The Egypt Game
By Zilpha Keatley Snyder; Alton Raible (Illustrator)
(Atheneum Books for Young Readers, Paperback, 9781416990512, 240pp.)
Publication Date: July 7, 2009
Other Editions of This Title: Mass Market Paperback, Paperback, Prebound, Prebound, Hardcover, Paperback
Categories: Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories, People & Places - Africa, Social Issues - Friendship
 |     |
The first time Melanie Ross meets April Hall, she’s not sure they have anything in common. But she soon discovers that they both love anything to do with ancient Egypt. When they stumble upon a deserted storage yard, Melanie and April decide it’s the perfect spot for the Egypt Game. Before long there are six Egyptians, and they all meet to wear costumes, hold ceremonies, and work on their secret code. Everyone thinks it’s just a game until strange things start happening. Has the Egypt Game gone too far?
Zilpha Keatley Snyder is the author of The Egypt Game, The Headless Cupid, and The Witches of Worm, all Newbery Honor Books. She was recently honored with an Edgar nomination for her book The Unseen, which was a School Library Journal Best Book and a Parents' Choice Silver Honor winner. Her most recent books include The Treasures of Weatherby, The Bronze Pen, and William S. and the Great Escape. She lives in Mill Valley, California. Visit her online at zksnyder.com.
"Tailor-made for children who love the thought of rambling mansions, garden mazes, and hidden treasure."
-- Booklist
"An increasingly captivating story, which builds to a risky and daring climax."
-- Kirkus Reviews
 |
1Q84 Haruki Murakami Knopf |
 |
The Marriage Plot Jeffrey Eugenides Farrar, Straus, and Giroux |
 |
The Sense of an Ending Julian Barnes Knopf |
 |
Death Comes to Pemberley PD James Knopf |
