The Egypt Game Themes

In The Egypt Game, the kids don't just create their own world when they find their own version of Egypt: they also make their own language and rules for communicating. When the game just involves A...

It's obvious that what holds The Egypt Game together isn't magic or cool altar designs—it's the friendship that the kids share, and the way that they're all able to express their imaginations aro...

Although the kids in The Egypt Game are pretty engrossed in their land of make-believe, it's not all fun and games. Everyone in the neighborhood is on edge because a child has been kidnapped and mu...

From the very beginning of The Egypt Game, it's clear that Melanie and April (and all the other kids, once they join in) are completely sucked in by rich histories and the power of imagination. Whe...

The main characters in The Egypt Game aren't the college employees who work in the neighborhood, or even the murderer who is scaring all the families. The real heroes and focus of the story are Apr...

In The Egypt Game, the kids aren't just playing a silly game to pass the time—they're actively using their imaginations to explore what it was like to live in ancient Egypt. By stretching their i...

In the Egypt Game, it's clear that the neighborhood where the kids live is a tight-knit little community. All their parents know each other and share babysitting duties, and when the murder happens...

In The Egypt Game, the children who are the main characters don't just content themselves with what they can learn in school. Instead, they go above and beyond, scouring the local library (these we...

The Egypt Game isn't a religious book in any sense, but there is a strong dose of spirituality when it comes to all the rituals the kids carry out. They create altars to different Egyptian gods and...

Although the kids in The Egypt Game have created their own little world, they still are deeply connected to their families and the whole neighborhood. Melanie and Marshall are siblings, first of al...