Written for 9-12-year-old readers, Chloe Diggins and The Eternal Emperor is a middle grade adventure book featuring a tween heroine as she makes an unexpected discovery on an archaeological excavation. The novel blends the fictional discoveries at a dig site in Peru with a fast-paced chase in and around historical sites in the ancient capital of the Inca empire.
Chloe Diggins is a much needed role model that girls will cheer on, boys will respect, and parents will admire. Young readers will find a heroine that is smart, warm, a little daring, and not afraid to get some dirt under her nails!
Twelve-year-old daughter of a famous archaeologist, Chloe has her summer vacation turned upside down when she discovers an ancient Inca artifact, races to find a lost treasure, and struggles to save her family. Along the way the self-doubting girl must learn to trust her heart, follow her instincts, and believe in herself again.
Chloe & Tom hunt the Inca treasure...
Tom grew anxious. He picked up their backpacks and urged Chloe to leave. “Just grab it. We gotta go. There’s a policeman coming…”
Glancing quickly up the street, Chloe recognized the man in the police uniform. “That’s no policeman, that’s Perez, one of the guys who took my dad!”
228 Pages ISBN 10: 0985761504 ISBN 13: 978-0985761509 2 Muses Publishing, August 2012