Publisher Description

The Lost Jewels of Nabooti by R. A. Montgomery takes YOU on a dangerous adventure of international intrigue! 9-12 year old readers will search for the legendary Jewels of Nabooti, stolen from a museum in Paris, facing hijackers and high-speed chases, encountering magic and curses, and trying to avoid snakes and crocodiles! Choose Your Own Adventure The Lost Jewels of Nabooti is an interactive adventure book in which YOU decide what happens next. The Jewels of Nabooti, two priceless diamonds and two dazzling rubies, have been stolen in a heist! These treasures have been a source of helpful power for the African Nabooti tribe in Senegal. It's up to you to restore them to their rightful owners, but who can you trust? Do you get your cousins involved? How much truth is there to stories of a curse upon all who search for the jewels? Will you be the jewels' next victim?

Author Biography

Raymond A. Montgomery is the founder of the Choose Your Own Adventure interactive children's book series. Montgomery synthesized all of his varied educational and game theory work in the Choose Your Own Adventure (CYOA) series, first published by Bantam Books in 1979. The series grew into a publishing phenomenon with over 180 titles and 250 million copies published worldwide in over 35 languages. The books were unique in that they appealed equally to girls and boys, to reluctant readers and avid ones. The CYOA series has been used in classrooms from early elementary school to college. At the a

Long Description

THE LEGENDARY JEWELS OF NABOOTI ARE MISSING! WILL FINDING THEM HELP WORLD PEACE? OR COULD IT KILL YOU? Two huge diamonds and two priceless rubies have been stolen from a museum in Paris. People in your own family have died trying to protect these jewels. Now, you must help your cousins Peter and Lucy do the same, but is it worth risking your life? Strangers offer help, even the police, but can you trust them? Remember, you control what happens next by turning to the page you choose. Molotawa looks at you for a moment, and then says, "I am a prince of the ancient Nabooti tribe. We ruled a large region of Africa for many, many years before Africa was taken by European countries. We were fair and just. The jewels are a powerful symbol of our leadership. They have magic powers. We must have them back to continue our work." "If you wish, you can meet my father, the king, here in Paris, or you can go now to Senegal where my people are." YOU choose what happens next!

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