1. From Publishers Weekly Two girls get involved in an elaborate "Egypt game," a fantasy game that soon leads to strange, unexplainable happenings. Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. The Egypt Game By Zilpha Keatley Snyder

2. Author Info  Zilpha Keatley Snyder  http://www.zksnyder.com/ http://www.zksnyder.com/

3. Setting  California  At April’s grandmother’s house, Caroline  Casa Rosada (Pink House)

4. Characters  Main April April  Minor Caroline Professor Melanie Marshall Mrs. Ross Mr. Ross Mr. Bodler Elizabeth Ken Toby

5. Chapters 1-3  Ch. 1 is flash-forward to Egypt Game  April staying w/ grandmother cuz mom on tour  She met Prof. in his store  April ate lunch with the Rosses  Played paper dolls with Melanie (imagining game)  They also liked to read books

6. Egyptian Terms (Ch. 1-3)  Egypt (click here) (click here) (click here)  Queen Nefertiti (click here) (click here) (click here)  Pharoah (click here) (click here) (click here)  Temples (click here) (click here) (click here)  Set (click here) (click here) (click here)

7. Chapters 4-6  They became Egypt Girls because of their time spent at lib (ch. 4)  Melanie worried about April starting skool with her eyelashes (ch. 4)  Egypt game started September…b4 skool started (ch. 4)  Details planned out of Egypt’s appearance and characters (ch. 5)  Someone is spying on them… who? (ch.5)  Melanie hid eyelashes, more Egypt details, and school started ok with Melanie and April

8. Chapters 7-9  They met Elizabeth and told her about Egypt (ch. 7)  Girl in the neighborhood was murdered (ch. 8)  Professor a suspect (ch. 8)  Not allowed to go outside… make Egypt costumes (ch. 8)  Go trick-or-treating in groups… get lost to go to Egypt (ch. 9)  Token (pigeon feather) left as a sign by “mighty ones” (ch. 9)

9. Chapters 10-12  Trick-or-treating began and they ran into Ken and Toby (ch. 10)  The omen to go to Egypt was a shooting star (ch.10)  They go to Egypt (ch. 10)  Making a sacrifice of fingernails and hair (11)  Someone is entering Egypt (ch. 11)  Toby and Ken found Egypt (ch. 12)  The girls and Marshall agreed to let them “play” Egypt (ch. 12)

10. Chapters 13-15  Allowed to play outside, but not alone (ch. 13)  April gets letter from Mom; getting married & sending ALL of her stuff, she cries! (ch. 13)