The Magnificent Mummy Maker by Elvira Woodruff

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The mummy that Andrew creates for his fifth grade project seems to have special powers and helps him to understand his feelings about himself, his dead mother, and his stepbrother, who he calls Mr. Gifted.

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crazy4reading 560 reviews

I am trying to go through all my children's books and read them so I can decide if I want to keep them or not. I read this book last night.

I enjoyed this story of a melded family. A boy named Andy and his new family. His mother died when he was 2 months old. His father has remarried and he has a brother the same age and a younger sister. His new brother is gifted and Andy feels stupid and doesn't try hard.

He is in the fifth grade and they are studying Egypt. This is when things change for Andy. He feels different after visiting the Museum and the Egyptian display. Very cute story.

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