From Publishers Weekly Two girls get involved in an elaborate Egypt game, a fantasy game that soon leads to strange, une

1. From Publishers WeeklyTwo girls get involved in an elaborate "Egypt game," a fantasy game that soon leads to strange, unexplainable happenings. Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. 

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

3. The Discovery of Egypt Pp. 3-10 vague: One of the things they had in common, at the time, was a vague and mysterious fear of the old man� gunnysack: He lifted a gunnysack curtain� improbable: � along with some other improbable information� pert: A similarity in their pert features and slender arching eyebrows� innovation: April gave her stamp of approval to this latest innovation�

4. Enter April Pp. 11-21 righteous: � April told herself with righteous bitterness that Carline was sure to make her take it� university: � and her husband is a graduate student at the university. petrified: �Mr. Ross calls it the Petrified Birthday Cake,�� fa�ade: � by leaning forward April could see the fa�ade of a long low building. kooky: Some people think that�s a pretty kooky ambition for a girl�

5. Enter Melanie � and Marshall Pp. 22-33 associate: �never had much of a chance to associate with other children. showboating: �Melanie know that April was showboating, but � because of homesickness. occupation: �A full-time occupation with overtime.� [reading books] haughty: April put back on her haughty face. personalities: I make up stuff about their personalities.

6. Characterization Collage (Ch. 1-3) Choose 2 characters that we have already met. Make a collage out of things that you find or have at home. Be sure and consider their �personality.� Due: Friday, November 2!!!!!

7. Examples http://topsk8.org/arts/collages.shtml

8. The Egypt Girls Pp. 34-41 sympathetic: �with the help of a sympathetic librarian, they had found and read just about everything� accumulated: In a very short time they had accumulated all sorts of fascinating facts� evasive: They went the wrong way first and took evasive action through a garage and around a stack of garbage pails.

9. The Evil God and the Secret Spy Pp. 42-49 corrugated: A roof of corrugated tin was supported in the front by a few wooden posts,� padlock: � and was apparently locked with a latch and padlock from the outside. obliged: �so she was more or less obliged to come up with an opinion. postponed: So they postponed the game and went instead to scout around in the alley�

10. Eyelashes and Ceremony Pp. 50-58 treacherous: Feeling triumphant and treacherous at the same time, Melanie took the eyelashes home� rites: � involved in composing and practicing rites and ceremonies for the two gods. incense: �his incense burner, which was made of an old metal ash tray. sinister: �tricking an unfriendly dog out of the bone because it was so large and sinister looking�

11. Neferbeth Pp. 59-66 ambushed: April was ambushed by a quick pang of sympathy� exasperated: �as she turned to leave the room April was sure she heard a rather exasperated sigh. resemblance: (her)� nose was a tiny bit shorter and maybe her chin a little rounder, but the resemblance was there just the same.

12. Prisoners of Fear Pp. 67-79 curiously: Melanie looked at April curiously. theories: Everybody had theories and opinions, and everybody had heard rumors� suspect: Someone had seen two policemen going into the Professor�s store�It looked as if he must be a suspect,�

13. Summoned by the Mighty Ones Pp. 80-88 chaperoned: �nearly all the kids at Wilson were signed up to go around trick-or-treating with some large, chaperoned group. tendency: Elizabeth had a tendency to worry about things like not having permission. summoned: �We are summoned by the mighty ones� luxurious: They both had beautiful eyes� Melanie�s were luxurious, velvet and ivory, fringed with black silk.

14. The Return to Egypt Pp. 89-97 demonstrations: Trick-or-treating is for candy and demonstrations are for things like Peace and Freedom. omen: They were too busy looking for an omen. momentum: Sometimes, she�d try to pick things up where she left off, but all that lost momentum made a big difference. unison: Everybody repeated it in whispered unison as if they�d been rehearsed.

15. Egypt Invaded Pp. 98-103 dutifully: �A horrible and bloody sacrifice,� Marshall and Elizabeth repeated dutifully� frantically: As soon as everyone was seated, Elizabeth raised her hand and shook it frantically. altar: �When I stood before the altar,� she chanted, �I heard the voice of the Crocodile god.�

16. Elizabethan Diplomacy Pp. 104-113 fiendish: � the monster and the box-man leaned on each other and choked with fiendish laughter. phony: Then he faced the group, cleared his throat, and in a phony voice he said, �What�s Happening in Egypt? wisecrack: She had a crazy urge to grab Elizabeth and drag her out of wisecrack range, before she got hurt.

17. Moods and Maybes Pp. 114-122 restricted: -- and it ends up I�m restricted for three days. to fink: And I don�t think they�re going to fink to the other kids, either.

18. Hieroglyphics Pp. 123-131 comparison: Set�s altar, which had always been rather bare in comparison to Isis�s jeweled and flowered throne,� intriguing: Bastet had always seemed especially intriguing to April.

19. The Ceremony for the Dead Pp. 132-141 procession: Melanie suggested that the procession needed palm branches and flower petals and that sort of thing;� populace: Then came April and Melanie as the mourning populace scattering flowers and changing, �Weep for Prince Pete-ho-tep � fallen in battle,��

20. The Oracle of Thoth Pp. 142-150

21. The Oracle Speaks Pp. 151-158

22. Where is security? Pp. 159-166

23. Confession and Confusion Pp. 167-175

24. Fear Strikes Pp. 176-184

25. The Hero Pp. 185-195

26. Gains and Losses Pp. 196-203

27. Christmas Keys Pp. 204-215