Name: Nightmares!
Rating: 3.634615384615385 (26 reviews)
ISBN: 9780385744256

Kirsten Miller

Jason Segel

"Twelve-year-old Charlie and his friends must stop nightmares from taking over their town before it's too late"--

Nightmares!

Michele Papa

Face Your Fears

This book is an excellent metaphor for facing your fears. I would recommend this book to my upper elementary students.

Robin M Cabana

I've had this book on my night stand for awhile, but not because I didn't enjoy it! I think Jason Segal's story is very imaginative. A boy named Charlie gets stuck in the world of nightmares where he and his friends have to face their worst fears. The book is more funny than scary and has really nice illustrations, too.

Jessica Williamson

4.25 Stars

Let's talk about what I didn't like first. The storytelling here was great in the sense of plot. I knew who the villain was the second he was mentioned. I knew Charlie's true fear, the moment it was mentioned. There were few surprises in the direction of that plot. That being said, the undertones of this book were amazing.

The themes are what stood out to me. How our nightmares are there to help us. They're not actually the thing we're afraid of, but rather a reflection of it that is there to help us get over our fears. This bit was just brilliant. I loved it.

The artwork in this book ties in well with the plot and is quite beautiful. 

I liked the worldbuilding. The different types of monsters, new and old, were fun to read about. 

Overall it was an enjoyable story. I doubt it would be as predictable if I was in the target audience age range so, I take that into consideration.

Erik Wallace

Michael Springer

Hyacinthe Karin

Jennifer Filer

Emily

Alex Goldstein

Twelve-year-old Charlie and his friends must stop nightmares from taking over their town before it's too late

Nightmares!

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