Unlock Ancient Spells from the Book of the Dead In TombQuest Book One: Book of the Dead, Alex Sennefer owes his life to a spell from the Book of the Dead. But this isn’t completely fiction—the Book of the Dead really exists! It’s a collection of about two hundred incantations that were said to help the deceased on their journey into the afterlife. For instance, one focuses on protecting the deceased from crocodiles in the afterlife: Do not come against me! Do not live by my magic! No crocodile which lives by magic shall take it away! Use the Hieroglyph Key to translate the following spell from the Book of the Dead, and then create spells of your own! A M N B O C P D Q E R F S G T U H J I V W K X L Y M N O P Q Z First decipher this spell: ! M M KG KLJG LM HG M LERA M J PEIEO MNU JT O LKC JP KQ M LK LZPW M JSOI IRNQ KZSKPR M LJQ KM LK LTAW MDIBTXU KZV LSW AN DEKU ALD C E GB O F AF ELBV H EP FC G DBIW G C FNHFGH DQ C EJX O A N G IDH IGKHO FE D PIYBJRHAEAJ I LP SIJF CZQ EK BBFJHTM QDC FLKC IAG RHKN SBJD IDVOLMH INTKSC N BW F X N G DF O FU NVPH O YDPO G ELG W VQ I R PNM Q HAH F EX Q BMK TR X G N Q FYPSJORJ CHSU N OLYRTG Q TI OH D PSVU TZLSU TIPWRUTV E Q NM A V O W V RFW N BTN RV SYW PXVO GRO SU XM C W X HZYTSQ PPV YX N YZW O QQ Z Y V RNJU CEYVZPXSO W RW D R FZT Y PXQ SXG Q X H RYVU FU U UJSXQ U U UETZTYM READ THE BOOKS. PLAY THE GAME. SCHOLASTIC.COM/TOMBQUEST ANSWER: MAY I HAVE POWER OVER WATER! Now practice drawing the hieroglyphs yourself! Create a simple spell that will grant you a power that might help you through your day, something like TURN MY SANDWICH INTO A PIZZA! REPRODUCIBLE SCHOLASTIC, TOMBQUEST, and associated logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Scholastic Inc.