Amanda in Arabia: The Perfume Flask

Amanda in Arabia: The Perfume Flask book cover
Chapter 1 Amanda Ross closed her eyes made a wish and blew out the candles on her birthday cake She could have wished for anything a new skateboard an MP3 player or even a new bike instead Amanda wished for travel and adventure When she got the ticket in the mail to visit the United Arab Emirates she wasn't surprised after all she had blown out every one of those twelve candles All she knew about the United Arab Emirates was that her aunt and uncle lived there When she found it on the globe in her dad's office it looked awfully far away Way farther than Regina and she hadn't been anywhere past there Perhaps she should have been more specific and asked for travel and adventure in Canada In the future she would be more careful when she made a wish A huge fan whirled overhead and a weird sound came from somewhere outside the window Amanda sat up in bed and rubbed her eyes Where was she The room was unfamiliar A clock in the corner glowed a green 4 30 A M There was that strange sound again something between a chant and a moan It got louder She spotted her open suitcase on the floor and remembered She was halfway around the world visiting her Aunt Ella and Uncle Ben in the United Arab Emirates She tiptoed to the balcony of the third floor apart
Amanda in Arabia: The Perfume Flask

Amanda in Arabia: The Perfume Flask

Amanda Ross is an average twelve year old Canadian girl. So what is she doing thousands of kilometres from home in the United Arab Emirates?

About This Book

By: Darlene Foster
Illustrated by:
Published by: Central Avenue Publishing with IPG
9-12Age Range
- AR
82Pages
Life LessonsSubject
-Lexile
2-3 hoursReading Time
-Guided Reading
-Fountas & Pinnell
-DRA