The Egypt Game

by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (Author) Alton Raible (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 6th − 7th Grade

The first time Melanie Ross meets April Hall, she's not sure they have anything in common.

One look at April's upswept hair, false eyelashes, and ragged fox-fur collar is enough to convince Melanie that April won't have an easy time fitting in with the sixth graders at Wilson School. But April has some surprises in store, like the fact that she enjoys reading and playing imagination games just as much as Melanie does.

The two even discover that they both love anything to do with ancient Egypt! In a storage yard behind the A-Z Antiques and Curio Shop, Melanie and April start to play the Egypt Game. Before long, there are six Egyptians instead of two. They meet to wear costumes, hold ceremonies, and work on their secret code. Everyone enjoys the game until strange things begin to happen. Has the Egypt Game gone too far?

With a touch of charm and a whole lot of imagination, Zilpha Keatley Snyder transforms an abandoned junkyard into an Egyptian court in this Newbery Honor-winning mystery.

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Tailor-made for children who love the thought of rambling mansions, garden mazes, and hidden treasure.

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Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781416990512
Lexile Measure
1010
Guided Reading Level
X
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Publication date
July 07, 2009
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV028000 - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
JUV030010 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Africa
Library of Congress categories
Mystery and detective stories
Murder
Egypt
Games
Supernatural
Paranormal fiction
Newbery
Honor Award 1968 - 1968
Wilson's Children, 10/01/10
Elementary School Library Collection, 03/01/98

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