The magnificent mummy maker Book

My 7 year old nephew chose this book for me to read to him before bedtime. So, since I didn't read to him every single day, it took us a while to finish, but we finally finished today.

This story is very sweet and has so many messages. Andy's mother passed away when he was young. His father did the best he could to raise him as a single father. That is until he found Marie and re-married. Marie seemed nice, the bad thing is that she brought her son, Jason, or Mr. Know-it-all-blue-ribbon-for-everything, the same age as Andy. The good thing about his father and Marie's marriage is Winks, his baby sister, whom he loves. Andy has always wanted to know more about his real mother, but his dad never wants to talk about her. Andy always saw himself as average, or below average living with such a genius. When their fifth grade classes decide to do a unit on Ancient Egypt and visit the museum to see a real mummy something unexpected happens. As he's visiting the exhibit, he gets a funny feeling when he leans over the case to see the mummy. All of a sudden, he is magnificent and whatever he wishes seems to come true. Andy must use the wishes wisely and learn how to accept not only his new family, but himself as well.

I have to admit, I teared up a couple of times reading this book when Andy was talking about his mom. My nephew probably didn't really get that part since he was falling asleep most of the times I read him the story. Either way, I loved this book and am glad he picked it to read together.