Voiced by Catherine O’Hara in Tim Burton and Henry Selick’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, beloved character Sally is getting her own YA novel, we’ve learned via io9.
The site reports that Shea Ernshaw (The Wicked Deep) has been hired by Disney to write the book, set after the events of the film and “putting the spotlight on a new adventure for Sally.”
“Currently untitled, the novel sees a happily married Sally and Jack get their lives momentarily turned upside down when Sally accidentally lets loose a mysterious villain in Halloween Town. With Jack and the entire holiday world itself in peril, Sally goes on a quest to the other holiday worlds—including one previously unexplored—as the Pumpkin Queen, uncovering secrets about how to save the world and wrestle with new discoveries about her past life.”
“This new book, written from the point of view of Sally, takes place shortly after the movie ends. It’s the yet-to-be-told love story of Sally and Jack. But it’s also a coming-of-age story for Sally, as we see her navigate her new royal title as the Pumpkin Queen of Halloween Town,” Ernshaw explains to the website. “[It] will hopefully give fans a long-awaited second dose of Sally, Jack, and all the familiar residents of Halloween Town, while introducing a new cast of grim, strange characters, that I hope readers will love.”
Ernshaw adds, “I really wanted to explore Sally’s identity, and better understand not only who she is now that she’s fallen in love with Jack and taken on the role of the Pumpkin Queen, but also understand how her past has affected her present desires, doubts, and dreams.”
The novel is set for release in July 2022.
source https://bloody-disgusting.com/books/3655170/nightmare-christmas-young-adult-sequel-novel-disney-will-tell-sallys-story/
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