Maia of Thebes by Ann Turner reviewed be Christina D'Agostino

            The book Maia of Thebes is about a girl named Maia and her brother Seti who lives with their aunt and uncle in a town named Thebes. Their parents died of a very serious disease when they were young and at the time, there was no cure. Everyday it’s the same old routine when one day Maia hears and noise in the basement and goes down to check it. When she goes down she sees something that will change hers and Seti’s life forever. Now she’s faced with the excitements of going to jail to boating down the Nile river all alone in the middle of the night with gigantic Nile crocodiles chasing after her. Maia is one tough cookie. This all takes place in Egypt 1463 B.C. Maia is the protagonist. Uncle is the antagonist. The conflict is what Maia sees in the basement and everything that takes place afterwards.

            I liked this book because it was about history and I like history. It’s kind of cool knowing that this actually happened way before anyone in my family was born. The first few chapters were somewhat boring but that’s because it’s a history kind of thing so they have to say the setting and what’s going on. Then it got a little bit more exciting to read but not really. Then near the middle or end it got super-de-duper exciting because that’s where all the action is all bunched up. This book made me think of the importance of freedom and what the cost of it is.

Honorable Mentions

Forever by Maggie Stiefvator

Dewey by Vicki Myron