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My kids absolutely loved this book so of course I bought it for my classroom! It’s really funny and fantastical. The illustrations are great!
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a free advanced copy in exchange my honest review.
This is book 2 of 3 in the Living Ted Series. I have not read the other books, but did not have a problem following along. I chose to read this book with my 9 year old son. I felt that it was the appropriate age for him. Lisa Marie and Vernon have a different kind of enemy that brings bears back to live. Their former enemy, Grizz, is brought back to life and wants to go back to trying to take over the world. My 9 year old and I really enjoyed this book.
Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for allowing me to read this story. All thoughts are my own.
Prose (Story): Picking up literally the morning after the events of Night of the Living Ted, this sequel finds suburban school kid Lisa Marie and her half-brother Vernon once again fighting for their lives and their town when an old nemesis comes back to take his revenge ... along with his thousand-strong teddy bear army.
Don's (Review): As much as I loved Night of the Living Ted, I gotta say I enjoyed this crazy, funny, thrill ride of a sequel even more. Hard to say too much without spoilers, but after Lisa Marie and Vernon manage to save their town by shutting down the heinous, Halloween night invasion of teddy bears from the first book, the kids wake up the next morning only to be astonished when not a single person - adult or child - in their town, besides them, even remembers the whole thing happening! Even Vernon's bully of a buddy, Drake - who himself was changed into a cutesy-wutesy teddy just the night before - seems to have no recollection of the incident. Only when Lisa Marie and Vernon are suddenly kidnapped by a mysterious man with his own mission, do things become clear ... before an old, furry enemy takes control yet again, this time determined to make the kids pay for their thwarting of him in the first place. And WOW, did I love every page of it! My only (mild) complaint is that the ending felt a bit rushed; other than that, I seriously think - between the wacky plot/storyline and Lee Cosgrove's animation-like illustrations - that Netflix (or someone) should snap this up and turn it into the funny, subversive and snarky series or series of films it deserves to be. This was so great, even better than the first, and this reader for one already anxiously awaits Invasion of the Living Ted - not, sadly, due until January! 4.5/5 stars
NOTE: I received a free ARC of this title from NetGalley and the publisher, in exchange for an honest review.
Thanks to NetGalley and Random House for the chance to read this story! My eight year old son was so excited to read. A perfect blend of humor and creepiness! Would love to see more from this series.
I received an electronic ARC from Random House Children's Publishing from NetGalley.
Lisa Marie and Vernon are back and the story picks up the next morning from where Night of the Living Ted finished. They battle a new enemy who is bringing bears to life to "save" the world. Unfortunately, Grizz is also brought back to life and continues his plans to rule the world.
Humor and enough creepiness blended together for mid to upper elementary level readers.
Looking forward to the next in the series.