{"product_id":"nightmares-paperback","title":"Nightmares! - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJason Segel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKirsten Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKarl Kwasny\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCoraline\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eMonsters, Inc.\u003c\/i\u003e in this delightfully entertaining offering\u003c\/b\u003e from actor [Jason] Segel and co-author [Kirsten] Miller.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe hilariously frightening, middle-grade novel \u003ci\u003eNightmares!\u003c\/i\u003e is a \u003cb\u003eTexas Bluebonnet nominee and \u003c\/b\u003ethe first book in a trilogy about a boy named Charlie and a group of kids who must face their fears to save their town.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCharlie Laird has several problems. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 1. His dad married a woman he is sure moonlights as a witch.\u003cbr\u003e 2. He had to move into her purple mansion--the creepiest place in Cypress Creek.\u003cbr\u003e 3. He can't remember the last time sleeping wasn't a nightmarish prospect. Like even a nap. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What Charlie doesn't know is that his problems are about to get a whole lot more real. Nightmares can ruin a good night's sleep, but when they start slipping out of your dreams and into the waking world . . . well, that's something only Charlie can face. And he's going to need all the help he can get, or it might just be lights-out for Charlie Laird. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For good.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for the \u003ci\u003eNightmares!\u003c\/i\u003e Series: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNightmares!\u003c\/i\u003e (Bk 1) is a Texas Bluebonnet Nominee \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Charlie Laird, who learns fear will eat you alive if you feed it, makes an impression, and...\u003cb\u003ereaders will want to accompany him\u003c\/b\u003e again.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eA touching comical saga\u003c\/b\u003e...about facing things that go bump in the night.\"--\u003ci\u003eUS Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Comical antics, cartoonish spot illustrations, and creepy villains make for quite \u003cb\u003ean entertaining read.\u003c\/b\u003e\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Succeeds at scaring and amusing in equal measure . . . \u003cb\u003eSweet, charming, and imaginative.\u003c\/b\u003e\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003cb\u003eAn engaging and creative story\u003c\/b\u003e...woven with a generous amount [of] humor.\"--\u003ci\u003eVOYA\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"There's \u003cb\u003ehumor and a fairly high ick-factor.\u003c\/b\u003e\"--\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eCleverly crafted\u003c\/b\u003e...This novel presents just the right mix of 'scary and humorous.'\"--\u003ci\u003eILA Literacy Daily\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJason Segel\u003c\/b\u003e used to have nightmares just like Charlie, and just like Charlie, he's learned that the things we're most afraid of are the things that can make us strong . . . if we're brave enough to face them. Jason likes acting, writing, making music, and hanging out with his friends. Sometimes he writes movies. Sometimes he writes songs for movies. Sometimes he stars in those movies and sings those songs. You might know him from \u003ci\u003eThe Muppets\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDespicable Me.\u003c\/i\u003e Your parents might know him from other stuff. The \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eNightmares! \u003c\/i\u003eis his first novel. Look for the other two books in the Nightmares! series, \u003ci\u003eNightmares! The Sleepwalker Tonic \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNightmares! The Lost Lullaby\u003c\/i\u003e, available from Delacorte Press. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eKirsten Miller\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in a small town just like Cypress Creek, minus the purple mansion. Now she lives and writes in New York City. Kirsten is the author of the acclaimed Kiki Strike books, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e besteller \u003ci\u003eThe Eternal Ones\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHow to Lead a Life of Crime. Nightmares!\u003c\/i\u003e is the first novel she has written with Jason Segel. You can visit her at kirstenmillerbooks.com or follow @bankstirregular on Twitter.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.1 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 28, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nightmares!\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42687053398079,"sku":"9780385744263","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/01e2cbeed48e68b3290c17e869523eac.webp?v=1764977298","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/nightmares-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}