Ben Gartner is the award-winning author of The Eye of Ra adventure series for middle graders. His books The Eye of Ra and Sol Invictus take kids on adventures through time.
In The Eye of Ra, John and his sister Sarah explore a cave in the mountains behind their home and mysteriously time travel to Egypt. In Sol Invictus, they are surrounded by clashing cultures on the ancient Roman frontier. They must fulfill their quest to unite the Roman Emporer or risk being stuck in time forever.