The Magic and the Mummy

This is a tale of Neria, who works in the House of Death,helping her father to make the mummies. Neria enjoys her work, but when the pharaoh dies, it all goes into overdrive mode. Everyone is so busy that Neria is given the responsibility of mummifying the pharaoh's cat, to accompany him to the Afterlife. The trouble is, Neria is too squeamish to kill and gut the cat. Can she find a way to save the cat - without being caught and punished? This is a tale of Neria, who works in the House of Death, helping her father to make the mummies. Neria enjoys her work, but when the pharaoh dies, it all goes into overdrive mode. Everyone is so busy that Neria is given the responsibility of mummifying the pharaoh's cat, to accompany him to the Afterlife. Terry Deary is a publishing phenomenon, best-known for his multimillion selling Horrible Histories series. He began his writing career with fiction for A & C Black; many of his earlier books have been reissued as Black Cats. His other titles include the Tudor Tales series, published in June 2003.