The Cat Mummy: Part 4

By JACQUELINE WILSON

I love Miss Smith. She's a new teacher, the nicest we've ever had.

I hate Moyra. If there really is a Crusher I hope he wakes up one morning and takes a good look at Moyra's beady eyes and twitchy nose, mistakes her for a giant mouse, and GOBBLES HER UP. I certainly wouldn't want a snake for a pet, but at least it would be something exciting to boast about.

I have a pet. She is a tabby cat called Mabel. I love her dearly. But she is very, very, very boring. She doesn't do anything. She just sleeps. Sometimes I leave her curled up on my bed when I go to school and when I come home there she still is, in exactly the same position. She doesn't go out at night and run round having wild encounters with big bad tom cats. Not my Mabel. She stays indoors, dozes all evening, and then sleeps all night, back on my bed. She likes to lie on my feet like a live hot-water bottle. She's about as playful as a hot-water bottle too.

Publisher: Random House

Price: $14.95

Age group: 8-13 years