Customer Reviews

The Magnificent Mummy Maker

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

Andy Manetti has an average life. His brother, Jason, is perfect. Andy is only average. One day he goes on a field trip to a museum. He sees a mummy, feels weird and then somehow gets strange powers. I liked this book because it had many plot twists and a great plot at that! Read this book. You'll love it!

I think this book was as magnificent as the title. I liked the way the story had real life problems and a far out mummy who made strange things happen. I also liked how Andy and his step-brother Jason didn't get along but made up in the end. That is just like me and my step sister.We fight and make up all the time. THis book made me laugh and want to keep turning the pages. I wish the author would write another one about Andy, and Jason and the mummy. Chester NJ

Kids will love this book since the fascination of mummies strikes at an early age. Parents will love reading this with their children since it's well written, moves quickly, and presents interesting facts. I highly recommend this for anyone over the age of 9. Elvira Woodruff is a highly prized author and could become a favorite in your household!

This book was very good. It was about a kid who wants to make something magneficent and he finally does but he doesn't know the high priest is living in it, this was a very good book because it was exciting. If I were you I'd go out and buy or check out this book at your local library and read it right now.

Andy Manetti has an average life. His brother, Jason, is perfect. Andy is only average. One day he goes on a field trip to a museum. He sees a mummy, feels weird and then somehow gets strange powers. I liked this book because it had many plot twists and a great plot at that! Read this book. You'll love it!

According to the insert at the back of the book, Elvira Woodruff was inspired to write The Magnificent Mummy Maker based on an actual school project mummy she had seen on one of her many classroom appearances. The real mummy was made by a pair of girls but in the novel it's done by Andy who wants one chance at doing something better than his step-brother, Jason (aka "Mr. Genius").

The Magnificent Mummy Maker has the same theme of competition between siblings of blended families as Yours Turly Shirley. Of the two, Andy's relations with Jason and their younger half-sister strikes me as more realistic than that of Shirley and Jackie. Woodruff gives each family member a chance to voice his or her feelings and perspectives which makes for a more interesting and believable story.

Mummy Maker isn't just a story of sibling rivalry, it also has a strong fantasy element. The mummy that Andy draws in school is inspired by the mummy of a priestess the class sees in the local museum. After seeing her, Andy believes that her ka has entered his body and has started to grant him wishes. Through these wishes Andy and Jason learn to be better brothers and to appreciate their family situation.

The book was one of the best I have ever read. It is about a kid how wants to do something magnificent he makes a mummy for a school project. The mummy has powers and it can do tons of stuff.

This book is very disapointing. There are many misspellings, and too many formal words, and it is not at all exciting. It dosent get any better towards the end, either. It is a load of crap.