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

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I liked the characters and thought Lil was an independent and brave girl, Tulip was resourceful and Oz was clever. I thought maybe Oz had autism. I liked that skin colour wasn't an issue and wondered how Mrs Mendoza got on with society in her choice of partner. Armistice Day: A Collection of Remembrance - Spark Interest and Educate Children about Historical Moments Olive and her brother have been evacuated to Devon, but big sister Sukie is still missing from the night of the bombs. Emma Carroll is a natural storyteller: there's a good twist towards the end that even the most wily readers won't see coming. The book has a feeling of a classic adventure book with the theme being Egypt. The heroin/main character is Lillian, whose characteristic is intelligent, adventurous and bold. The story was good vocabulary including names, places, and artefacts that originally come from Egypt.

I definitely found out a lot from the past like the story of Tutankhamun and Lord Carnarvon’s death. Even though this story is fiction there are certainly lots of historical things about this book. There are a total of 126 SMART Notebook screens (in one file) and each lesson is clearly marked, along with details about which lesson each chapter should be read, to aid and link to the learning.A whole English teaching sequence linked to the book Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll (Nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal in 2016). Ideal for Year 4, Year 5 or Year 6 children, particularly linked to an Egypt or Tutankhamun topic. Faber Members have access to live and online events, special editions and book promotions, and articles and quizzes through our weekly e-newsletter. Education Shed Ltd, Severn House, Severn Bridge, Riverside North, Bewdley, Worcestershire, UK, DY12 1AB A powerpoint based around chapter 2 of Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll designed for Year 6 Whole Class Reading.

Fantastic resource. I shall be using chapter 1 and 2 resources with my class. Very well presented! Please say you are doing the rest of the chapters :-) Faber & Faber was founded nearly a century ago, in 1929. Read about our long publishing history in a decade-by-decade account. Every time Emma Carroll publishes a new book I rush out to buy it, and I’m never disappointed. She has been declared “The Queen of Historical Fiction”, and if you are looking for historical novels aimed at the MG audience there is no finer writer.

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Emma Carroll is one of my favourite writers for children, and has been for a while now. I met her a few months before this book was published and she told me a little about her process for writing this book and how deadlines were helpful for her, which was really inspiring for me. Like her previous books, this is a story centred in history, but with a modern-day awareness of social issues like representation, colonial footprints, and cultural appropriation. London 1922. After World War I, the country is nearly bankrupt, and the Kaye family are struggling; Lil’s grandad, who is passionate about Egyptian archaeology, is in hospital; Lil herself hates being a scholarship girl at snooty St Kilda’s; and her parents are struggling to make ends meet. Buy from our bookstore and 25% of the cover price will be given to a school of your choice to buy more books. *15% of eBooks. Home > A lovely, exciting story about the opening of Tutankhamen's tomb in 1922 that'll make readers feel as though they were really there. I love Emma's writing - she can bring history to life, and this is another great book from her. (10+)

I really enjoyed reading this book. My favourite character was Tulip because she was kind to Lil and she was strong minded about what she wanted and didn't want to do. I liked all the characters in the story, my favourite part about the book was when you read about the Kyky. I liked that part because you could find out about why there is a curse and how Kyky died. The story starts off in London 1922, Lilian Kaye finds a parcel on her grandad's doorstep with a note about a strange curse. It was sent by a famous Egyptologist, who was found dead that very morning.There is also a thread about families and secrets that weaves through the story which adds to the mystery. When Lil’s grandfather is taken ill, she goes to his house to feed his cat, discovering a letter from Ancient Egyptian times. It has been deciphered by a professor who has recently died in mysterious circumstances, and this convinces Lil that her grandfather is cursed, a notion that is furthered when she finds a canonic jar. I learned a lot about how Egyptian pharaohs were treated after their death. The plot of this book was exciting.