Quigley McCormick
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The Quigley McCormick series of books chronicles Quigley McCormick, an eleven year old boy, and his wacky escapades in the town of Buckletuckle, a place where jelly beans grow on trees and kids can drive.
[edit] Characters
The cast of color characters include the adventuresome Quigley McCormick, his feisty sister Moxy McCormick, Quigley’s best friend the loyal Oskee Nelson, the infamous Flip Stuperton, and the clever Rebecca Wright. Currently, there are three books in the series; The Curse of the Polka-Dotted Pig, The Stuperton Conspiracy, and The Summer of Shenanigans. The author, David Hollaway, wrote and illustrated all of the books in the Quigley McCormick series of books as well as a number of other books including Ray Jay and the Grumpy Tree of East Side Park, Pete Has Big Feet, The Three Little Figs, to name a few.
[edit] Book 1: The Curse of the Polka-Dotted Pig
In the first book, eleven-year-old Quigley McCormick lives with his grandparents and his little sister, Moxy, in a spectacular town called Buckletuckle, a fun and magical town where a kid could be a kid. In the summer, the outside water fountains are filled with cherry soda pop and lemon popsicles hang from the trees downtown. The boys and girls have a special holiday just for them on the first day of spring called "National Gift Day" where the parents have to buy their children something...a toy, a game, something cool...Parents that don't celebrate this day have to do their children's chores for a whole week. Buckletuckle is filled with so many more exciting things but the best thing the boys and girls love about Buckletuckle is Jelly Bean Park...the best amusement park in the world...the park has jelly beans the size of small apples hanging from the trees...the park is opened every Saturday and Sunday...teenagers and adults are not allowed in the park...all the fun is "For Kids Only" and all the food and rides are free.
Quigley, who was known as the hero, and his best friend, Oskee, who was known as loyal Oskee, were excited this morning because it was Saturday and they were going to Jelly Bean Park. That was until Quigley's plans were crushed when his grandparents told him at breakfast they wanted him and Moxy, who was known as the Tattletale, to do chores today while his grandmother was gone. Quigley knew he wouldn't be able to go to the park now. While he was doing his chores, Oskee and Flip, who was known as disrespectful Flip, rang the bell ready to go to the park.Once they found out Quigley had chores to do, they came up with a plan to help Quigley with the chores, sneak him out the house, then get him back home before Quigley's grandmother returned home while his grandfather was asleep. After the chores were completed, they were on their way to Jelly Bean Park for the adventure of magical rides, colorful creatures, and the discovery of the curse.
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