The Egypt Game Characters

The New GirlWhen we first meet April Hall, it's clear that she's the new girl in town—with all of the awkward, uncomfortable, friendless, no-fashion-sense side effects of new girl-hood. April has...

The Welcome PartyMelanie Ross has lived in the Casa Rosada apartment building since she was seven years old. She knows the neighborhood and its inhabitants inside and out—which makes her the perf...

Little ManMarshall is only four years old, but he gets to hang out with the big kids because he's super mature for such a tiny tyke. None of the kids mind having him around because he doesn't act l...

Elizabeth is the new girl who moves into Casa Rosada, and at first April worries that she's too young to play with them. But as soon as the girls meet Elizabeth, they want to be friends with her—...

When Toby first arrives on the scene, the girls are skeptical about adding him to the Egypt Game. After all, he's one of the jokers in their class who is constantly giving everyone ridiculous nickn...

Ken is Toby's friend, which means he's in the joker crew during school hours. And at first, he's not all that stoked on joining the Egypt Game. He acts like he'd rather go play baske...

The antiques shop in the neighborhood is owned by a rather mysterious old man that everyone refers to as the Professor. Because none of the kids—or even the adults—knows anything about him, peo...

Caroline is April's grandmother, and once the kiddo's mom goes all Hollywood on her, she becomes April's guardian, too. Because April resents being sent away from her mother, she doesn't like Carol...

Although we hardly meet Mr. Schmitt's cousin at all in the course of the story, it turns out he's a rather sinister character who's been lurking in the background all along. We first meet him as a...

Dorothea, April's glamorous mother, lives in Los Angeles and is always off chasing fame and going on tour. April completely idolizes her mother, but Dorothea is, well, pretty flighty. She isn't alw...