Blue Djinn of Babylon

by P. B. Kerr

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Series: Children of the Lamp (2)

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Twelve-year-old twins Philippa and John have more adventures when they become involved in an international adventure involving the Blue Djinn, the supreme arbiter of all djinn.
Series: Children of the lamp, 2
Lexile: 940

211Fern | Jan 19, 2011 |

Part two of the Children of the Lamp series. This book had a faster pace than the first and revealed a few more secrets regarding the djinn world. Also included is instructions for a Djinn dice game. I enjoyed this more than the first and am ready to dive into #3. (

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Diwanna | Aug 2, 2010 |

A great sequel to the Akehtan Adventure! Lots of cliffhangers and exciting moments. This is not that much of a challenging book, so I would recommend this to weaker readers, but is a great read for stronger ones as well. (

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dereklink | Oct 20, 2009 |

SuperPizzaBoy and I just finished Book Two of the Children of the Lamp Series "The Blue Djinn of Babylon."

Its a great story about two preteen djinn John and Philppa Gaunt (genies to you "mundanes" out there) who this time travel the world looking for a lost a lost of book of djinn secrets, the "Solomon Grimoire." John and Philippa have all sorts of adventures and misadventures. We learn all about djinns in the meantime. (

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YogiABB | May 3, 2009 |

I just could not make myself finsih it. It was slow moving and filled with tongue in cheek references to all of the mysteries of life, which it relegated to the workings of the Djinn. I like fantasy but this one couldn't hold my attention. (

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dbanna | Jan 22, 2008 |

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P. B. Kerr	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Keith, Ron	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Bók 2. John og Filippía eru engir venjulegir 12 ára krakkar – þau eru að hálfu menn og að hálfu andar. Þau geta gert sig ósýnileg, breytt sér í dýr og látið óskir rætast. En þegar dularfull og stórhættuleg bók hverfur upphefst hörkuspennandi en bráðfyndin atburðarás þar sem leikurinn berst frá New York til Íraks með viðkomu í Berlín, Transylvaníu og Kaíró.Bókaflokkurinn um Börn lampans fer nú mikla sigurför um heiminn en hver bók er sjálfstæð. The Times segir að flokkurinn sé „hrein skemmtun – stanslaust fjör“ og Steven Spielberg er með í undirbúningi kvikmyndir sem byggðar eru á þessum ævintýraríku sögum.

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From acclaimed thriller writer Philip Kerr comes the second volume in this imaginative adventure trilogy about a twin boy and girl who discover they are descendants of a djinn, or genie.

John and Philippa Gaunt, twelve-year-old twins who have recently discovered themselves to be descended from a long line of djinn and in possession of magical powers, continue on their extraordinary adventures in this sequel to THE AKHENATEN ADVENTURE. When a powerful book of djinn magic goes missing, John and Philippa are called upon to retrieve it. Only, the book isn't really missing. The trap was set and Philippa is abducted by the Blue Djinn. In this latest installment of the twins' magical adventures, John and his uncle Nimrod must find Philippa before it's too late.

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Twelve-year-old twins Philippa and John have more adventures when they become involved in an international adventure involving the Blue Djinn, the supreme arbiter of all djinn.

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