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April and Melanie became fast friends the first time they met--they both had irrepressible imaginations and the desire to put those imaginations to use. Quite by accident, they found a way into an overgrown, fenced in storage yard behind it that obviously wasn't being used by it's owner, the local curio shop. April and Melanie knew instantly that it would be the perfect place to play pretend and set about making it inhabitable. Doing so, they discover a somewhat beat-up, but still beautiful, bust of Nefertiti. Add that to their imagination and the Egypt Game was born.
With Melanie's baby brother as the Boy Pharaoh and themselves as priestess to both Isis and Set (they took turns being the bad priestess), they created elaborate ceremonies and scenarios. Much reading was done at the local library and as their Egyptian knowledge grew, their interest in the game stayed fast. Eventually there are six in the Egypt Game, using their imaginations and their research skills.
Things take an odd turn as the "unexplained" makes an appearance. The six "Egyptians" start to wonder if the game has gone too far, crossed a line that they didn't know could be crossed. I won't spoil it be explaining, but will say that all turns out as it should.
I found this a good book for children on several levels. One was the relationship of April to her mother and to her grandmother. April idolized her mom, who was trying to make it big in Hollywood. April was sent to her grandmother's to stay for a while, just until her mom sorted things out in Hollywood. Seeing April mature and soften under the love of her steadfast grandmother is a good image for anyone.
The other thing I particularly liked about the Egypt Game was the obvious--the encouragement of both imagination and research. So many kids today don't play pretend. There are too many other distractions with TV, Internet and game systems. This book showed the magic of using the imagination, and the importance of doing a bit of research to know the subject. I liked that aspect immensely.


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The Egypt Game Turtleback School Library Binding Edition Zilpha K Snyder Alton Raible 9780808553038 Books Reviews

This was one of my favorite books as a kid. I don't know how many times I checked it out of the library. I was feeling nostalgic so I ordered it along with a couple other kids books. And it's still a great book.
Love this book from my childhood and can’t wait to share it with my girls!
Zilpha Keatley Snyder is an exceptional author. I bought this book for my nephew who had become fascinated with ancient Egyptian culture. I remembered reading this book when I was approximately his age. I became a fan of hers through the Below the Root series. Her writing captured my interest and I recommend any of her works to those who are interested in adventure / fantasy books. She is truly a great author.
My kid needed this book for school. He wasn’t thrilled with the story but that’s coming from an 11 year old who loves Fortnite
I remember reading this book as a child which started my lifelong love of all things Egyptian. I’m delighted to have it back and added to my collection. What a joy! I received this book promptly and can highly recommend the seller.
The one of two novels that first got me hooked on the mystery genre when I was still in elementary school. It's cute, and quick (at least now, a decade later). It also is what fed my interest into ancient civilizations and writing in general. It has a dear place in my heart and never disappoints the child inside of me. Would recommend to parents looking for something their children can read.
The year this book was published was the first time I read it aloud to my sixth grade class. We all fell in love with the characters, except the red hair man with red dots. Every year after that until I retired I read the Egypt Game to my sixth graders. I was asked the first day of school if I was going to read the Egypt Game to them by those who had older brothers, sisters or neighbors who had been in my class before. For over twenty years I read that book aloud to many children and it never lost it's appeal or became out of date. I taught my children that the real test of good literature was that it could pass the test of time.
My daughter and I had been talking about the book just a few days before it appeared. When I saw it I had to buy it for a quick reread. It still stood the test of time even though I have been retired for twenty- two years.
I can't remember how old I was when I first read this book, but having always been a fan of ancient Egypt, I knew from the start I'd enjoy it. The first of our main characters, April, who's also quite interested in historical peoples, starts off feeling bitter and dejected because her semi-famous mother has sent her to live with a grandmother she barely knows, but that quickly changes when she meets Melanie. Melanie is just as imaginative as April, so the two quickly form a bond, and along with Melanie's little brother Marshall, eventually stumble upon a decrepit, empty lot behind a local store. Their new game only includes the three of them at first, then slowly expands to include Elizabeth, the new girl in their apartment building, and Toby and Ken, a couple of popular wise-crackers from their school. As the mystery and intrigue of the Egypt Game grows, so does the danger in their town, though exactly what happens, I'll leave a mystery. Suffice it to say the gang may just be in over their heads.
April and Melanie became fast friends the first time they met--they both had irrepressible imaginations and the desire to put those imaginations to use. Quite by accident, they found a way into an overgrown, fenced in storage yard behind it that obviously wasn't being used by it's owner, the local curio shop. April and Melanie knew instantly that it would be the perfect place to play pretend and set about making it inhabitable. Doing so, they discover a somewhat beat-up, but still beautiful, bust of Nefertiti. Add that to their imagination and the Egypt Game was born.
With Melanie's baby brother as the Boy Pharaoh and themselves as priestess to both Isis and Set (they took turns being the bad priestess), they created elaborate ceremonies and scenarios. Much reading was done at the local library and as their Egyptian knowledge grew, their interest in the game stayed fast. Eventually there are six in the Egypt Game, using their imaginations and their research skills.
Things take an odd turn as the "unexplained" makes an appearance. The six "Egyptians" start to wonder if the game has gone too far, crossed a line that they didn't know could be crossed. I won't spoil it be explaining, but will say that all turns out as it should.
I found this a good book for children on several levels. One was the relationship of April to her mother and to her grandmother. April idolized her mom, who was trying to make it big in Hollywood. April was sent to her grandmother's to stay for a while, just until her mom sorted things out in Hollywood. Seeing April mature and soften under the love of her steadfast grandmother is a good image for anyone.
The other thing I particularly liked about the Egypt Game was the obvious--the encouragement of both imagination and research. So many kids today don't play pretend. There are too many other distractions with TV, Internet and game systems. This book showed the magic of using the imagination, and the importance of doing a bit of research to know the subject. I liked that aspect immensely.