Secrets of a Sun King: ‘THE QUEEN OF HISTORICAL FICTION’ Guardian: 1

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With the help of some new friends, Lilian uncovers the secrets of the jar and its connection to Tutankhamun, the famous boy king of Egypt who died while still very young, and his incredible friendships with his two best friends.

Each pack carefully analyses the vocabulary used by authors, chapter by chapter, then provides an explanation of these unfamiliar or meaning-rich words in context. Once told by poet Ted Hughes her writing was ‘dangerous’, it took Emma Carroll twenty years of English teaching and a life-changing cancer diagnosis to feel brave enough to give her dream of being an author a try. The narrative moves quickly, and the three main child protagonists—Lil, Tulip, and Oz—are endearing.Imagine my delight when I found a children's book on that topic; I never finished "The Visitors" which has the same premise.

I liked that skin colour wasn't an issue and wondered how Mrs Mendoza got on with society in her choice of partner. Both settings are really well written and utterly immersive- I truly felt as though I was there in both of them- and while there`s a lot of descriptions the plot still zips along and every time I put the book down I always looked forward to picking it back up because the events in both timelines were so interesting.I liked all the characters in the story, my favourite part about the book was when you read about the Kyky. As she tries to find out more, she meets the Mendozas, and before she knows it, they're on the train to Luxor in a race against time to put things to right before the opening of King Tut's tomb.