Publisher: Egmont USA
Publication Date: April 24, 2012
Rating: 3/5
Marcus doesn't even want
to go away for the summer. And his Mum's fond memories of Diamond Beach
turn out to be nothing like reality. This could be his worst holiday
ever…
But things quickly become more interesting when Marcus discovers the hidden cellar in their smelly old caravan. There, he and his new friends, the Huckstepps, find themselves touring a string of fantasy worlds filled with giant pink cats, stranded holidday makers and walking talking fairground rides, in a place where dreams turn quickly into nightmares.
Your dream holiday is meant to be the perfect escape. So run. NOW.
An a wild, exhilarating ride that will lead Marcus straight to oblivion unless he can escape the trap that's been laid out for him - and all those tempted to venture through the disappearing doors…(Goodreads)
But things quickly become more interesting when Marcus discovers the hidden cellar in their smelly old caravan. There, he and his new friends, the Huckstepps, find themselves touring a string of fantasy worlds filled with giant pink cats, stranded holidday makers and walking talking fairground rides, in a place where dreams turn quickly into nightmares.
Your dream holiday is meant to be the perfect escape. So run. NOW.
An a wild, exhilarating ride that will lead Marcus straight to oblivion unless he can escape the trap that's been laid out for him - and all those tempted to venture through the disappearing doors…(Goodreads)
My Junior Book Club read this book and
for the most part the kids enjoyed it, although I wasn’t a big fan.
A boy named Marcus discovers a staircase under a seat in the mobile
home his mother bought. The staircase leaders to a cellar and anyone
who opens the door finds themselves in their dream “paradise” and
the creatures in their paradise did what they could to keep them from
leaving. Throughout the book various characters are trapped in their
dream paradise and the other characters in the book get them out.
For the most part the book was alright,
but there were some very confusing parts. There’s a section of the
book that takes place on a boat and neither I, nor the kids, had any
idea what was happening during that chapter. There was also very
little character development. I feel like none of the characters
learned anything from their experience in the nightmare of a cellar.
None of the characters grew, or seemed to learn anything. I
understand that the book was for younger children (my book club is
4th and 5th grade) but I feel like it does them
a disservice. I don’t know. Some of the characters were funny, the
kids were able to talk about what their dream paradise and dream
nightmare would be , but there wasn’t much else going on.
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