The rebellion against an evil archmage and his bowler-topped minions wends its way to a climax.Дispatching five baddies on the first two pages alone, wand-waving villain-exterminator Vega Jane gathers a motley army of fellow magicals, ghosts, and muggles-sorry, вЂњWugmortsвЂќ-for a final assault on Necro and his natty Maladons. Poppy and her family are white, while Travis and Isabella are both African-American.ДЄ bit of envelope-pushing freshens up the formula. Traditional Disney wholesomeness is spiced, not soured, by occasional innuendo and a big twist in the sequel. ThereвЂ™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 childвЂ™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. It ends well, and with the promise of more stirring tales to come. While there is darkness and violence, Sandry works with strength and confidence to overcome them, secure in the love of her uncle and her teachers. Sandry must begin to teach Pasco, and does so by enlisting her own teacher and one of the most famous dancers of the realm. She will exert both in the face of two events: a family of unscrupulous merchants is being slaughtered under the very noses of their protectors and a local boy named Pasco is mightily resisting his own magic. SheвЂ™s staying with her great uncle, the Duke, trying to keep him from overwork after an illness, and cheering him with her spirit and sharp mind.

At 14, Lady Sandrilene-Sandry-has endured the loss of her family, danger, and tragedy, but she has mastered her magic, which she can spin and knot and weave like thread. In vibrant language and with great energy, Pierce spins out the story of Sandry ( Circle of Magic, 1997) for the Circle Opens quartet.

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