Gender roles and stereotypes are more relaxed. There is less body (ageism and age shaming are still present) and slut shaming. In stark contrast the second story in the book is much more progressive in the representation and language these stories might as well have been written by two different authors. If your kids read this story (or watch the movie), I suggest having a critical discussion with them afterwards. The dialogue did not age well beyond the childish name calling, misogyny, xenophobia, body shaming, ageism/age shaming, slut shaming, and rigid gender stereotypes are also ever present. Keep in mind the first part of the book is a novelization of the original movie. Keep in mind …more This book provides few examples of good social models for behavior, language, and general treatment of people from different backgrounds. Noel This book provides few examples of good social models for behavior, language, and general treatment of people from different backgrounds. When Halloween celebrations don't quite go as planned, it's a race against time as Poppy and her friends fight to save her family and all of Salem from the witches' latest death-defying scheme.more Twenty-five years later, Max and Allison's seventeen-year-old daughter, Poppy, finds herself face-to-face with the Sanderson sisters in all their sinister glory. Max, his sister, and his new friends (human and otherwise) must find a way to stop the witches from carrying out their evil plan and remaining on earth to torment Salem for all eternity. Shortly after moving from California to Salem, Massachusetts, Max Dennison finds himself in hot water when he accidentally releases a coven of witches, the Sanderson sisters, from the afterlife. Fans will be spellbound by a fresh retelling of the original film, followed by the all-new sequel that continues the story with the next generation of Salem teens. Diving once more into the world of witches, this electrifying two-part young adult novel, released on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the 1993 film, marks a new era of Hocus Pocus. Fans will be spellbound by a fresh retelling of the original film, followed by the all-new sequel that continues the story wit Hocus Pocus is beloved by Halloween enthusiasts all over the world. Hocus Pocus is beloved by Halloween enthusiasts all over the world.
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