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Eloise McgrawThe Golden Goblet
Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1961A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Introduction
The Golden Goblet
- Genre: Fiction; middle grade historical mystery
- Originally Published: 1961
- Reading Level/Interest: Lexile 930L; grades 5-9
- Structure/Length: 16 chapters; approx. 248 pages; approx. 7 hours, 36 minutes on audio
- Protagonist and Central Conflict: In ancient Egypt, 12-year-old Ranofer longs to become a goldsmith like his deceased father. His abusive half-brother thwarts his dream and forces him to work in a stonecutting shop, but when Ranofer discovers that Gebu is stealing treasures from tombs, he hopes that exposing this crime to the authorities will set him free.
- Potential Sensitivity Issues: Child abuse by older sibling
Eloise McGraw, Author
- Bio: 1915-2000; born in Houston, Texas; grew up in Oklahoma City; began writing stories at a young age; earned her BA in art from Principia College in Illinois; studied drawing and sculpture at various universities; published short stories for children in magazines including Cricket and Jack and Jill; wrote several books set in ancient Egypt and based on extensive research; working with her daughter Lauren Lynn Wagner, wrote three books set in Frank L. Baum’s world of Oz; won the Edgar Award for her mystery novel A Really Weird Summer (1977)
- Other Works: Moccasin Trail (Newbery Honor; 1952); Mara, Daughter of the Nile (1953); Merry Go Round in Oz (1963); The Striped Ships (1991); The Moorchild (Newbery Honor; 1997)
- Awards: Newbery Honor Book (1962)
