The Best Halloween Ever
Barbara Robinson (J Fiction)
Well, one thing’s for sure and that’s if there is no Halloween this year, you can blame the Herdmans! After ruining past Halloweens, not to mention sabotaging Arbor and Flag Day, it comes as no surprise when the mayor announces that Halloween will be held inside Woodrow Wilson School this year. Yes, everyone deserves a safe and controlled Halloween and without the Herdmans, the school will definitely be the safest place to be on Halloween…or will it?
The Best Halloween Ever is the third and final installment in Barbara Robinson’s The Herdman series and gives readers one last chance to delight in the deviously notorious antics of Ralph, Imogene, Leroy, Claude, Ollie, and Gladys Herdman. Despite the town’s fool-proof plans to prevent the Herdmans from tarnishing yet another community event, Imogen and company prove once again how the best-laid plans often go awry. Between mysterious disappearances, a missing playground slide, a sudden power outage, and mistaken identities, the worst Halloween ever quickly turns into the best Halloween ever.
The Best Halloween Ever isn’t just a story about undisciplined kids rebelling against the establishment, it’s an entertaining story of redemption and inclusion while celebrating the joy and thrill that only Halloween brings. Author and diversity consultant Verna Myers once said, “Diversity is being invited to the party; inclusion is being asked to dance.” While the Herdmans would never be on anyone’s guest list or dance card, how fortunate are those when they show up anyway. Between the chaos and confusion, there might also be a valuable lesson or two learned. By the end of it all, everyone soon realizes that a party truly wouldn’t be a party without the Herdmans.
Rating: 4/5
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