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Release date
March 27, 2013 -
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- ISBN: 9780307833280
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- ISBN: 9780307833280
- File size: 2009 KB
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- English
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- ATOS Level: 5.2
- Lexile® Measure: 820
- Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
- Text Difficulty: 3-4
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Publisher's Weekly
Starred review from February 2, 1997
Having laid to rest the enactments of ancient rituals described so unforgettably in the 1967 classic The Egypt Game, Snyder's charismatic crew of five sharp middle-schoolers (and one precocious 4-year-old) trade in their robes and headdresses for colorful jewels and decide to become Gypsies. But before they have a chance to convert their favorite meeting place, the shack behind the A-Z antique store, into a Gypsy camp, the most distracted member of the gang, Toby, who professes to be "one-quarter genuine Gypsy," suddenly disappears. Laced with mystery, this sequel has much of the allure of its predecessor. Again, the darkness of the adult world overshadows the children's play: Toby's snobbish grandparents want to take him away from his unconventional father; and Toby, thinking he needs to protect his father, evades his grandparents in a dingy section of town. The plotting is not quite as tight, with the author taking a circuitous route around the mystery to allow for the discussion of social issues like homelessness; and Toby, a central figure here, is not developed quite as compellingly as April in The Egypt Game. But these are differences of small degrees, and the work continues to offer Snyder's well-nigh irresistible combination of suspense, wit and avowal of the imagination. The book's gratifying denouement leads the way for a third installment for readers to eagerly await. Ages 8-12.
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Languages
- English
Levels
- ATOS Level:5.2
- Lexile® Measure:820
- Interest Level:4-8(MG)
- Text Difficulty:3-4
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