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Historical FantasyTime TravelHistorical Fiction

Season of the Sandstorms

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  • 2005 first published
  • 125 pages
  • 20 editions
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Mary Pope Osborne and BEN SHE.YI MING's Season of the Sandstorms (2005) is a historical fantasy and time-travel fiction novella. Much of the action takes place in Baghdad, Iraq and Iraq. It deals with magic, brothers and sisters, time travel and siblings.

23 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 20 editions across 4 languages.

At about 125 pages, most readers finish it in 2–3 hours.

About Season of the Sandstorms

Jack and Annie travel back in time to a desert in the Middle East at the behest of Merlin who has given them a rhyme to help on their mission. There they meet a Bedouin tribe and learn about the way that they live. From camel rides and oases to ancient writings and dangerous sandstorms, here's another Magic Tree House filled with all the mystery, history, magic, and old-fashioned adventure that kids love to read about.From the Hardcover edition.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Magic
  • Brothers and sisters
  • Time travel
  • Historical Fiction
  • Jack, Fictitious character : Osborne
  • Annie, Fictitious character : Osborne
  • Siblings
  • Children's fiction
  • Middle east
  • Fantasy fiction
  • Hermanos
  • Magia
  • Historia
  • Ficción juvenil
  • Viaje a través del tiempo
  • Iraq

Quick answers

Who wrote Season of the Sandstorms?

Season of the Sandstorms was written by Mary Pope Osborne and BEN SHE.YI MING and first published in 2005.

What genre is Season of the Sandstorms?

It is usually shelved as Historical Fantasy, Time Travel and Historical Fiction.

How long is Season of the Sandstorms?

The median edition has 125 pages, about 2–3 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Season of the Sandstorms?

Readers who like it often enjoy Servant of the Bones, A Breath of Snow and Ashes and The Fiery Cross.

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