Want a NOOK? Explore Now
Before long there are six Egyptians instead of two. After school and on weekends they all meet to wear costumes, hold ceremonies, and work on their secret code.
Everyone thinks it's just a game, until strange things begin happening to the players. Has the Egypt Game gone too far?
— Booklist
"An increasingly captivating story, which builds to a risky and daring climax."
— Kirkus Reviews
All through the month of August, Melanie and April were together almost
every day. They played the paper-families game and other games, both
in the Rosses' apartment and in Caroline's. They took Marshall for
walks and to the park while Mrs. Ross was gone to her class, and almost
every day they went to the library. It was in the library in August
that the seeds were planted that grew into the Egypt Game in September
in the Professor's deserted yard.
It all started when April found a new book about Egypt, an especially
interesting one about the life of a young pharaoh. She passed it on
to Melanie, and with it a lot of interest in all sorts of ancient
stuff. Melanie was soon as fascinated by the valley of the Nile as
April had been. Before long, with the help of a sympathetic librarian,
they had found and read just about everything the library had to offer
on Egypt--both fact and fiction.
They read about Egypt in the library during the day, and at home in
the evening, and in bed late at night when they were supposed to be
asleep. Then in the mornings while they helped each other with their
chores they discussed the things they had found out. In a very short
time they had accumulated all sorts of fascinating facts about tombs
and temples, pharaohs and pyramids, mummies and monoliths, and dozens
of other exotic topics. They decided that the Egyptians couldn't have
been more interesting if they had done it on purpose. Everything,
from their love of beauty and mystery, to their fascinating habit
of getting married when they were only eleven years old, made good
stuff to talk about. By the end of the month, April and Melanie were
beginning work on their own alphabet of hieroglyphics for writing
secret messages, and at the library they were beginning to be called
the Egypt Girls.
This is a children's book that I highly recommend. Cute story and characters. Mixing up my reading to include Childrens', Teens and "grown up" books is a wonderful thing!
8 out of 10 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Anonymous
Posted February 8, 2010
I Also Recommend:
I'm 30. I bought this book for a 11 year old. I love kids books that can even bring an adult into the story. I hope she enjoyed it as much as I did!
4 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.princessKW
Posted July 13, 2009
I Also Recommend:
i like the book but it really wasn't what i was looking for it is thrilling and the end is a real shocker i didn't like it that much
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Anonymous
Posted June 9, 2009
I Also Recommend:
wowow. this book(the egypt game is amazing i loved it. it was so mysterious and stuff.i hear the gypsy game isn't as good i dont know though.the 1st book is a reader level 6.6 and gypsy reader level is 4.8 so i am alittle disapointed. does anyone know if the UNSEEN book is good?
3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.funnylogo
Posted January 13, 2011
was forced to read this book in sixth grade. truely a TERRIBLE book. not good.
2 out of 6 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Soulman820
Posted January 5, 2009
I Also Recommend:
Great book for 7-12 year old's.(That's my opinion not a fact). I loved the book because it a kind a book with suspense,little action but at the same time it's funny. The best thing I liked about it was that it was a creative book and the Egypt game itself was creative too because how they had the gods, the burial, etc. The game itself is like a mini version of Egypt.
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Anonymous
Posted January 10, 2008
In the fourth grade I was obsessed with anything having to do with ancient Egypt. I found this book in my school's library and loved it. Now it's five years later and I STILL love it, haha. I've always thought it was well-written with a good plot. I'm trying to get my nephew to read it lol.
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Anonymous
Posted December 8, 2007
This book has twist in most chapters. you cant stop reading.
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.This book is great for anyone who just wants to sit down for a quick good read. If you or a child is intrested in culture or you want a child to inqure about the world that is availabule and around them this is a great book to read. My entire fourth grade class became so fasinated with Egypt after this book was read during circle time we cheekd out all the books from the libary on Egypt, and our teacher decided to do a month unit on Egypt because we were all so enthralled in it. I am now in college and still remember this book and love the story.
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Anonymous
Posted March 11, 2008
This book defiantly tells what a kid sees it's. One of the best books ever written in the 21st century! If you like adventure with a twist of Mystery you'll love this book! I loved it. I'm even turning my tree house into Egypt!
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Anonymous
Posted March 7, 2007
when my class first got this book i was like 'oh my god its going to be boring' but then when we finished it, i really liked it!!
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Anonymous
Posted March 18, 2007
I thought it was going to be good because i love Ancient Egypt, but it was bad!!!! It was not good quality writing, and it didn't have a clear mystery. Don't read it!
1 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Anonymous
Posted December 17, 2006
This is a wonderful tale about a group of children, that couldn't be more different if they tried, coming together in an imaginary ancient land. If you merely focus on the story line, you miss the beauty of this book. There is great value in diversity, every member of the Egypt Game makes a valuable contribution to the group as a whole, right down to the youngest member at the end of the story. This book provides an excellent opportunity to teach kids to read for the larger message and seek the life lesson in each experience.
1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Anonymous
Posted November 14, 2006
Thes book was really good because a person could realy realat to the book and I that it was realy exciting.
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Anonymous
Posted January 11, 2007
I read this book a couple of years ago, i loved it , as soon as i finised it i was so facinated by it that i went and bought the sequal to it! it's called ' the gypsy game ' . I also loved it. I emailed ms.Snyder and begged her to begin writing another ' game ' book. I really wish they would make of movie of both of these books tehy were a great hit and i loved them...
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Anonymous
Posted August 15, 2005
The Egypt Game is about a man who people call The Professor, who owns a store in front of an old shed. Two little girls, every so often walk by his store. April Hall, is one of the girl's name and the other little girl's name is Melanie Ross. They both love Ancient Egypt. Later, they make up the Egypt game. Then,they start the game and they become six Egyptians. Once they found out about the game, everyday after school April and Melanie meet with four other friends and dress up and have ceremonies for other Egyptians, such as the Ceremony of the Dead. They all pretend that they're dead. Then statues started to talk to them. So April asked it a question. The next day in school they were all anxious to see if April's question would be answered. The statue was struggling to find the answer to all of April's questions. I thought it was confusing the first time I read it then I reread it and I understood it better. It was a challenge for me.
1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Anonymous
Posted May 16, 2013
My name is mashal. But in egypt i am marshamosis, boy king. For all the people that love this book and each book in the series then a blessing i place among you and become a god in the underworld. If you do not like the book then your hearts are filled with wikedness and shall have your hearts eatan by a monster in the afterlife and i place a curse upon you that all words you say will never make sense for the rest of your life... or until i am bored with you.
P.S never ever will you people touch security! I'm warning you and will feel my wrath.
Anonymous
Posted May 4, 2013
Get ready to explore a world of oracles and mummfication in the Egypt game! Whether you love Egypt or just need something to read, this book is for you!
Aprill Hall is a stuck up, movie star's daughter who wants nothing to do with her Grandma. When she finds out that she will be spending the whole summer with her, she isn't too excited. April spends most of her time wandering around, until she meets Melanie.
Melanie loves to play with paper dolls. With no one else to play with, she spends her time reading about Egypt and playing with her dolls. When she hears that April is moving into the apartment below her, she gets excited.
When the two girls meet up, Melanie is afraid that they have nothing in common, but after a bit of figuing, the girls find out the one thing they both love- Ancient Egypt. They start the game in an abandoned storage yard. Before long, there are six Egyptains instead of two.
The game is fun, the Egyptians honor gods and even practice the art of mummification, but before long, strange things start happening. Someone is writing notes from the oracle, one of the Egyptians' stuffed animal is gone, and a murderer is lurking around the streets.
Is the stuffed animal ever found? Who has been writing the notes, and what do they say? How is April assaulted? Find out in The Egypt Game!
I recommend this book for children ages 9-12 . I think children will enjoy seeing how the characters in the book bound and adapt to each other. This book includes mild violence and is appropriate for classroom use. If you love Egypt, then this book is for you!
- Olivia Mebaline
Anonymous
Posted May 1, 2013
I read this book in my school. It was great and had an insteresting story line.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Anonymous
Posted April 13, 2013
Ubove
0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.
Overview
Before long there are six Egyptians instead of two. After school and on weekends they all meet to wear costumes, hold ...