P.T. and his friend, Gloria, need a plan to help save their motel, Wonderland, (which is also their home), from being bought by a rich guy who owns the neighboring hotel (who wants to tear down Wonderland in order to expand his own hotel). P.T. and Gloria hatch their plan to save Wonderland when they hear about a movie being made in their town. The movie people want to use a throw-back motel as the setting for their throw-back movie, "Beach Party Surf Monkey". According to P.T., there is no better throw-back motel than Wonderland. The kids find a way to make their pitch to the movie producers. When Wonderland is chosen as the location, they are sure they have saved their home from the clutches of the greedy owner next door.
Things for P.T. don't always work out as planned. The good news is that P.T. and a few friends get to be extras in the movie. The bad news is that the neighboring hotel owner (and daughter) are big schemers and dreamers just like P.T. and Gloria. The owner next door finds ways to make life difficult for P.T., Gloria, the movie people, and the co-stars of the movie. One of the co-stars of the movie is a monkey. When filming a movie with a monkey, anything can happen. In fact, when the monkey goes missing from his trailer, the movie might not ever get made. Can P.T. and Gloria's plan of making Wonderland famous from this movie really work??
This was a fast paced, fun book. I know children will love this book, either as a read aloud or one they can read on their own. Make sure to check out my review of book one in this series. Search my blog for Welcome to Wonderland Motel Sweet Motel.
I suggest after reading this book, you go and spend some time at the beach.
Happy Daily Reading!
Deanna
