THE ADVENTURERS AND THE CURSED CASTLE

Book ID/图书代码： 08090020C00014

English Summary/英文概要： Young Lara’s mum, an Egyptologist, has to travel to Egypt over the Summer holidays while Lara’s grandparents are on a cruise, so Lara, her dog Barney and her cousin Rufus are sent to Cornwall, where their great-uncle Herb, who they’ve never met before, lives in a castle partly fallen into disrepair and said to have a curse haunting the family for generations after their ancestor, 19th-century explorer Captain Jack Kexley, brought Egyptian artefacts home with him that he shouldn’t have taken…

Lara and Rufus soon discover Herb’s eccentric ways and make a new friend, local boy Tom, whose parents work for their great-uncle. As soon as they learn that there might be a treasure hidden somewhere in the castle, that Herb has been long searching for, Laura, Rufus and Tom (accompanied by the faithful Barney) decide to investigate the clues left by Jack Kexley – but they are not alone. Two suspicious characters, who introduce themselves as historians from the British Museum, suddenly show up at Herb’s castle, and it soon becomes apparent that they’re after the treasure and will stop at nothing to get their hands on it.

Can the four young adventurers reveal the secrets that have been hidden for over a hundred years and find the hidden treasure before the unwelcome visitors?

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 本系列是來自英國得獎暢銷兒童文學作家Jemma Hatt，故事以三位青少年為主角：擁有一個古埃及學家媽媽的少女蘿拉、她的表弟盧弗斯和一個從小在古堡長大的少年湯姆。

因為母親暑假的時候要到埃及工作，蘿拉和表弟盧弗斯被送到了他們從未見過的叔叔家裡──位於康瓦爾(Cornwall)的凱克斯利古堡。康瓦爾位在英國西南端的半島，圍繞著英吉利海峽和大西洋，擁有風景優美的海灣、悠久的歷史和許多充滿神秘氣息的古堡。蘿拉和盧弗斯很快發現他們叔叔的古堡也有著秘密，據說自從他們的祖先──凱克斯利船長──從埃及帶回了某個他不該拿走的古物後，這座城堡就一直被某種詛咒所籠罩，而這也導致了他們叔叔各種奇怪的行為。蘿拉、盧弗斯和他們在古堡認識的、世代為古堡工作的少年湯姆，決心找出古堡的秘密，但同時，兩個可疑人物也悄悄現身在古堡，這兩個自稱是大英博物館歷史學家的人似乎打算不擇手段也要搶先得到藏在古堡裡的寶物... 蘿拉、盧弗斯和湯姆能夠趕在兩個不受歡迎的訪客前解開一連串的謎題，被找出隱藏了一百多年的秘密嗎？ (Zoe)

Awards/获奖情况：Over 43,100 copies sold for this fresh, award-winning Middle Grade series

We are delighted to share that THE ADVENTURERS AND THE JUNGLE OF JEOPARDY, book 5 in this series, has recently been shortlisted for the 2022 Children’s Selfies Awards (see https://twitter.com/JemmaHatt/status/1504439920299024386)! Book 3, THE ADVENTURERS AND THE CITY OF SECRETS, was also shortlisted for it last year, and book 1, THE ADVENTURERS AND THE CURSED CASTLE won the prize the previous year, along with the Wishing Shelf Book Awards (also nominated by young readers).

銷售已超過25,100本，第三冊登上Amazon各國暢銷榜

2019年願望書獎金獎得主(由9至12歲年齡段的小讀者票選!)

2020年兒童自拍照獎獲得者

•#1 Amazon UK Children’s Mystery & Detective Adventure

•#1 Kobo Canada Kids Mysteries and Detective Stories

•#2 Amazon AUS Children’s Mystery & Spy Stories, Mystery & Detective Stories for Children

•#5 Amazon US Children’s Mystery & Detective Adventure

•#5 Amazon CA Children’s Mystery & Espionage

•Chosen by young readers as the Gold Award winner of the 2019 Wishing Shelf Book Awards for ages 9-12

•Winner of the 2020 Children’s Selfies Award

•#1 Amazon AUS Mysteries & Detective Stories for Children

•#3 Amazon UK Children’s Mystery & Detective Adventure

Over 28,200 copies sold

Gold Award winner of the 2019 Wishing Shelf Book Awards ages 9-12 Winner of the 2020 Children’s Selfies Awards

#1 Amazon UK Children’s Mystery & Detective Adventure

#1 Amazon Australia Mysteries & Detective Stories for Children

About the Author/作者介绍： Jemma Hatt是一位得獎暢銷兒童文學作家，她創作了《冒險者》系列啟發了許多家庭到得文郡和康瓦爾旅遊。她在肯特附近的七橡樹鎮長大，從小喜歡閱讀和寫作，她畢業於艾斯特大學英國文學系。她現在住在肯特郡。 她的個人網站： www.jemmahatt.com

Jemma Hatt is an award-winning children’s author whose books include The Adventurers Series. Growing up near Sevenoaks in Kent, Jemma developed with a passion for reading and writing short stories, which ultimately led to a degree in English Literature from the University of Exeter. The Adventurers Series was inspired by many family holidays to Devon and Cornwall as well as the mysteries of Ancient Egypt. After having lived and worked in London, New York and Delaware, Jemma is living in Kent and working on the next Adventurers stories as well as other writing projects. You can find more about her at www.jemmahatt.com

Format:HARDCOVER

Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：AVAILABLE

Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：AVAILABLE

Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：Rights Estonian, Eesti Raamat Publishers Finnish, Kumma Polish,Juka 91 Spanish (Spain only),Muákala

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