The Kingdom Keepers.THE KINGDOM KEEPERS. Ridley Pearson. 2005. Read by Gary Littman. 5 tapes. 6 hrs. Brilliance Audio. 1-4233-0688-0. $68.25. Vinyl; plot, reader notes. JS Disney World; The Magic Kingdom, cartoon characters bigger than life--Pearson writes about another side to this joyful place, a dark side that takes over at night, an insurrection masterminded by Disney villains Below is a list of the villains featured in Disney media. Ever since Walt Disney created Steamboat Willie and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, there have always been villains raining on a hero's parade. and their underlings. Known as the Overtakers, they've gained control over the animatronic creatures and have turned them into a vicious group of thugs who are rebelling, led by the green-skinned witch Maleficent ma·lef·i·cent adj. Harmful or evil in intent or effect. Adj. 1. maleficent - harmful or evil in intent or effect and her fellow Disney villains. Who can thwart their evil intentions? Enter Finn Whitman to the rescue, with his four friends. The five teenagers, with the help of crotchety crotch·et·y adj. Capriciously stubborn or eccentric; perverse. crotch  et·i·ness n. old Wayne, an
old-time park employee and one-time confidante con·fi·dante n. 1. A woman to whom secrets or private matters are disclosed. 2. A woman character in a drama or fiction, such as a trusted friend or servant, who serves as a device for revealing the inner thoughts or intentions of Walt Disney himself, team up to fight the evil that threatens the Magic Kingdom. Littman's enthusiastic reading captures the youthful excitement. Raspy rasp·y adj. rasp·i·er, rasp·i·est Rough; grating. Adj. 1. raspy - unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice" grating, rasping, gravelly, scratchy, rough witch voice, teenagers, grumpy old Wayne--Littman does them all with enough exuberance and energy to keep young readers involved to the very end. Even a surprise or two is thrown in, and maybe the suggestion of a sequel? Miles Klein, Frisco, TX |
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