Spooky Smackdown: Wheelnuts! Craziest Race on
Earth #2 by Knife & Packer (Scholastic Australia)
PB
RRP $12.99
ISBN
978-1-74362-723-5
Reviewed by Jenny Heslop
Multi-billionaire
Warren 'Wheelie' Wheelnut has gathered contestants for a second extreme race.
This time, the unique racetrack is in Spookytania, and promises to be the
scariest racetrack on Earth.
The
rules are simple - there are no rules - and the teams waiting for the signal to
go will take full advantage of this. The Wheel Deal, the Flying Nappy, the Rust
Bucket 3000, the Supersonic Sparkler, the Jumping Jalopy, and the winner of the
last race, the Dino-Wagon,
all plan to cheat their way to the finish line.
As
well as racing and dirty trick playing, the teams must complete a challenge
somewhere along the way. In Spookytania, this challenge is the Room of
Super-Mega-Help-I-Want-My-Mummy-Terror and all the teams are faced with ghosts
so personal and terrifying (the robots from the Rust Bucket 3000 have a rust
demon haunting them) that they do not last long at all in the challenge room.
Despite
the fierce competition, there are times when the racers need to team together.
Wipeout and Dipstick, the villains of the piece, are never far away and would
love to destroy the race.
Spooky
Smackdown is a short, colourful and fully
illustrated chapter book, which will entertain readers of all ages. The
illustrations are reminiscent of the Wacky Races cartoon, as is the storyline.
Tongue-in-cheek humour, slapstick scenarios and jostling action make for a fun
read for those who appreciate a silly sense of humour.
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