Amos clapped his hands. Khufu! I thought he'd sneezed, because Khufu is a weird name, but then a little dude about three feet tall with gold fur and a purple shirt came clambering down the stairs. It took me a second to realize it was a baboon wearing an L.A. Lakers jersey.
The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles Book 1): The Red Pyramid (ed. Penguin UK, 2010) - ISBN: 9780141331584