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The Mummy Snatcher Curse (The Wand Keepers series)

Tiffany McDaniel

Spella, a young witch, travels with her aunt and best friend Tolden to Mummy City. The visit is interrupted by a mummy snatcher, a monster that is taking mummies from the city. Egypt, Spella’s mummified talking cat, is among those in danger. Spella and Tolden try to stop the creature before its actions awaken giants sleeping beneath Mummy City and put the city in further peril.

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Themes
Adventure · Animals · Fantasy And Magic · Friendship
Format
Paperback
ISBN-13
9781665955331
Language
English
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