by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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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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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 Golden Goblet, 2008-11-23
I really like the Golden Goblet at the end the beginning was really really boring.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
 should be distributed in prisons, 2008-11-22
I had to read this thing in fifth grade. Still i am yet to recover. Reading the Golden goblet could easily compare to sticking rusty nails in your corneas for like, 150 pages. Those poor little'uns. I'm about 4 years past that now, so yeah, my opinion isin't fresh off the press but i can garantee, there's something wrong with this one. I had to make my dad read it to me, it hurt so much, and he hates it just as much, it's crazy. Becase he"s all in tune with lengthy literature and stomachs all of these big long historical bores for breakfast and stuff. Hates this book.I think we should burn them like we did with the Da Vinci code and let the future peoples of America read Holes instead. We would have a better world.
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Should have had a sequel, 2008-11-18
The Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGraw is about Ranofer, the son of a renowned master goldsmith, who lives in ancient Thebes, Egypt. After both of his parents die, he is "taken care of" by his half-brother Gebu. Ranofer shows us how if we do what we know is right, we make differences in the world that may affect many people.
Ranofer is mistreated by his evil half-brother, Gebu, who hates him and thinks of him as nothing. Ranofer has the potential to be a master goldsmith like his father, but Gebu only lets him have a job cleaning up the scraps and making simple little ingots. Ranofer gives all of his pay to Gebu, and he gets nothing back except a few onions or a little bit of soup once a day. He lives in this miserable state until he is told gold is being stolen from the goldsmith's shop, and realizes he is unknowingly stealing for Gebu. He starts spying on Gebu, and soon learns Gebu's plans, ...
This inspiring book makes the reader wish it had a sequel. As Ranofer struggles with his hard situations, I hope we all can learn something from his determination and bravery for doing what is right. The Golden Goblet incorporates both real facts and things that we think happened with interesting fictional characters and ideas, and it all blends in well together. I hope everyone else enjoys this book as much as I did.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
Great read for support in unit study!, 2008-08-17
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!
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 KCS: The Golden Goblet Book Review, 2007-11-20
" `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.
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