Overall, The Egypt Game is an excellent study in the growth of love and the acceptance of others. But when real danger threatens the children, the adult characters reveal their prejudiced views and eventually learn from the children not to make assumptions about an outsider just because the person seems different. Although the members include whites, blacks, and Asians spanning from ages four through eleven, all are held together by their fascination with Egypt and their extremely active imaginations. Sent to live with her dead father's mother in California, April learns to adjust to her new environment, make friends, and care for her grandmother.Īpril and her friends who play the Egypt Game share a camaraderie that ignores differences in race, culture, and age.
Publication date 19 Publisher Place of publication not identified : publisher not identified Collection inlibrary printdisabled internetarchivebooks china Digitizing sponsor Internet Archive Contributor Internet Archive Language English. Like most of Snyder's books, however, the novel's simple title belies its complex subject matter The Egypt Game focuses on the experiences of its precocious female protagonist, April, as she encounters loneliness, prejudice, friendship, and murder. The Egypt game by Snyder, Zilpha Keatley. Urn:oclc:228416952 Scandate 20091209183357 Scanner Egypt Game is a story about a group of diverse, imaginative children playing a game about Egypt.
OL29899W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 90.79 Pages 232 Ppi 500 Related-external-id urn:isbn:1416960651 Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 17:34:43 Bookplateleaf 0010 Boxid IA107415 Camera Canon 5D City New York DonorĪlibris Edition.
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