Bracegirdle, P. J., Sinister Scenes, McElderry books, 319
pages, violence - PG, Language - G ( 0 swears, 0 "F") Sexual content
- G.
Joy Wells loves her home town of Spooking, a small bunch of
houses on a hill far above the much larger (and much hated by Joy) city of
Darlington, where she goes to school. While Joy loves her little town and the
secrets it holds concerning her favorite author and hero, who she thinks once
dwelled there, Mr. Octavio Phipps despises the town and wants it off the map.
Mr. Phipps finally gets a chance to change the town when a movie crew shows up
to turn Spooking into a set for a horror movie, but with all of the troubles
they're having, will the movie ever see the light of day?
When I started reading this book, I had thought it seemed
pretty lame. I guess I had set my expectations too high and was hoping for a
thriller more on my level. But once I really started paying attention, the
author's witty and cynical writing style really made me enjoy reading it,
especially when it switched to Mr. Phipps' point of view.This was one of the
few books that didn't lower my faith in humanity at all, even if it had sort of
a dark outlook at the beginning. There were a few problems I had with it, like
the character Morris in general, but overall it was quite a marvelous read,
especially if I were to look at it from the point of view of an elementary
school student.
EL-MS - ADVISABLE, Student Reviewer, BT
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