Traditional Disney wholesomeness is spiced, not soured, by occasional innuendo and a big twist in the sequel. There’s also a talking cat, a talking dog, a gaggle of costumed heroines, and an oblique reference to a certain beloved Halloween movie. The witches, each daffier than the last, supply most of the comedy as well as plenty of menace but end up back in the infernal regions. With help from her best friend, Travis, and classmate Isabella, on whom she has a major crush, Poppy has only hours to keep the weird sisters from working more evil. Fast-forward to 2018: Poppy, daughter of Max and Allison, inadvertently works a spell that sends her parents and an aunt to hell in exchange for the gleeful witches. Max and dazzling, popular classmate Allison have to keep said witches at bay until dawn to save all of the local children from a similar fate. Three Salem witches hanged in 1693 for stealing a child’s life force are revived in 1993 when 16-year-old new kid Max completes a spell by lighting a magical candle (which has to be kindled by a virgin to work). In honor of its 25th anniversary, a Disney Halloween horror/comedy film gets a sequel to go with its original novelization. Muddled but entertaining story with a heart of gold. For example, do the two men in Gloria’s young life really need to be named Danny and Davey? The author makes some inexplicable choices affecting reader comprehension. Like much of the novel, the wingding climax is funny, inventive and hard to follow. In the course of the story, Spencer tangles with Mafia toughs and motorcycle gang members, finding maturity, smarts and personal strength in the process. In the sometimes hard-to-get-a-grip-on madcap adventure that follows, Spencer and Gloria pick up Gloria’s granddaughter, AmberLea (who is under house arrest), and discover that the thumping coming from the back of their “borrowed” Cadillac is being caused by an armed thug and cannoli baker who is tied up in the trunk. Turns out that Gloria has a larger-than-life theatrical personality, a bulldozer-strong will and an agenda of her own. That all changes after the reading of his grandfather’s remarkable will, which sends Spencer on a quest to find and get a kiss on the cheek from an aging B-movie actress named Gloria Lorraine. Instead, he’s rather timid, a watcher rather than a doer. Unlike his brother and male cousins, Spencer is not athletic or adventurous.
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Highly Recommended., The dialogue is very amusing, sharp and revealing of character.This intriguing series will appeal to both boys and girls at the junior high level.Grandfather’s will sends a 17-year-old boy on a zany adventure. The film allusions throughout are clever and appropriate, and the cast of characters is both interesting and convincing.Readers will thoroughly enjoy Jump Cuton its own or as part of this unique new series. The way the story intertwines with Spencer's younger brother's journey adds further interest and keeps readers guessing to the end. entertaining story with a heart of gold., Staunton offers plenty of action, intrigue, and well-placed humour. Great for middle grade boys who want realistic fiction with action and suspense., A zany adventure.In the course of the story, Spencer tangles with Mafia toughs and motorcycle gang members, finding maturity, smarts and personal strength in the process. Easy to read vocabulary with nonstop action, adventure and humor., adventures are exciting and readers will be anxious to pick up the next book in the series. Strongly recommended for middle and high school libraries. A first class read about loyalty, first love and how life can imitate film. But, I suspect, that Jump Cutand all the other books in Orca's Seven (the series) will definitely stay in the mainstream for a long time with their popularity ensuring their status as classics., Exciting and good fun.It's wonderful to read a book where you love all the characters and here I certainly did, right down to the dog., This madcap adventure will appeal to those readers who like action novels, mob related novels, or road trip novels.
Ted Staunton's sense of humour is divine, especially when verbalized by the indomitable Gloria Lorraine.Jump Cuthas the eccentric elements of a cult classic. If Jump Cutwere a movie, and it would make a fantastic film, it would an action thriller with a quirky cast and many surprises, and the audience would be relentlessly sitting on the edge of their seats and falling back with belly laughs.
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