Bibliograph

Curse of the Specter Queen, Jenny Elder Moke

Type

Label

Curse of the Specter Queen, Jenny Elder Moke

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Ages 12-18, Disney HyperionGrades 10-12, Disney Hyperion

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Curse of the Specter Queen

Oclc number

1182019283

Responsibility statement

Jenny Elder Moke

Series statement

Samantha Knox novel, 1

Summary

Sam Knox must use her archaeological skills and her knowledge of ciphers to crack the code of a mysterious diary and outsmart a nefarious brotherhood seeking to activate the curse of the Specter Queen1920s. Samantha Knox put away her childish fantasies of archaeological adventure the day her father didn't return home from the Great War. When a packages arrives at the antique bookshop where she works-- with a damaged diary inside-- Sam's peaceful life is obliterated. Ruthless men are intent on reclaiming the diary. Sam, her best friend, and her childhood crush are soon in the green hills outside Dublin, Ireland. Here they discover an ancient order planning to perform an occult ritual that will raise the Specter Queen, the Celtic goddess of vengeance and death, to bring about a war unlike any the world has ever seen. Now Sam must solve a deviously complex cipher that will lead to a bowl carved from the tree of life. -- adapted from jacket

Target audience

adolescent

Classification