The Egypt game

Title
The Egypt game

Personal Author EPSB
Zilpha Keatley. Snyder

Summary
A group of children, entranced with the study of Egypt, play their own Egypt game, are visited by a secret oracle, become involved in a murder, and befriend the Professor before they move on to new interests, such as Gypsies.

Year Published
1967

Series
Yearling Newbery

Physical Description
215 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Note (Local)
PB

Reading Grade level
RL: 6.6, 010 & up.

Age Interest level
010 & up.

Grade Interest level
5-8

Program Information
RL: 6.6 AGES 10 AND UP
 
Accelerated Reader MG 6.4 7.0 217
 
ACCELERATED READER-ORANGE/YELLOW 7 POINTS
 
Accelerated Reader 6.4 7.0

Awards
Newbery Medal/Honor, 1968

Subject
Murder -- Fiction.
 
Homicide -- Fiction.
 
Games -- Fiction.
 
Supernatural -- Fiction.
 
Mystery fiction.
 
Detective and mystery stories.
 
Mystery and detective stories.
 
Imagination -- Fiction.
 
School -- Fiction.
 
Games-Fiction.

Geographic Term
Egypt -- Civilization -- To 332 B.C. -- Fiction.
 
Egypt-Fiction.

Curriculum Objective
Fantasy local

Added Author
Raible, Alton, 1918-

Summary
A group of children, entranced with the study of Egypt, play their own Egypt game, are visited by a secret oracle, become involved in a murder, and befriend the Professor before they move on to new interests, such as Gypsies.

ISBN
9780440422259

Publisher
New York : Dell Yearling, c1967 (1986 printing)


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
StratfordF SNYBook30577000266966Fiction