About This Book
Ancient Fire is a thrilling science fiction adventure for middle-grade readers, following twelve-year-old Eli as he's pulled into his parents' government-pressured time travel experiments. He finds himself in 5th-century Alexandria, Egypt, where he teams up with a resourceful local girl and a highly intelligent saurian from another dimension. This diverse trio travels through history and alternate realities, exploring themes of friendship, family bonds, and the wonders of science and history. It's a fast-paced story that combines historical intrigue with speculative fiction, perfect for children aged 8-11, and can be read aloud to younger listeners.
A twelve-year-old boy from the twenty-first century, a girl from medieval Alexandria, Egypt, and a super-intelligent young saurian from an alternative Earth--each for different reasons--join together in travels through time and space.
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Discussion Prompts
1
If you could travel to any time period, where would you go and why?
2
What challenges do Eli, the girl, and the saurian face because they come from different times and places?
3
How do Eli's parents' jobs influence his life? What do you think about their time travel experiments?
4
What does this book teach us about friendship, even with people (or saurians!) who are very different from us?
5
What historical facts did you learn or find interesting about ancient Alexandria?
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