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A review by maryhannawilson
Nightbooks by J.A. White
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Alex loves scary stories. In fact, he has a collection of notebooks full of his own original stories. He has no idea just how handy his collection is about to become when he becomes trapped by a witch in her apartment. Thankfully, she loves stories so as long as he has a tale to tell, he will remain alive. But Alex knows that time (and his stories) are running out so he has to find a way out of this trap before it is too late.
Yes, I love a good scary story and this one was pretty clever and fun for the middle-grade audience. I enjoyed the concept of a scary story framework that contained individual scary tales written by the main character.
Overall, I thought the level of "scare" was middle-grade appropriate, but sensitive kids probably won't enjoy this one. A witch is involved, a few creepy creatures, a puzzling house that seems alive, and a bit of a twisted ending. You can assure your reader that everything turns out just fine at the end.
Yes, I love a good scary story and this one was pretty clever and fun for the middle-grade audience. I enjoyed the concept of a scary story framework that contained individual scary tales written by the main character.
Overall, I thought the level of "scare" was middle-grade appropriate, but sensitive kids probably won't enjoy this one. A witch is involved, a few creepy creatures, a puzzling house that seems alive, and a bit of a twisted ending. You can assure your reader that everything turns out just fine at the end.