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Verity's old tabby cat Mabel might not be quite as lively as she used to be and yes, she smells a bit and doesn't always make it to the litter tray on time, but Verity loves her anyway. More importantly, Mabel once belonged to Verity's mum--not that Verity actually ever knew her mum because she died. She really doesn't mind too much about not having a mum, apart from when she goes to visit her grave, which makes her think about being in the ground with a head full of worms.
So when she finds Mabel dead in the wardrobe, it seems to Verity that it would be much better to take a few lessons from the ancient Egyptians: rather than bury the poor old thing she decides to mummify her so they can be together forever. But what with the problems involved in finding the mummification materials and the fact that Gran would probably fuss about hygiene if she knew anything about it, things don't quite go as planned...
The simply sensational Jacqueline Wilson strikes hard and fast with this superb story of a feisty little girl coping with the death of a much-loved pet. But, as usual, the wily Wilson doesn't just leave it there: instead she goes on to deliver a graceful, poignant and barely perceptible exploration of the close-to-the surface emotions of a family who have never truly recovered from the death of a loved one.
The Cat Mummy is a cracking story with the added bonus of Wilson's fantastic ability to bring serious issues to the fore without detracting from her characters and their deeply personal stories. --Susan Harrison --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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The plot of the story is that Verity's mum and now her cat Mabel have both died. She is more upset about the cat because she did not even know her mother even though she went to the other's grave a lot. The ending is quite nice though and it is a very clever idea!
Verity becomes very upset and this affects things at school for her. Verity eventually finds Mabel dead in her closet but instead of saying anything tries to turn Mabel into a cat mummy as the ancient egyptians would have done.
Needless to say Mable is eventually found.
A good story, which my daughter enjoyed when it was read to her, but I thought that there was just a little something missing.
i would recomend it to young readers and also teenagers. Read more
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