I hated this book. Timothy was a terrible child that no one could like. His attitude was beyond bad, it was out of character. 
 The fact that the author threw in characters from a previous book just to make a sequel didn't help. 
 Oh and don't forget that the adults acted like they were braindead uncaring people. 
 Sometimes it felt like the author tried to make her writing whitty or smart alicky to get the kids to like it but it turned readers off because it felt like a back talking teenager.