The Akhenaten Adventure by P.B. Kerr

This is the first book in the "Children of the Lamp" series, and I gave it a rating of four out of five. Two twins, John and Phillipa, travel to England to visit their uncle and discover they are djinn (genies). The worldwide balance of good and bad luck threatens to be thrown out of balance if the evil clan discovers the location of seventy djinn who were trapped thousands of years ago by the Egyptian ruler, Akhenaten. The twins must still learn to use their djinn powers, but they are thrown into the middle of the conflict and must battle Iblis, the leader of the evil clan. A trip to the North Pole helps them save the day.

I felt the plot moved along nicely, and I've not read any stories before that featured djinn as the main characters. It was a nice "fantasy trip" from the usual wizards, witches, and goblins. The variety of settings was unique too. The twins started in the United States, then traveled to England, Egypt, Russia, and then toward the North Pole. The wishes granted by a djinn are unpredictable, so the reader always wondered what might go wrong when powers were used. The twins had to overcome numerous obstacles and a couple of protagonists at different times. Friends turned out to be foes on several occasions. The plot ends in a way that a sequel is inevitable.