Hayley encounters various mythological figures during the course of her adventures in the mythosphere, including Actaeon and Baba Yaga. To Hayley's shock, the ammount of people in her family is much larger than she thought to her delight, the children all play what they call “the game,” where they visit a place called “the mythosphere.” And while she plays the game, Hayley learns more about her own place in the world than she had ever expected. An egg that Marianne gives to Cat, even though he lives at nearby Chrestomanci Castle. Cat Chant and Marianne Pinhoe have discovered something incredibly exciting, truly precious, and very strangean egg. When Hayley does something wrong-she is not quite sure what-they pack her off to her aunts in Ireland.

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Grandad is overworked and travels a lot Grandma is much too strict and never lets her meet any children her own age. The Pinhoe Egg (Chrestomanci, 6) by Diana Wynne Jones The Pinhoe Egg book. Since then, she has been raised and homeschooled by her grandparents. Cat Chant and Marianne Pinhoe have discovered something excitingsomething truly precious, very strange, and valuable. Hayley's parents disappeared when she was a baby. It explores a young girl's life and her relation to the 'Mythosphere.' This book pulls heavily from Greek and even some Russian mythology. The Game is a children's fantasy novel written by Diana Wynne Jones. Children and Young Adult Literature portal.

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