Mara, Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

She lived much of her life in Oregon, where her first novel, Sawdust in His Shoes, is set. Against her will, Mara finds herself falling in love with one of her masters, the noble. In order to gain it, she finds herself playing the dangerous role of double spy for two arch enemies - each of whom supports a contender for the throne of Egypt. Mara, Daughter of the Nile - Coward, 1953 The Golden Goblet, Coward, 1961 The Striped Ships. Eloise Jarvis McGraw was married to William Corbin McGraw, and had two children, Peter and Lauren. Mara is a proud and beautiful slave girl who yearns for freedom. McGraw contributed to the Oz series started by L.

Newbery Honor and Edgar Award winning author Eloise Jarvis McGraw. She is also the author of the coming-of-age novel Greensleeves and The Seventeenth Swap, a light-hearted tale for younger children. Mara, Daughter of the Nile as its meant to be heard, narrated by Tara Sands. McGraw had a strong interest in history, and among her many books are the historical novels Mara, Daughter of the Nile Master Cornhill and The Striped Ships, in addition to Moccasin Trail and The Golden Goblet. A Really Weird Summer (1977) won an Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery from the Mystery Writers of America, and Moccasin Trail received a Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1963. Her novels were named Newbery Honor Books three times in three different decades: Moccasin Trail in 1952, The Golden Goblet in 1962, and The Moorchild in 1997. Teta: A servant that works with Mara and frequently scolds and complains about Mara's doing. Fiction., Thebes (Egypt : Extinct city) - Fiction. It follows Mara, a young Egyptian girl who takes up a dangerous job as a double spy between two different masters. Mara, daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw Publication date 1985 Topics Egypt - History - To 332 B.C. Eloise Jarvis McGraw (1915–2000) was an American author of children's books and young adult novels. Mara, Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw is a historical fiction children's book.