Liar, Liar, Head on Fire
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- Author：Vera Strange
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Summary
"Remember our deal， Wonder Boy。 The Zeus Cup belongs to me！"
On the outside， twelve-year-old Hector seems like he’s got it all。 He’s strong， fast， and rumored to be the favorite to win this year’s Zeus Cup at the Mt。 Olympus Spartan Race， the highest honor in his small Midwestern town。 Hector’s parents and his five siblings trained to win gold in their twelfth year， but all fell short。 Now Hector is their last chance to bring glory to the family， and he’s starting to feel the pressure。 After a mysterious （and extremely talented） girl named Mae obliterates him at the practice run， Hector is desperate to do whatever it takes to win and make his family proud。 Cue a certain god of the Underworld who has a mighty proposition for Hector: Hades will give him godlike strength and speed in exchange for the trophy at the end of the race。 Seems like a pretty good trade-off。 But as Hector soon discovers， no deal with Hades is as straightforward as it seems， and he’s going to have to go the distance or risk going from hero to zero。
Grab your nightlight， dear reader， and prepare to be CHILL-ed！
On the outside， twelve-year-old Hector seems like he’s got it all。 He’s strong， fast， and rumored to be the favorite to win this year’s Zeus Cup at the Mt。 Olympus Spartan Race， the highest honor in his small Midwestern town。 Hector’s parents and his five siblings trained to win gold in their twelfth year， but all fell short。 Now Hector is their last chance to bring glory to the family， and he’s starting to feel the pressure。 After a mysterious （and extremely talented） girl named Mae obliterates him at the practice run， Hector is desperate to do whatever it takes to win and make his family proud。 Cue a certain god of the Underworld who has a mighty proposition for Hector: Hades will give him godlike strength and speed in exchange for the trophy at the end of the race。 Seems like a pretty good trade-off。 But as Hector soon discovers， no deal with Hades is as straightforward as it seems， and he’s going to have to go the distance or risk going from hero to zero。
Grab your nightlight， dear reader， and prepare to be CHILL-ed！
Reviews
Megan
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I feel mean for giving this such a low review， but for me this is on the same level as Second Star To The Fright and that isn’t a good thing - they’re two of the weakest books in the series。The story itself was relatively okay， but the “plot twist” of Mae having her own deal with Hades and then NOT CARING（？！） that the world was going to end felt so weird？ I personally felt like it didn’t work and the story itself didn’t scare me。 The endings， and even stories themselves， of Part of Your Nightmar I feel mean for giving this such a low review， but for me this is on the same level as Second Star To The Fright and that isn’t a good thing - they’re two of the weakest books in the series。The story itself was relatively okay， but the “plot twist” of Mae having her own deal with Hades and then NOT CARING（？！） that the world was going to end felt so weird？ I personally felt like it didn’t work and the story itself didn’t scare me。 The endings， and even stories themselves， of Part of Your Nightmare and Be Careful What You Wish Fur will haunt me forever， they were incredible stories。 This just fell extremely short for me， which is a shame。 That being said， it hasn’t put me off reading more or dulled my excitement to find out who’s next！ I eagerly await the next instalment。 。。。more
Jess
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The fifth book in Vera Strange’s Disney Chills series is the author’s favorite so far and for good reason。 Replete with weighty expectations， curious friendships， competitive streaks， magic， demons and even Greek mythology， this book has it all。What is the Disney Chills series？Disney’s answer to R。L。 Stine’s Goosebumps – namely， the Disney Chills series – has been successfully spooking us since the first book， Part of Your Nightmare， dropped in early 2020。Since the debut of book one， Disney and The fifth book in Vera Strange’s Disney Chills series is the author’s favorite so far and for good reason。 Replete with weighty expectations， curious friendships， competitive streaks， magic， demons and even Greek mythology， this book has it all。What is the Disney Chills series？Disney’s answer to R。L。 Stine’s Goosebumps – namely， the Disney Chills series – has been successfully spooking us since the first book， Part of Your Nightmare， dropped in early 2020。Since the debut of book one， Disney and author Jennifer Brody （under the pen name Vera Strange） have rapid-fire released several subsequent novels in the series。 We have been keeping our nightlights on thanks to book two （Fiends on the Other Side）， book three （Second Star to the Fright）， book four （Be Careful What You Wish Fur） and now， book five （Liar， Liar， Head on Fire）。 We had better keep some backup lightbulbs handy because these Disney Chills books keep on comin’。What is Book Five: Liar， Liar， Head on Fire about？Twelve-year-old Hector Gomez appears to have it all。 He has a close-knit family and great relationship with his three older brothers （Phil， Luca and Juan）， and is in the best physical shape possible。 He is strong， fast， and rumored to win this year’s Zeus Cup at the famous Mt。 Olympus Spartan Race。 The race is the talk of the town and Hector is the last hope for someone in his family to win the Cup after his parents and brothers missed out in the past。 He is starting to feel the pressure， especially since running and training are not his passions; he secretly aspires to be a photographer and longs for days filled with candid shots and nature snaps instead。Extremely talented running newcomer Mae seems to have the edge on Hector， beating him at practice mere days before the race。 Hector is desperate to win， make his family proud and move on from the race。 Enter: Hades， God of the Underworld， who of course has an intriguing albeit sketchy proposition for Hector。 Hades offers Hector god-like strength and speed in exchange for the Zeus Cup after Hector wins the race。 This is exactly what Hector needs to achieve his immediate goal。 But as Hector soon discovers， one should not make deals with the devil， and things are not always what they seem…Great （Greek） references and even greater themesJennifer Brody has found her stride in drumming up these terrifying tales。 In the acknowledgments， Brody shares that she has always been a huge fan of Greek mythology and legends and it shows in Hector’s story。 Brimming with references to Disney’s Hercules and beyond， the fun and historical references bounce off nearly every page。 Among them， Hector lives in a small town called Mt。 Olympus， he is training for the Spartan Run， he must win the Zeus Cup， his couch’s name is Phil （just Phil， not Philoctetes， but close enough）， the chapter titles are reminiscent of Hercules’ songs and quotes， and most importantly， he must take a deep dive into his town’s history and Zeus and Hades’ turbulent relationship to quash the evil plan hatched by the God of the Underworld。The Greek and mythological backdrop provides an entertaining opening into some critical themes， including being different， dealing with expectations， friendship， trust， competitiveness， proving oneself and the pros and cons of “playing dirty。” Brody consistently does a marvelous job in teaming important themes with fun content， as she has done in each of her Disney Chills books to date。One of my favorite parts of this story that I found different to the prior books is that Hector makes a deal with the devil for something he personally doesn’t really want: he makes a deal to ensure that he wins the Spartan Run。 Throughout the book the reader is told the Hector doesn’t really care about the race， he doesn’t want to train， and his passions lie elsewhere， namely photography。 But the reason Hector makes a deal with Hades is for his family: to make them proud。 His brother and couch， Phil， has spent an exorbitant amount of time and effort training him and each of his family members have tried and failed to win the Cup。 This premise struck a chord with me， because unlike prior Chills books in which the protagonist is predominantly consumed with something they want （popularity， for example， like in Be Careful What You Wish Fur）， Hector finds himself in a mess for trying too hard to please others。 A tricky conundrum indeed and one that readers may find valuable to think on。 。。。more
James M
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Oh。。。My。。。GODS！ I've always been a fan of Greek Mythology and Disney。 Vera Strange has found a way to bring the Disney version of Hades into the 21st century with a new plan to take over the cosmos。 She perfectly captured his personality and Pain and Panic's in this must read。 The entire serious is a must read for fans of Disney and its Villains。 I won't spoil anything but this might be the darkest book in the series so far。 Thank you Vera Strange for this experience。 Oh。。。My。。。GODS！ I've always been a fan of Greek Mythology and Disney。 Vera Strange has found a way to bring the Disney version of Hades into the 21st century with a new plan to take over the cosmos。 She perfectly captured his personality and Pain and Panic's in this must read。 The entire serious is a must read for fans of Disney and its Villains。 I won't spoil anything but this might be the darkest book in the series so far。 Thank you Vera Strange for this experience。 。。。more
Maggie Lovitt
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Hector Gomez is the youngest son of the proprietors of Hero’s Sporting Goods — Official Sporting Goods Suppliers of the Mt。 Olympus Spartan Run。 Any guesses as to which Disney classic this is a twisted spin on？ If you guessed Hercules， then you guessed correctly。 Young Hector is ready to go the distance to turn himself from a zero into a hero。 Unfortunately， Hades doesn’t play fair。（READ MORE: https://yourmoneygeek。com/review-disn。。。）Hector’s family teasingly calls him “Wonderboy” as he trains f Hector Gomez is the youngest son of the proprietors of Hero’s Sporting Goods — Official Sporting Goods Suppliers of the Mt。 Olympus Spartan Run。 Any guesses as to which Disney classic this is a twisted spin on？ If you guessed Hercules， then you guessed correctly。 Young Hector is ready to go the distance to turn himself from a zero into a hero。 Unfortunately， Hades doesn’t play fair。（READ MORE: https://yourmoneygeek。com/review-disn。。。）Hector’s family teasingly calls him “Wonderboy” as he trains for the illustrious Mt。 Olympus Spartan Run， but they have no idea that he is destined for greatness， with a little help from the Underworld。 During the practice run， Hector gets conned by a new athlete named Mae who ends up becoming a major distraction for him。 They become fast friends， but not nearly as fast as Hector becomes when he makes a deal with Hades to get a speedy boost。If you have been reading the Disney Chills series， then you can guess that things do not go well for Hector in Liar， Liar Head on Fire。 Unlike Hercules’ triumphant victory at the end of Hercules， Hector is not reunited with the mortal world。 In fact， he becomes one with the River Styx。 It’s a grim ending， but a great reminder to kids that we all have our special skills and we shouldn’t get jealous of the skills of others。I may not be a middle-grade reader， but the Disney Chills series is everything that I would have loved back then。 Liar， Liar Head on Fire would have been my favorite book as a middle-grader because Hector is homeschooled like I was。 I can count on one hand the number of times in nearly thirty years that I have seen a protagonist in a major series be homeschooled。After five spectacular books， we have come to the end of the line for the Disney Chills series。 For now， at least。 Disney would be foolish not to have Vera Strange bring to life more villainous tales with this series。 As long as there are Disney stories， there are always more villains to reimagine for the younger audiences。From scary encounters with the shadowy Dr。 Facilier or the looming figure of Captain Hook， to the nightmare-inducing plot of a little girl being turned into a mannequin， and now a victoryless race to Mt。 Olympus — the world needs more Disney Chills。 。。。more
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