Tomb Raiders: Real Tales of Grave Robberies

Reviews

2019 Kansas NEA Reading Circle Award Winner Recommended title – Junior-level

School Library Connection
“This series will engage middle grade readers with intriguing retellings of diseases, disasters, and explosions. Each book contains an introduction followed by five chapters, with well-told stories that unearth specifics even the most knowledgeable readers likely haven’t heard of—even if the basic facts, dates, or figures of the past are generally well known. Topics include Black Sunday, the blowout on the Deepwater Horizon, and the Spanish flu. The narratives are packed full of descriptive, graphic, and sometimes even gruesome details, but the chapters are broken into manageable sections that make the information easier to digest. A map and timeline begin each chapter, but only a smattering of photographs accompany the text. Additional Resources. Glossary. Recommended.”

Booklist
"Archeology turns grim in Tomb Raiders, which investigates the many reasons people dig up bodies . . . Even for non-history buffs, interest is bound to be piqued."

Mother Daughter Book Club
"Readers who love the Mystery & Mayhem series (I’m one of them) will be familiar with the format that sheds light on little known or forgotten events in history. Each story contains a timeline that gives perspective to other things going on in the world during the same time as well as a map of the area and it’s location in the world. A glossary at the end defines what may be unfamiliar terms to readers, and a page of resources lists website with more information. I highly recommend Tomb Raiders and other titles in the series for anyone who likes a good story." Read the complete review online.