The Red Pyramid

The Kane Chronicles Bk. 1:
The Red Pyramid
by Rick Riordan

THE RED PYRAMID by

Category:

Fantasy

Age Recommendation:

Grades 6+

Release Date: 5/4/10

Publisher: Hyperion

Reviewed by:

Rating:

5 Stars

I started to read this book to my fifth graders, but it is long and the end of the year crept up on us and we

didn't get to finish it. So I took it home and finished it myself. I loved it.

There are two main characters

Sadie and Carter Kane. They are brother and sister, but they are almost

strangers to each other. When Sadie was 6 and Carter 8, their mother died and because of a bitter custody

dispute, Sadie went with her mother's parents in London and Carter stayed with his dad. They only see

each other two times a year. Carter travels with his father, an Egyptologist, and is home schooled, while

Sadie goes to a public school in London. They really don't have much to say when they see each other.

One Christmas Eve, Carter and his father pick up Sadie and go to the British Museum for

research

project. While there, Mr. Kane destroys the Rosetta Stone and unleashes five Egyptian gods into the

world. He is entombed and leaves Carter and Sadie saddled with a mission to stop the god, Set, from

destroying the world.

Many other reviewers have said that they couldn't tell the differences between Carter and Sadie's voices,

but I could. Sadie was brash while Carter is more polite. They complimented each other in many ways. I

loved getting two different points of view as I read.

Another character that I loved was Bast, the cat goddess, who took the form many times of Muffin, Sadie's

cat. She was funny and you could tell she really loved the children. I had a little problem with the Egyptian

mythology (I fell in love with Greek myths when I was younger), but enjoyed learning about it. I can't wait

to read the next installment of

HE KANE CHRONICLES