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Magic Tree House: Book 3
Mummies in the Morning
by Mary Pope Osborne
Jack and Annie find themselves whisked away to ancient Egypt, where they come face to face with a dead queen--and her 1,000-year-old mummy! "This will be welcomed by beginning readers making the transition to chapter books."--Booklist.
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The Mummy
Or Ramses the Damned
by Anne Rice
Anne Rice, bestselling author of The Vampire Chronicles, now delves into the mysterious legend of the mummy in this original and poetic tale of romance and horror. It begins in the early 1900's when archaeologist Lawrence Stratford discovers a perfectly preserved mummy in a tomb in Cairo. Little does he know that the mummy, one Ramses the Great, a.k.a. Ramses the Damned, has consumed an extraordinary potion that... (more)
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The Murder of King Tut
The Plot to Kill the Child King
by James Patterson, Martin Dugard
A secret buried for centuries! Thrust onto Egypt's most powerful throne at the age of nine, King Tut's reign was fiercely debated from the outset. Behind the palace's veil of prosperity, bitter rivalries and jealousy flourished among the Boy King's most trusted advisors, and after only nine years, King Tut suddenly perished, his name purged from Egyptian history. To this day, his death remains shrouded in... (more)
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House on Hackman's Hill
by Joan Lowery Nixon
A $10,000 reward for a missing mummy lures cousins Jeff and Debbie into an old mansion. But a raging snow storm forces them to spend the night and an evil ancient spirit might not let them see the dawn.
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The Mummy Congress
Science, Obsession, and the Everlasting Dead
by Heather Anne Pringle
When acclaimed science journalist Heather Pringle was dispatched to a remote part of northern Chile to cover a little-known scientific conference, she found herself in the midst of the most passionate gathering of her working life -- dozens of mummy experts lodged in a rambling seaside hotel, battling over the implications of their latest discoveries. Infected with their mania, Pringle spent the next year circling... (more)
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Skippyjon Jones
Skippyjon Jones in Mummy Trouble
by Judith Byron Schachner
El Skippito is back! Avoiding a lecture from Mama Junebug, the kitty boy slips into his closet . . . and finds himself in ancient Egypt. His doggy pals, Los Chimichangos, want to visit the Under Mundo —the underworld— where mummitos rest in peas. But they need El Skippito’s brains and courage to answer the riddle of theFinx and enter the mummy’s tomb. Our hero is up to the task, and he’s in for another grand... (more)
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Theodosia Throckmorton: Book 2
Theodosia and the Staff of Osiris
by R. L. La Fevers
Theodosia Throckmorton is in a fix. Allowed to attend a reception given by one of the directors of her parents’ museum, she stumbles across Mr. Tetley of the British Museum—in most unusual circumstances! Since Theo has last seen him in a showdown in an ancient Egyptian tomb, his reappearance could mean only one thing: the Serpents of Chaos are back. Once again Theodosia will have to take on secret societies, evil... (more)
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Mansfield Park and Mummies
Monster Mayhem, Matrimony, Ancient Curses, True Love, and Other Dire Delights
by Vera Nazarian
MANSFIELD PARK AND MUMMIES: Monster Mayhem, Matrimony, Ancient Curses, True Love, and Other Dire Delights Spinsterhood or Mummification! Ancient Egypt infiltrates Regency England in this elegant, hilarious, witty, insane, and unexpectedly romantic monster parody of Jane Austen's classic novel. Our gentle yet indomitable heroine Fanny Price must hold steadfast not only against the seductive... (more)
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The Jewel of Seven Stars
by Bram Stoker
In the early hours of the morning, a young lawyer is called to the home of a beautiful woman he has just met. Here, her father, an archaeologist, lies in a coma, the victim of a mysterious attack. The injured man is discovered to be dabbling in ritual magic in an attempt to raise an ancient Egyptian queen from the dead. As the hour of his great experiment approaches, a deadly supernatural stuggle begins. First... (more)
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Mummies (All Aboard Reading)
by Joyce Milton
Beginning readers are sure to get wrapped up in this fascinating first look at Egypt's ancient mummies. Filled with unusual and up-to-date facts, this easy-to-read book uncovers the mysteries of how and why mummies were made and what they reveal today. Full-color illustrations.
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The Mummy: Book 1
The Mummy
by Max Allan Collins
Based on the universal studios major motion picture starring brendan fraser! Rick O'Connell, dashing American and legionnaire, is in Egypt looking for a good time. His discovery of the Lost City of the Dead is a fluke--but to British librarian Evelyn Carnarvon it's the archaeological find of the century. The city contains all the treasures of Egypt and possibly the secrets of life and death. Leading Evelyn's... (more)
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Eyewitness Books: Book 44
Mummy
by James Putnam, Peter Chrisp
Discover the eternal secrets of mummies -- from the embalmed dead of ancient Egypt to bodies preserved in bogs, sand and ice. Here is an exciting and informative guide to mummies, both natural and embalmed. Superb color photographs of preserved bodies -- from a hunter who froze to death 5,300 years ago to the mummy of Ramesses the Great -- offer a unique "eyewitness" view of how and why mummification developed.... (more)
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Walking with the Dead
by L. M. Falcone
Alex's father brings home a perfectly preserved ancient Greek corpse as an exhibit for Oddities, the weird museum in their basement. After Alex peeks in the coffin, he starts having crazy dreams, gets struck by lightning and falls through a door into the night sky. Then things take a turn for the seriously weird when, after more than 2000 years, the corpse wakes up! This lively cadaver needs help, so big-hearted... (more)
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Outside Inside
Outside and Inside Mummies
by Sandra Markle
Have you ever wished that you could unwrap a mummy? Imagine examining the skin, bones, even muscles and organs of a person who lived thousands of years ago! Cutting-edge technology is revealing more than ever before about these amazing relics from human history. Modern crime lab technology can reveal whether a mummy was killed or died of natural causes. X-rays can help us discover a mummy’s age and identity, and... (more)
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You Wouldn't Want to ...
You Wouldn't Want to Be an Egyptian Mummy!
by David Stewart, David Salariya
A light-hearted approach to the process of mummification in ancient Egypt.
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Carolrhoda Photo Books
Mummies and Their Mysteries (Photo Book)
by Charlotte Wilcox
Discusses mummies found around the world, including Peru, Denmark, and the Italian Alps, and explains how studying them provides clues to past ways of life.
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Scream Street: Book 1
Fang of the Vampire
by Tommy Donbavand
"Exactly the sort of grisly, gross and hilarious stuff that kids will love!" - Eoin Colfer When Luke Watson turns into a werewolf for the third time, the Government Housing of Unusual Lifeforms (G.H.O.U.L.) moves his family to Scream Street — a frightful community of vampires, zombies, witches, and sundry undead. Though Luke quickly makes friends, he vows to find a way to take his terrified parents home. The... (more)
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Runaway Mummy: A Petrifying Parody
by John Flanagan, Michael Rex
Once there was a little mummy who wanted to run away. “If you run away,” said Mother Mummy, “I will get you! For you are my rotten little mummy!” A little mummy transforms into a series of incredible monsters in order to run away and assert his independence. His mother keeps coming to “get” him, but this little mummy has a mind of his own. Filled with uproarious illustrations, another beloved classic gets a... (more)
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Conversations With Mummies: New Light on the Lives of Ancient Egyptians
by Rick Archbold, A. Rosalie David
As the delicately painted mummy case moves slowly through the CAT scanner, remarkable images appear. Artificial eyes have been placed in the sockets. Between the bandages lie pieces of jewelry, a gold vulture with outstretched wings, and a stone beetle, a symbol of life after death... Thousands of years ago, their bodies were carefully prepared for the journey to the afterlife. Today, state-of-the-art technology... (more)
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*OP YotS Heralds of the Storm 1 (World of Darkness (White Wolf Paperback))
by Andrew Bates
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