The Egypt Game (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781416960652)

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.

Author: Zilpha Keatley Snyder
ISBN-10: 1416960651
ISBN-13: 9781416960652
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 10/23/2007
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.80w x 0.82d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.4
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 217 / Egypt Game