“A sprightly tale of self-discovery that’s both affecting and endearing…it’s inspiring to watch the fifth grader uncover his inner fortitude while hiding inside a costume”
—Kirkus Reviews (full review)“A fun tale, which grabs from beginning to end.”
—Bookworm for Kids (full review)
Miss Sorenson’s fifth-grade class at Green Hill Academy is going to make a movie… a mummy movie! Brilliant but awkward Bernard Gawain is thrilled his crush, Bridget Matsumoto, has been cast as the leading lady, and he will be playing her hero. But this dream come true unravels when his domineering mother becomes the class substitute teacher and the film's tyrannical director.
