While volcanoes spew golden lava around the world, djinn twins John and Philippa, with their parents, Uncle Nimrod, and Groanin, face evil more powerful than ever before when they try to stop the wicked djinn trying to rob the grave of Genghis Khan.
Horn Book Guide Reviews : Horn Book Guide Reviews 2012 Spring Djinn twins Philippa and John must find Genghis Khan's tomb in order to avert worldwide volcanic eruptions. Chinese and Mongolian legends, Icelandic volcanologists, Italian mafia, Australian aborigines, and Moroccan rug merchants all figure into the convoluted plot. An uneven tone veering between comedic mugging and contemplation of death and sacrifice doesn't improve the by-now-hackneyed character by-play in this series-ender.
School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2011 November [Page 144]. (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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