The Golden Goblet

I really liked this book when I was 11, and I really liked this book twenty-one years later. Somehow Eloise Jarvis McGraw makes Ranofer, the main character, easily relatable without turning him into a kid that thinks, talks and acts like a twentieth century American kid who happens to be living in a......more

I remember when my mom read this one aloud to us - we simply could not put it down! A great option for an action-packed, family read aloud. #ancientegypt Cleanliness Children's Bad Words Mild Obscenities & Substitutions - 5 Incidents: stupid Name Calling - 40 Incidents: The pig, the son of Set the Devil......more

This was not the first time I read this out loud. I liked the book but my student loved it. He liked it much better than its companion Mara, Daughter of the Nile by the same author.......more

The rising action of this novel took 14 out of 16 chapters. Once the climax was reached, I found it to be a bit boring. The main character is chased rather quickly through a tomb and then escapes (low suspense during the actual chase). The resolution was wrapped up in the last chapter and I felt let......more

Did a quick reread to see if I could give it to my 7 year old to read, and got sucked in just like when I was a kid. A truly excellent middle grade novel.......more