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Jamshid and the Lost Mountain of Light

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This is a great book for kids who love adventure stories. My 10-year old could not put it down. It has humor, excitment, history and more. She loved the story, the characters and the setting and learned a great deal about a period and geography in history of which she knew little. She has rated this book among her favorites. A definite must read!!

Jamshid and the Lost Mountain of Light is one of my favorite books. It is definitely a tie with the Harry Potter series, which I also strongly recommend. Jamshid and the Lost Mountain of Light has so much color and flavor to it, with not too much happening at one time or too little. Perfect.
I could paint pictures in my mind and imagine everything that was happening. It had details that made it real, and made it seem like it was happening to me, as if I were Jamshid. It starts with something almost completely different at the beginning, then it all seeps into the main plot, just like what I try to do when I write.
I'm trying not to give away much about the plot, but it's so exciting that I must tell you a little! The main character is named Jamshid, and at the beginning he's a a normal boy with a normal life. Then, he gets a tutor and everything starts to get different, VERY different. He is a retired tutor and has a tremendous amount of wisdom. He has agreed to teach Jamshid, and after that things get wacko......
There is much more to his life than anybody else's life, I'll tell you that. It's a fantasy, it could never have happened in reality and never will, but I believe it is based on the ancient Persian myths. I think any child my age and older should read this beautifully written book.

- Leah Slepoi, age 9

Here is an adventure story that is truly original. We are taken to live in Persepolis for a while as the unfolding drama combines the mythology of Ancient Persia with brilliantly researched historical detail, but the young hero has the same troubles and difficulties as any kid today, and this makes his struggle and eventual triumph very personal to the reader. In the same way the author brings into sharp focus the parallels between the Persian Empire modern superpowers.