The Golden Goblet (Newbery Library, Puffin) | 
| Author: Eloise Jarvis Mcgraw
Publisher: Puffin
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Reading Level: Young Adult
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Pages: 256
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Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5 x 0.8
ISBN: 0140303359
EAN: 9780140303353
ASIN: 0140303359
Publication Date: May 6, 1986
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Ranofer struggles to thwart the plottings of his evil brother, Gebu, so he can become master goldsmith like their father in this exciting tale of ancient Egyptian mystery and intrigue. Newbery Honor Book
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 Great read for support in unit study! August 17, 2008
I bought this book for my homeschooled thirteen-year-old as we studied ancient Egypt. My son has always hated to read. In the middle of this book, he looked up at me and said, "I always hated reading, but now I like it!" The story was full of details and vocabulary words that he was able to remember for his final test! I would highly recommend this book for any kids studying ancient Egypt, or just for fun!
 KCS: The Golden Goblet Book Review November 20, 2007
" `Ast!' came Wenamon's hiss.
`I told you we were not alone!'
`We will be soon,' Gebu answered in tones that
turned Ranofer cold.
Ranofer's greatest wish is to become a normal person of Egypt and to be the pupil of Zau, the great goldsmith. As Zau had said to him, "You must reshape your life into another form," Ranofer must find a way to gain his freedom and change his life.
Ranofer is an Egyptian orphan. His father died ten months ago. He is now under the guardianship of Gebu, his half brother. He is apprenticed to Sata at the goldsmith shop. Gebu is a stonecutter. He always goes to violence and calling names when someone does something wrong.
Every time Ranofer gets paid in coppers at the goldsmith shop, Gebu takes them away. He is like a slave who earns money for Gebu. Every morning he gets the remains of Gebu's breakfast. This has to last until dinner. He has to take home wine for his brother which is made by a thieving friend of Gebu.
When Ranofer finds out that his half-brother is stealing from tombs, he sees his chance for freedom if he warns the pharaoh of Egypt. But can Ranofer gain his freedom before Gebu finds out that he is spying?
This book is fairly paced, but with bursts of activity from time to time. I recomend this book to anyone who loves books of ancient Egypt or adventures.
wonderful book November 15, 2007
my 12 year old was assigned to read this book and he loved it. I was a great read for him and a book he loved letting me about. Plus, he passed on the book to me and said that I would love it.
My kids wanted me to keep reading! October 7, 2007
When we first started reading this book during our homeschool unit on Ancient Egypt, my kids seemed disinterested. They are both girls, and this was a book about a boy. How boring! But before they knew it, they were asking me to read on, beyond the chapter a day we were supposed to read. The suspense was too much for them, and they wanted to find out what would happen next. I'm glad I didn't give up too early on this wonderful book!
A Kids Review August 24, 2007
The Golden Goblet is about a boy, Ranofer, who is poor and has no food to eat. He worked at the goldsmith shop, but was not lucky enough to be an apprentice to Rekh the Goldsmith, because Gebu (Ranofer's half brother) thought that being a goldsmith had no skills. One day when Ranofer came home, Gebu told him that he has to work for the stonecutters. Ranofer was so mad he couldn't even say goodbye by to Rekh. This book takes you through different adventures with Ranofer. I liked this book because the characters in the book where described so well and the storytelling was described magnificently. I would recommend this book to people who enjoy mysteries and intense moments. They should also be aware that the book is a little slow to get into in the beginning, but once you start to see the plot develop you will not be able to put it down.
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