M. McLauhglin's Book Review

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	• The Egypt Game (Egypt Game Nrf) Zilpha Keatley Snyder Atheneum, 1972 - 224 pages average customer review:based on 203 reviews view larger image
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The Power of Thought

A young "Hollywood star" named April is dumped by her single mother at Grandma's house, since she isn't doing a good job looking after her. April is used to moving around a lot, and instead of making new friends she usually just play pretends alone, acting as a movie star or whatever else she can dream up. She is elated to find a friend in Melanie Ross; however, whose imagination rolls along just as wild as hers. They begin to play "The Egypt Game" when they find an unused backyard, doing special ceremonies and playing as the priestesses of the Egyptian Gods. They always drag Melanie's four year old brother and his Stuffed octopus, Security, along. Soon other kids join in and they become immersed in Egyptian culture, doing research at the library and learning to speak to oracles.
Their game stops when a murder of a young girl happens in the small town and the children's parents don't let them play outside for a while. Everyone suspects the old professor who sells antiques, who also happens to be the owner of the yard they use for their games. When the children finally begin to play the game again, they begin to wonder if they are not alone. When April forgets her math book at the play site, she realizes that she will have to go back in the dark to go get it. But the murderer has not been caught, and she risks her life to do homework.
When I read the back cover of this book, I thought it was going to like one of those books where kids play around with some magical item and then accidentally summon some mummy or fall into a time warp. I was surprised to find out, however, that the magic is in the story itself, not in the special powers of magical items. The power of imagination is used very well, and anyone reading this book will have good memories of their childhood, and will be open to new avenues of thought. April and her friends prove that all one needs to have fun is to decide to.

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M. McLauhglin's Book Review

Do you like Egypt or books about crimes? The Egypt Game, written by Zilpha Keatley Snyder, would then be the book for you. The Egypt Game is about a new girl from Hollywood named April who meets her neighbors, Melanie and Marshall, and starts a game about Egypt in the backyard of a strange clerk while there's a murderer on the loose, who has already killed two kids. The clerk is thought to be the murderer by a lot of people; however, the only one who thinks he's innocent is April.
The Egypt Game is a good book. Most people would've thought this book is just about Egypt, but it is cool because the author puts in the part about the murderer. The plot is pretty exciting, and all the characters act differently. By looking at the author's writing style, it seems that he or she likes to keep the book interesting throughout the story. The Egypt Game is a good book for ages ten and up, or it could just be for anyone who likes Egypt and crime stories.

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Ahhh..... Memories

I originally bought this book when I was a very young girl, almost 15 years ago, from a thrift shop. It was my favorite book. I recently went on a trip down memory lane by taking a look at all my favorite childhood books. This book is just as magical now for me as it was when I was young. It's a great book.

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When Melanie Ross and April Hall begin to play the Egypt Game, everyone thinks it?s just a game until strange things begin happening to the players. Has the Egypt Game gone too far?

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