October is the perfect time to read this entertaining, scary
novel written by Jason Segal and Kirsten Miller. Nightmares! Is packed with
monsters and other creatures only found in the Netherworld. You can read this
story with your entire family and would be a great read-aloud.
Charlie and his little brother follow his father to a new
house after his father remarries, after the death of his wife and Charlie’s mother. The new house is a giant,
old mansion that gives Charlie the creeps. He also does not like his new
stepmother, mainly because he feels that she may be a witch. After moving into
the mansion, Charlie begins having the same recurring nightmare and he becomes
suspicious of the house. Nobody seems to believe Charlie about his suspicions
or his nightmares until his nightmare begins to terrorize the town. Already
suspicious about the mansion, Charlie and his friends begin to explore when
they come upon a portal to the Netherworld, which Charlie has unknowingly
opened. Inside the portal are everyone’s
nightmares and they can escape if the portal is not closed. Leader of the Netherworld,
President Fear, works hard to make sure they cannot close the portal. Will
Charlie be able to close the portal and save the town from continuous
nightmares?
I recommend this story to families who have children in
upper elementary to middle school. Some of the scenes can be frightening to
young children or those who are fearful or do not enjoy scary stories.
This is the first book in the Nightmares! Series. The second book is The Sleepwalker Tonic. The third book, The Lost Lullaby, has not been released yet.
-Lauren
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