McMummy by Betsy Byars
Mozie has such a cute, cheery little pixie face that no-one ever believes he could be worried about ANYTHING - but he is. Not only is he trying to get to grips with life after his father's death but he's found something really, really freaky- a giant mummy-shaped pod in Professor Orloff's incredible greenhouse. Accompanied by his best friend, Batty and a dizzy beauty queen named Valvoline, Mozie guards the mysterious humming pod - and discovers its contents. . .