The Egypt Game
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The Egypt Game (1967) is a Newbery Honor-winning novel by Zilpha Keatley Snyder. The story, set in California, follows the life of 11-year-old April Hall, the daughter of an actress sent to live with her grandmother, and Melanie Ross, her 11-year-old African-American neighbor. Both share an interest in Ancient Egypt, and decide to create an elaborate Egypt "game", which proves both successful and, oddly, dangerous to the community. April and Melanie also appear in Snyder's Gypsy Game.
[edit] Major Characters (ranked in importance)
- April Hall (refers to herself as April Dawn)
- Professor
- Marshall Ross
- Toby Alvillar
- Melanie Ross
- Elizabeth Chung
- Ken Kamata
The young main characters had themselves assigned a name while in "Egypt".
- April=Bastet
- Toby=Ramose
- Ken=Horemheb
- Melanie=Äida
- Elizabeth=Nefertiti (Neferbeth)
- Marshall=Marshamosis
[edit] Awards
- A Newbery Honor Book
- An ALA Notable Children's Book
- Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
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