A New York Times Bestseller written and narrated by Jason Segel!
Jason Segel, multitalented actor, writer, and musician, teams up with
New York Times bestselling author Kirsten Miller for the hilariously frightening, middle-grade novel
Nightmares!, the first audiobook in a trilogy about a boy named Charlie and a group of kids who must face their fears to save their town.
Sleeping has never been so scary. And now waking up is even worse!
Charlie Laird has several problems.
1. His dad married a woman he is sure moonlights as a witch.
2. He had to move into her purple mansion, which is NOT a place you want to find yourself after dark.
3.He can’t remember the last time sleeping wasn’t a nightmarish prospect. Like even a nap.
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—that’s a line that should never be crossed.
And when your worst nightmares start to come true...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. For good.
On sale: September 9, 2014
Age: 8-12 years
Grade: Grades 3-7
Page count: 0 Pages
ISBN: 9780804168113
Run time: 7 Hours and 33 Minutes
Jason Segel 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
The Muppets and
Despicable Me. Your parents might know him from other stuff.
Nightmares! is his first novel.
Kirsten Miller grew up in a small town just like Cyprus Creek, minus the purple mansion. She lives and writes in New York City. Kirsten is the author of the acclaimed Kiki Strike books and the Eternal Ones series. You can visit her at kirstenmillerbooks.com.
Praise for the Nightmares! Series:Texas Bluebonnet Nominee
"Charlie Laird, who learns fear will eat you alive if you feed it, makes an impression, and...
readers will want to accompany him again."—
The New York Times Book Review"
A touching comical saga...about facing things that go bump in the night."—
US Weekly
"
Coraline meets Monsters, Inc. in this delightfully entertaining offering from actor [Jason] Segel and co-author [Kirsten] Miller."—
Publishers Weekly"Comical antics, cartoonish spot illustrations, and creepy villains make for quite
an entertaining read."—
Booklist"Succeeds at scaring and amusing in equal measure . . .
Sweet, charming, and imaginative."—
Kirkus Reviews "
An engaging and creative story...woven with a generous amount [of] humor."—
VOYA"There's
humor and a fairly high ick-factor."—
School Library Journal"
Cleverly crafted...This novel presents just the right mix of 'scary and humorous.'"—
ILA Literacy Daily
