This one's about John being obsessed with toys and wanting more of them. (who didn't as a kid) but his love for toys has clouded his judgment and relationship with the Lord....I mean his bike.
The bowler hat wearing villain Mr Grinsby from the first book is gone (being burned into ashes after the first book) and is now replaced with a sweet old wicked looking grandma named Mrs Happy, who is the new owner of the toy store in town.
The book takes place a few months after the first one ended on a cliffhanger (or sorts) which isn't dealt with until midway through this book when we find out what actually happened to John earlier that year.
Kind of odd to not resolve the cliffhanger at the beginning of the book (especially for a kids novel) but it is what it is.
This plot's a little lame considering John's tempted so easily by toys this time around when in the first book, he wasn't tempted by a brand new bike, but I guess it works in the long run.
Have a good weekend folks!
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