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Updated November 18, 2003
The Magnificent Mummy Maker, by Elvira Woodruff (Junior)
Andy is tired of being second best in his home. After his father’s remarriage, his new stepbrother, Jason, the gifted one, gets all the glory and Andy gets the criticism.
Andy has a class assignment to create something that has to do with the ancient Egyptians. He has decided to do an exhibit using his Lego building blocks and ship. His “gifted” stepbrother overhears his idea and steals it.
When his class visits the Egyptian exhibit at the museum, something strange happens to Andy while he is looking at a mummy of an Egyptian princess. All of a sudden he has incredible artistic abilities. Instead of a galley ship or the mummy his friend Keg wants to make out of recently deceased hamster, Andy paints the picture of a mummy casket. It turns out so well that the whole school showers attention on him and not his brother. He is now the one that stands out. The question that lingers in Andy’s mind is how did he get these talents and how long will these talents last.