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The Egypt game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder · Booklabria

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The Egypt game

MysteryChildren's fiction

The Egypt game

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First published: 1967
Language: English
Editions: 28

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.

Subjects: Mystery
Children's fiction
Murder
Supernatural
Civilization
Paranormal fiction
Set in: California
Egypt
Time: To 332 B.C

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