{"product_id":"the-curse-of-stand-up-hair-thomas-p-hanna-9798870809816","title":"The Curse of Stand-up Hair: The Third Hassle of Merganser McNeap","description":"Since her student, Big Momma Turnyipp, can no longer cast any herself, witch Alma Aarons casts a spells on Merk McNeap giving him a sneezing session to embarrass him.\u003cbr\u003e Merk finds a string of unusual pearls in a bag of octopus meat and begins to try to find out where they came from and who they belong to.\u003cbr\u003e Her second curse keeps him from moving his feet more than a few inches - until that is removed without him realizing why, but the witches know what was needed to do that.\u003cbr\u003eHer third curse spell gives him stand-up Marge Simpson-like hair - that he learns by experience is temporarily contagious - since he gives it to both witches.\u003cbr\u003eWhen his hair becomes a local sensation, Local mobsters misinterpret his hair as mocking their boss and want his head, sort of literally. He gives the hair effect to a number of other people, causing enough confusion to evade capture by members of both the local Mob and the rival group's men.\u003cbr\u003e Members of a rival Mob come asking questions about an unexpected item possibly sent by mistake with chopped octopus from the distributor. When Merk learns of this he sets out to return the pearls to the proper owners, that out of town Mob.\u003cbr\u003eAlong the way he learns it grows back quickly, stiffens when he is frightened, \u003cbr\u003eAfter much running around, Merk and Aarons are captured by the local Mobsters and left in a building about to be imploded as punishment for their supposed disrespect of the recently deceased Mob boss.\u003cbr\u003eMerk insists he will only help Aarons escape if she swears never to cast spells again.\u003cbr\u003eShe must decide - with the clock literally counting down.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas P. Hanna\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798870809816\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/04\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.28d","brand":"Thomas P. Hanna","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48460116230399,"sku":"9798870809816","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_93d15afb-0a9b-4c8e-99fd-ed5580e00190.jpg?v=1777413208","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-curse-of-stand-up-hair-thomas-p-hanna-9798870809816","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}