Charlie Thorne and the Curse of Cleopatra
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- Author：Stuart Gibbs
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Summary
In this third book in the Charlie Thorne series from bestselling author Stuart Gibbs， Charlie tracks down Cleopatra’s greatest treasure in Egypt。
Charlie Thorne is a genius。 Charlie Thorne is a renegade。 Charlie Thorne isn’t going down without a fight。
After tracking down incredible discoveries by Einstein and Darwin， Charlie is back。 This time， the great ruler Cleopatra has left behind an extremely valuable and powerful treasure， its location encoded on an ancient stone tablet。
In 30 BCE， Cleopatra and her husband， Marc Antony， lost their war against Octavian for control of the Egyptian Empire。 However， Cleopatra knew Octavian was really after the mysterious item that was the source of all her wealth and influence， so she hid it before committing suicide。 She left a series of devious clues behind for her children to find it， but they were lost to history…until now。
In a breathless adventure that takes her across the globe， Charlie must fight for her life against ruthless enemies， match wits with Cleopatra， and solve the two-thousand-year-old mystery to prevent the most powerful treasure of the ancient world from falling into the wrong hands。
Charlie Thorne is a genius。 Charlie Thorne is a renegade。 Charlie Thorne isn’t going down without a fight。
After tracking down incredible discoveries by Einstein and Darwin， Charlie is back。 This time， the great ruler Cleopatra has left behind an extremely valuable and powerful treasure， its location encoded on an ancient stone tablet。
In 30 BCE， Cleopatra and her husband， Marc Antony， lost their war against Octavian for control of the Egyptian Empire。 However， Cleopatra knew Octavian was really after the mysterious item that was the source of all her wealth and influence， so she hid it before committing suicide。 She left a series of devious clues behind for her children to find it， but they were lost to history…until now。
In a breathless adventure that takes her across the globe， Charlie must fight for her life against ruthless enemies， match wits with Cleopatra， and solve the two-thousand-year-old mystery to prevent the most powerful treasure of the ancient world from falling into the wrong hands。
Reviews
Rachel Kokes
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Charlie Thorne and the Curse of Cleopatra is a children’s book written by Stuart Gibbs。 It is the third book in the Charlie Thorne series。Summary: Charlie Thorne is off on another adventure to discover the true treasure of Cleopatra。 Can she dodge the Israelis， the Egyptians， an evil magnate and his henchmen， and even the CIA to find the treasure first？My Thoughts: This book is packed with adventure。 There are interesting clues to follow， copious amounts of exciting chase scenes， and a plot that Charlie Thorne and the Curse of Cleopatra is a children’s book written by Stuart Gibbs。 It is the third book in the Charlie Thorne series。Summary: Charlie Thorne is off on another adventure to discover the true treasure of Cleopatra。 Can she dodge the Israelis， the Egyptians， an evil magnate and his henchmen， and even the CIA to find the treasure first？My Thoughts: This book is packed with adventure。 There are interesting clues to follow， copious amounts of exciting chase scenes， and a plot that keeps the reader guessing until the very end。I read this book aloud to my kids， and we all thoroughly enjoyed it。 This is the best of the series so far， and I would definitely recommend this one-it was a fun and exciting read！I would like to thank Simon and Schuster Children’s Publishing for providing me with a free digital copy of this book in exchange for my review。 Thank you！ 。。。more
Salmavadia
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I LOVE THIS SERIES！！！ The first book was gifted to me by my grade 5 teacher when I was in grade 6 because I was in love with spy books。 I FELL IN LOVE RIGHT AWAY！！ Naturally， I immediately ran to pre-order the second book and I was yet again blown away！！ I am literally so excited I can't even sit still。🥲 I LOVE THIS SERIES！！！ The first book was gifted to me by my grade 5 teacher when I was in grade 6 because I was in love with spy books。 I FELL IN LOVE RIGHT AWAY！！ Naturally， I immediately ran to pre-order the second book and I was yet again blown away！！ I am literally so excited I can't even sit still。🥲 。。。more
Ms。 Yingling
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E ARC provided by Edelweiss PlusCharlie evaded authorities in Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation and Charlie Thorne and the Lost City， and now feels that there are further clues to be found while she's wandering around the world with the Einstein's Pandora code lodged in her photgraphic memory。 She's managed to break away even from her half brother Dante and his coworker and love interest Milana， and has crashed a party in order to look at a tablet inscribed in Latin that may have clues from C E ARC provided by Edelweiss PlusCharlie evaded authorities in Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation and Charlie Thorne and the Lost City， and now feels that there are further clues to be found while she's wandering around the world with the Einstein's Pandora code lodged in her photgraphic memory。 She's managed to break away even from her half brother Dante and his coworker and love interest Milana， and has crashed a party in order to look at a tablet inscribed in Latin that may have clues from Cleopatra on it。 It's owner isn't thrilled to find her in his private quarters， and even less thrilled after she chloroforms him and escapes。 This is just the beginning of Charlie's adventures being chased by just about all of the secret service organizations around the world， who all want something from her。 Since Charlie has money she has stolen from a company that stole her computer program， money is no object。 When she meets up again with Dante and Milana， they follow the clues and find directions and objects that no one else in two thousand years has been able to process or find。 These clues take them from Greece to Italy to New York， and Charlie seems to be unstoppable。 Will she be able to find clues from all of the brilliant minds that have left them behind？N。B。 I read this on the last day of state testing （which went on for almost a month）， so was a little cranky。 I usually love this series， and thought this would be particularly great since I've actually visited Greece and Italy， but I found myself being annoyed at Charlie and her methods， especially ditching her brother。 Probably just jealous of all of the traveling she got to do！Strengths: Charlie has all of the qualities that many middle school students want-- autonomy from parents （who aren't dead， just unsupportive）， unlimited money， super intelligence， awesome spy skills， and reason to travel the world。 This is heavy on exciting chase scene， and the excitement rarely lets up。 There are lots of people after Charlie and her knowledge， but she manages to constantly get the best of the bad guys。 In this case， I was a fan of the bad guys being somewhat bumbling and definitely evil; while I appreciate a nuanced villain， Charlie is a more straight forward character。 Her hunting down a college friend so she could get help from the girl's aunt was an interesting peek into her past。 This was definitely a romp equal to or better than the first two books。 It's hard to keep up that energy， but Gibbs does a great job。Weaknesses: There's a lot of really interesting and helpful history of the ancient world， so this would be fantastic for the fifteen high school students still studying Latin in the US （remember， I taught Latin a lifetime ago）， but sometimes there were rather large chunks of it that slowed the story down。 I also found myself wondering how long it would have taken Cleopatra to get all of her clues in far flung places， given the rate of travel during her time， and whether her children would have been able to figure out the clues AND do all of that traveling！What I really think: There's definitely at least one more adventure coming up， since Charlie mentions finding Isaac Newton's secrets， but I hope this series wraps up in five books。 Any more than that， and it's tough to get readers to invest in longer series， even though the Spy School and Fun Jungle series are still going strong。 They are the exceptions that makes the rule。 。。。more
Jonah
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eARC Provided by EdelweissThis is most likely the best book in the series so far。 It combines the genius of Charlie Thorne's Character with well-written action sequences and an awesome plot。 The book takes Charlie on a historical journey through Egypt， Greece， and so many other places。 This is definitely a good read for anyone looking for an exciting， suspenseful， and informative novel。 eARC Provided by EdelweissThis is most likely the best book in the series so far。 It combines the genius of Charlie Thorne's Character with well-written action sequences and an awesome plot。 The book takes Charlie on a historical journey through Egypt， Greece， and so many other places。 This is definitely a good read for anyone looking for an exciting， suspenseful， and informative novel。 。。。more
Hope Hunter
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Charlie Thorne has become one of my favorite book characters！ This is the 3rd book in the series， and each book is better than the last！ In this book， Charlie is still on her quest to uncover the treasures from Einstein's list。 She is headed to Egypt to find Cleopatra's secret to her great wealth。 I loved the historical look into Cleopatra's life and her successful rule， even though her life ended in tragedy at her own hands。 Cleopatra is portrayed as a highly intelligent ruler instead of a。 pre Charlie Thorne has become one of my favorite book characters！ This is the 3rd book in the series， and each book is better than the last！ In this book， Charlie is still on her quest to uncover the treasures from Einstein's list。 She is headed to Egypt to find Cleopatra's secret to her great wealth。 I loved the historical look into Cleopatra's life and her successful rule， even though her life ended in tragedy at her own hands。 Cleopatra is portrayed as a highly intelligent ruler instead of a。 pretty face who married some other powerful guys。 Several myths were dispelled in this book regarding Cleopatra and her family and life and I learned some Egyptian history I never knew before。 The nonstop action in this book and the scrapes that Charlie finds herself in and barely gets herself out of make this a page-turner and nearly impossible to put down。 I also like the movement of Dante and Milana's storyline。 I'm looking forward to seeing what happens to them and hoping Arthur Zell gets his own in the next book！ 。。。more
Tonja Drecker
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First， I have to admit that I haven't read the other books in the series。 That's a mistake， but not because it was hard to sink into this book。。。actually， it wasn't a problem to immediately be drawn into the story and understand exactly what was going on （so， this can be read as a stand-alone）。 It's a mistake not to read the others first because this adventure is truly tons of fun to read， and I can only imagine the rest of the series is a treat， too。Charlie just turned thirteen and has just dis First， I have to admit that I haven't read the other books in the series。 That's a mistake， but not because it was hard to sink into this book。。。actually， it wasn't a problem to immediately be drawn into the story and understand exactly what was going on （so， this can be read as a stand-alone）。 It's a mistake not to read the others first because this adventure is truly tons of fun to read， and I can only imagine the rest of the series is a treat， too。Charlie just turned thirteen and has just discovered a huge clue to take her on her next search for an ancient treasure， which could mean huge trouble if it falls into the wrong hands。 She's located an Egyptian stone tablet， which holds the secret to the power Cleopatra hoped to entrust her own son with before Octavian's victory。 So far， no one seems to suspect what the tablet truly hides， but Charlie knows exactly how to decipher the clues。 But even with her amazing intelligence， wit and skills， time's against her as more and more organizations realize she's on a new hunt。Action， excitement， tension， and clever deduction make this an exciting read， which flows seamlessly from beginning to end。 The fast pace keeps the reader on their toes， never leaving even a smidgen of space for boredom to seep in。 Charlie races around the world， going from one exotic location to the next。 Each one carries cultural flair and a few details to highlight the atmosphere， and yet， there's never a load of descriptions to slow things down， either。 It's high-action the entire way through， and that with more than a handful of characters。 Even each of these carries enough personality to make them intriguing， and each one harbors their own goals。 While the action and plot twist this way and that with all sorts of unexpected moments and directions， the author manages to build in quite a bit of history， too。 The first chapter with Cleopatra grabs and puts her in a more natural light than is often found in literature。 The historical tidbits， which Charlie uses to pull the clues together， are as interesting as the places she visits。 Throw in the illustrations of the clues she discovers， and it's more than intriguing mix。This is sold for ages ten and up， and the subject matter does work well with the upper middle grade range and beyond。 Sensitive readers might find some scenes a little harder， thanks to a few moments of violence。。。nothing over the top， but there are shootings and other harsher acts in a true， hardened spy world。 For the average reader， it is tension pure and a gripping read。 I received an ARC and was completely drawn in by this adventure。 。。。more
Dhruv
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This book is amazing， much better than the first two。 I got an ARC from Edelweiss and loved the book。 It had much more action and suspense than the first 2 books COMBINED！ 100% definitely should read！
Laurie Hnatiuk
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Review to come。
Yapha
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I was so excited for this book that I had to read it immediately。 It exceeded my expectations！ The search for scientific innovations takes Charlie into modern day Egypt and Cleopatra's legacy。 It is a fantastic historical mystery and adventure， well-researched with the information woven into the story to keep readers on the edge of their seats。 Gibbs also includes an important look at the portrayal of powerful women in history and the biases they face。 The Charlie Thorne series just keeps gettin I was so excited for this book that I had to read it immediately。 It exceeded my expectations！ The search for scientific innovations takes Charlie into modern day Egypt and Cleopatra's legacy。 It is a fantastic historical mystery and adventure， well-researched with the information woven into the story to keep readers on the edge of their seats。 Gibbs also includes an important look at the portrayal of powerful women in history and the biases they face。 The Charlie Thorne series just keeps getting better and better！ I can't wait for more！ Highly recommended for grades 4 & up。eARC provided by publisher via Edelweiss 。。。more
Andréa
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