Mummy

by Caroline B. Cooney

Book Overview

Emlyn is a model student and a great athlete. But secretly she's always wondered what it would be like to commit a crime and get away with it. When she gets involved in a prank to steal a mummy,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0590674501
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Point
• Length: 213 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 0.8" x 3.3"

Customer Reviews

intriguing,suspensful

Best book I've read in a while:) with a great ending and an interesting and thrilling plot.I was on the edge of my seat.

Exciting, Incredible

Caroline B. Cooney's Mummy is a story about a sly girl who can get away with any security when it comes to stealing. One fateful night, Emlyn went into the museum to steal a beautiful Egyptian mummy. On that fateful night, everything becomes a failure. Caroline B. Cooney's Mummy is a vivid book, filled with excitement and adventure, it keeps you reading the book until you turn to the last page of Mummy.

The best!

i think this is one of cooney's best yet. it's full of suspense, and not romance. that suits me well. and as for the characters, they come alive. you start reading it, and you won't stop. i suggest anybody who is ready for something a bit more than murder, romance, and a ready-made happy endíng read this!

A good book

The Mummy is a good book especially if you like suspense and surprises. It's about a girl named Emlyn who gets challenged by her friends to steal a mummy for a prank but then when she tries everything goes wrong.This book has a lot of good parts first o f all you never know what's going to happen next because it takes a lot of unexpected turns. The second reason is because is it has a lot of suspense which I think is partly because of all the unexpected turns since your always wondering what's going to come up next.If you like suspense and surprises Then this book should definitely be on your list to read.

But will her mummy forgive her? :)

There's a big difference between romantic fantasies of being a thief and the reality of actually doing it. Emlyn has always dreamed of committing the perfect crime. Four classmates want to steal the mummy from the local museum and hang it from the school's bell tower as a Senior Prank. They think Emlyn can be a big help. Emlyn "cases the joint." The theft is possible. In fact, she's already acquired a copy of the museum's master key! Faced with her big chance, Emlyn has second thoughts but despite her conscience, she finds herself standing in the museum with mummy in hand. Then her real problems begin."Mummy" is typical of Caroline B. Cooney's writing. She starts off with a normal person or group and each act follow plausably from those preceeding. Yet somehow the characters find themselves in some exciting, dramatic dilemma. There are often a few curves along the way as well. In this novel, getting out of trouble is not as simple as returning a stolen mummy, though not for the reasons you might expect. The author explores the characters' thoughts and feelings while still keeping the plot moving at a satisfying pace. I find myself identifying with the main character so thoroughly while reading, that it takes a few moments for me to be able to return to my own reality when I quit. Days later, I find myself still thinking about the issues raised.I'm sure I'll never again see a mummy in a museum without thinking of Emlyn and her adventures.Enjoy!