![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Then, one day, he decides to change things up. Except with talking bull terriers.Įnglish teacher Thomas Abbey leads a fairly banal existence, living in the shadow of his famous father, a legend of the silver screen. And THEN, once you’ve almost finished eating, discovering the fist your neighbor has slipped in through the bottom of the popcorn bag that suddenly spring up and cold cocks you in the face. And then discovering that nestled alongside each kernel is the tiniest of habanero peppers. Imagine discovering that popcorn is actually caramel coated. Going on the aforementioned, I anticipated some weird and wonderful Alice in Wonderland-like narrative, a gentle Young Adult adventure I could digest like buttered popcorn – light, pleasing, yet ultimately inconsequential. I selected it on the basis of several strong recommendations and a rather whimsical cover depicting an anthropomorphic kite and a six armed creature eating ice cream on a front porch while some malevolent-looking fellow glares out at them from inside the house. Going into this book, I had no idea what to expect. ![]()
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