Something Wicked this Way Comes

“We read here of the loss of innocence, the recognition of evil, the bond between generations, and the purely fantastic. These forces enter Green Town, Illinois, on the wheels of Cooger and Dark’s Pandemonium Shadow Show. Will Halloway and Jim Nightsahde, two 13-year-olds, explore the sinister carnival for excitement, which becomes desperation as the forces of the dark threaten to engulf them. Bradbury’s gentle humanism and lyric style serve this fantasy well.” Shapiro. Fic for Youth. 3d edition