Born under a solar eclipse, with a scarab shadow burning on his door, Khepri has always felt like he belongs somewhere older and deeper than the world around him.
From the time he could walk, he wandered to the edge of the floodplain and stared at the pyramids - not the way a child recognizes a picture in a book, but the way you recognize your own home after a long journey. "I have been here before," he whispered to his mother when he was three years old.
Set against the golden light of ancient Egypt, this richly illustrated story follows a young boy as he discovers a glowing scarab pendant from his grandmother and begins to uncover a legacy written across centuries. A story about identity, ancestral memory, and the quiet power of knowing who you are before the world tells you.
Perfect for young readers drawn to history, mythology, and stories of children who carry something ancient inside them.