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The Egypt Game

Zilpha Keatley Snyder (1967)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesThe Egypt Gamers #1
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.83
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Murder

Positive tags

FriendshipAdventureFound FamilyMysterySelf-Discovery

Protagonist archetypes

Ensemble CastComing-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Found FamilyComing of AgeQuestMysteryFellowship

Themes

FriendshipImaginationCommunityCultural ExplorationComing of AgeBelonging

Synopsis

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.

Tags

Contemporary FantasyHistorical FictionMysteryMulticultural