Egyptian priestesses, teleporting unicorns, a homebody goddess, and the end of the world as we know it. We’ve got ‘em all in our latest podcast, all about mythology-themed books. Plus Hercules as a dumb jock, Karen as a brawny sea god, and Nancy as a magical healer. HUH? Tune in now:

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• From Egypt to Greece to the skies — aka our mystery book revealed, and our mythical doubles
• Spooky Mayan forces and colorful Greek adventures — aka our book picks (Middleworld and Amazing Greek Myths of Wonder and Blunders)
• Pegasus vs. unicorn

Also, don’t forget: our new theme is “the new kid”! So send us a review of your favorite book about a new kid at school or in town new kid, and check out our picks for books about “the new kid.”

— Karen and Nancy

This book trailer for The Egypt Game was originally the Mystery Book Theater video for our Mythology theme. For more on The Egypt Game, check out our “Hit or Myth” podcast.

If you’ve ever created your avatar in a virtual world or played a MMORG, then you know how much fun it can be to play a character in a different world. But what if you could do it in real life?

Take a bunch of creative kids and a love for Egyptian mythology, and you’ve got the imagination game in The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder.