an adventure to foreign places, in this case Egypt, and is filled with magical, mystical, incredibly clever, and some very funny moments. John and Phillipa Gaunt are twelve year old twins, with a remarkably beautiful and talented mother, and a very rich but not very handsome father, who live a life of luxury in Manhattan. One day, their wisdom teeth appear simultaneously, and they begin the adventure of a lifetime, thanks to some djinn (like genie) genes, a wise but eccentric old uncle named Nimrod, his one-armed butler, and an agoraphobic ancient djinni who really loves keeping himself bottled up. From New York to London to Egypt and back, the twins' adventures are filled with excitement as they undergo training in the use of their newly discovered magical powers, but are also full of danger, as they battle the evil tribes of djinn to preserve the balance between good and evil in the world. When their explorations finally lead them to unleash the spirit of the evil pharaoh Akhenaten, they have to travel all the way to the North Pole to escape him. Throughout the book, John and Philippa show remarkable gumption and strength, even in the face of fearsome curses and their casters. I wondered at first why they accepted their `djinness¿ so readily. I found that they felt that it was their turn to be special and to stand out. I believe that another reason might be that they have the perfect life. This might make them eager to run pell-mell off to Egypt. This is a wonderful book, and a story, that keeps the reader waiting for more. It is well written and has insights both new and surprising on the topic of genies (or should I say¿ djinn). Even for the doubtful ones, The Akhenaten Adventure is so perfectly filled with facts and knowledge about magical things that you cannot help but want to believe that it all might just be possible. Because even if there is no magic in the world, and least reading about it is an adventure on its own. I was delighted with The Akhenaten Adventure.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 11, 2006

    The BEST book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I LOVED this book! I could not put it down for a minute. The best characters are the twins, Nimrod, Creemy, and Groanin'! If you are interested in reading this book, I totally recommend it!!!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 16, 2005

    Extroadinary book!

    The Akhenaten Adventure is an extroadinary book that keeps you awake all night wanting to read more. I found myself done with this book in TWO days, when usually it takes me a week or so to finish a hundred page book! I would suggest it for anyone interested in majic and such.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 7, 2005

    Children of the Lamp

    A great book for 11-14 year olds. It never gets boring. I would find myself awake past midnight reading this book in my bed. It is a must read book for fantisy lovers. I can't wait to get the next one in the series.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 28, 2005

    if you think Arabian nights stories are fun...

    having read all the stories of 1000 and one nights as a child, it being of my heritage, I thought this book had a very nice, fun, and contemproary approach to the 'Alladin' stigma which the Disney channel gave to our children living in the US... I highly recommend this story and hopefully there will be more in the series.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 26, 2005

    Great Book

    I give this book a 4 star because its very exiting,adventrous, and mysterious. I didnt give this book the 5th star because it only focused on Nimrod,John, and phillipa. But over all it was a great book.

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