Book description
Verity adores her cat, Mabel, and is desperately sad when she dies.
Remembering her recent school lessons about the Ancient Egyptians,
Verity decides to mummify Mabel and keep her hidden. Verity's dad and
grandparents can't bear to talk about death, having lost Verity's mum
several years ago - but when they eventually discover what Verity has
done, the whole family realises it's time to talk.
A superb handling of bereavement in Jacqueline Wilson's uniquely
accessible and enjoyable style, for younger readers.
JACQUELINE WILSON is an extremely well-known and hugely popular
author who served as Children's Laureate from 2005-7. She has been
awarded a number of prestigious awards, including the British
Children's Book of the Year and the Guardian Children's Fiction Award
(for The Illustrated Mum), the Smarties Prize and the
Children's Book Award (for Double Act, for which she was also
highly commended for the Carnegie Medal). In 2002 Jacqueline was given
an OBE for services to literacy in schools and in 2008 she was
appointed a Dame. She was the author most borrowed from British
libraries in the last decade.
'A brilliant writer of wit and subtlety' THE TIMES
'She should be prescribed for all cases of reading reluctance'
INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
'Has a rare gift for writing lightly and amusingly about emotional
issues' BOOKSELLER
