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Pharaoh's daughter

a novel of ancient Egypt

by Julius Lester · 2000

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A fictionalized account of the Biblical tale in which a Hebrew infant, rescued by the daughter of the Pharaoh, passes through a turbulent adolescence to eventually become a prophet of his people while his sister finds her true self as a priestess to the Egyptian gods.

BibleJewsJuvenile fictionFictionParent and childCivilizationHistory of Biblical eventsHistoryChildren's fictionEgypt, history, fictionJews, fictionParent and child, fiction