How long does it take to read The Egypt Game?
4 hours and 0 minutes
The average reader will spend 4 hours and 0 minutes reading this book at 250 WPM (words per minute).
How long is The Egypt Game book?
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781416990512 |
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| Pages: | 240 |
| Sales rank: | 54,690 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.18(w) x 7.68(h) x 0.62(d) |
| Lexile: | 1010L (what’s this?) |
Who is the killer in The Egypt Game?
It is suggested that he does this because the Professor sells cheap things in his shop, spoiling the trade of Schmitt’s Variety Store. Later it is revealed that the murderer was his cousin, the red-headed boy, who is caught and taken to a mental hospital.
Is The Egypt Game a mystery book?
Not a mystery. Inappropriate for any age child not able to discern the true threat of stranger danger.
What age level is The Egypt Game?
Reading The Egypt Game reminded me that there are many other topics of interest to kids in the 8-12 age range, and that even fifth and sixth graders still like to imagine and pretend. I’d like to see more contemporary middle grade novels living up to the standard set by this book.
Is The Egypt Game appropriate?
According to my 14 year old son, this seems like a kid book at first, then gradually becomes very creepy, like a horror story. He said it’s not good to read it at night before bed! Another review said 9+, but at the end of their review they say 14+, so they somehow marked the wrong age.
What age is The Egypt Game for?
Who does Elizabeth look like in The Egypt Game?
Nefertiti
They feel protective of her and walk her to her classroom when she goes to school. As they’re looking at her, April realizes that Elizabeth looks like Nefertiti. She tells Melanie, and they decide to let Elizabeth in on the Egypt Game.
How old is April in The Egypt Game?
The first character introduced in “The Egypt Game” is April Hall, an eleven-year-old girl recently transplanted to California to live with her grandmother at the Casa Rosada apartments.
What is the main idea of The Egypt Game?
Abandonment is an important theme of The Egypt Game. April feels abandoned when she has to leave her mother to live with her grandmother. Caroline can empathize with April because she too feels abandoned since her son, April’s father, died in the Vietnam War.
What is the plot of The Egypt Game?
The book is about a group of children who create an on-going imaginative game in which they share their love of ancient Egypt. The six main characters in the novel are loosely based on the author’s former elementary school students. April Hall is the daughter of a professional singer.
Is The Egypt Game realistic fiction?
In fact, the tale was so popular that the latest edition was reprinted in 2009. The Egypt Game is realistic fiction, which “refers to stories that could indeed Page 7 214 AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PLAY • WINTER 2018 happen to people. . . .