Scott Peters > Quotes

“Good man,”
― Scott Peters, I Escaped The World's Deadliest Shark Attack

“of”
― Scott Peters, I Escaped The Donner Party

“walked the path the creatures had taken. They'd searched high and low for signs of a trick. Without luck. Before long their mother would wonder why money was running low. And Zet and Kat would have to cart the abandoned wares home to store on the roof. The stall was overflowing. They'd have to tell Mother. Soon. What a disaster. Zet glanced at Princess Merit. A large cloak hid her from head to toe. These days she rarely escaped the palace and her retainers. But this morning, she'd climbed over a palace wall, and the children had hustled her onto the raft. If anyone had inside information on burial curses, Merit would. She was Pharaoh's daughter, after all.”
― Scott Peters, Mystery of the Egyptian Mummy

“Adrenaline fizzed through his veins. Jumping down,”
― Scott Peters, I Escaped Amazon River Pirates

“possessed”
― Scott Peters, Zet and the Egyptian Amulet Mystery

“Their teachers had told them all about the evil Americans, who were as bad as the South Koreans. They were the enemies and the cause of all of North Korea's problems.”
― Scott Peters, I Escaped North Korea!: A North Korea Survival Story

“Thank you so much!”
― Scott Peters, Mystery of the Egyptian Scroll

“The water churned with monsters.”
― Scott Peters, Mystery of the Egyptian Mummy

“silhouette”
― Scott Peters, Mystery of the Egyptian Mummy

“Girls are trouble.”
― Scott Peters, Zet and the Egyptian Princess Mystery

“Usually, Dae made up something that wasn't so bad. But everyone knew he'd done something terrible this morning. He'd failed to bring poop to school.”
― Scott Peters, I Escaped North Korea!: A North Korea Survival Story

“He saw no sign of his sister. Or a monstrous, wild jackal. Zet tore down the steep ladder to the front room. "Kat?" he shouted. She was there, clinging to their mother. They were staring out the open front door. He could tell by the way Kat's shoulders were up around her ears that she was terrified. Still, she took the time to shoot him a reproachful glance. "Shush!" his eleven-year-old sister hissed. "Not so loud!" "What's out there?" Zet demanded, coming up behind them and trying to get past. "Stay back," his mother said. "Both of you." "Let me see," he said, standing on tiptoe. From outside, another unearthly howl sent a chill racing”
― Scott Peters, Mystery of the Egyptian Mummy

“Later, the Great Bull pulled Zet and Hui aside. “You saved my daughter. For that, I and the gods are eternally grateful.” Zet knew those words of praise would stay with him for the rest of his life.”
― Scott Peters, Zet and the Egyptian Princess Mystery

“Troy wished his dad would call. But he hadn't. It was up to Troy. He had to decide.”
― Scott Peters, I Escaped the California Camp Fire: California's Deadliest Fire

“Except a lot had. And now, to Zet, the city seemed smaller. Still wonderful, but different. It was amazing how a few days could change you.”
― Scott Peters, Zet and the Egyptian Princess Mystery

“Our Dear Leader works day and night to keep our country the best in the world," Ms. Chung said, her voice stern. "Our Dear Leader works so hard, he never sleeps.”
― Scott Peters, I Escaped North Korea!: A North Korea Survival Story

“lute.”
― Scott Peters, Zet and the Egyptian Amulet Mystery

“Japanese killed his dad when they bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. That was over three years ago now: December 7th, 1941, two and a half weeks before the worst Christmas of his life. He, Mom, and Sammy were shattered, lost without him. The Japanese had broken his family. The sooner he could fight the enemy, the better. They had to be stopped. He owed it to”
― Scott Peters, I Escaped The World's Deadliest Shark Attack

“The sacred Wag Festival of the Dead approaches. With it, the veil between life and death grows thin. Restless spirits draw near when a mummy is being made. Even the mummy of a small cat.”
― Scott Peters, Mystery of the Egyptian Mummy

“We will help our country by eating only two meals a day.”
― Scott Peters, I Escaped North Korea!: A North Korea Survival Story

“howl of a jackal woke him.”
― Scott Peters, Mystery of the Egyptian Mummy

“Today the market was closed. Zet and Kat”
― Scott Peters, Mystery of the Egyptian Mummy

“Zet rolled his eyes.”
― Scott Peters, Mystery of the Egyptian Mummy

“How was it connected to the scarab thefts?”
― Scott Peters, Zet and the Egyptian Amulet Mystery

“Senet,”
― Scott Peters, Zet and the Egyptian Amulet Mystery

“Yet the black, starlit water seemed poor protection from the ominous mysteries swirling around them.”
― Scott Peters, Mystery of the Egyptian Mummy

“writing”
― Scott Peters, Mystery of the Egyptian Mummy