Nightbooks

Nightbooks

By J. A. White

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A boy is imprisoned by a witch and must tell her a new scary story each night to stay alive. This thrilling contemporary fantasy f rom J. A. White, the acclaimed author of the Thickety series, brings to life the magic and craft of storytelling.

Alex’s original hair-raising tales are the only thing keeping the witch Natacha happy, but soon he’ll run out of pages to read from and be trapped forever. He’s loved scary stories his whole life, and he knows most don’t have a happily ever after. Now that Alex is trapped in a true terrifying tale, he’s desperate for a different ending—and a way out of this twisted place.

This modern spin on the Scheherazade story is perfect for fans of Coraline and A Tale Dark and Grimm. With interwoven tips on writing with suspense, adding in plot twists, hooks, interior logic, and dealing with writer’s block, this is the ideal book for budding writers and all readers of delightfully just-dark-enough tales.

Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
ISBN-13: 9780062560094
ISBN-10: 0062560093
Published on 6/25/2019
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 320

Book Reviews (3)

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So interesting, and scary! Will hold your attention for sure!

I read this book because I thought it might be interesting. It was awesome! The characters were interesting, and the story took many twists and turns. I also liked the short scary stories. I think it's fun that they put stories inside a story! Love this book and will read it again!

Olivia M. Olivia M.

A boy named Alex got kidnapped by Natasha the witch oh no! Alex befriends a a girl named Yasmin. If you like adventure, suspense, and action read this book. Nightbooks is a book by J.A White and it was published in July,24,2018. If you like horror that is a bit scary but not that scary I recommend this book to you. In the story the character is a boy named Alex. An evil witch named Natasha trapped Alex in her magic apartment using magical illusions of Alex’s favorite things. Alex wanted to escape but Natasha had a magical key so Alex could not escape. When Alex was forced to write scary stories for Natasha he wrote them in the library. He saw notes from an unknown girl with directions on how to escape. Alex called this person a unicorn girl. Because she had a unicorn pendant. Alex made friends with a girl named Yasmin who Natasha had also trapped. Alex could not find all the notes written by unicorn girl so Yasmin decided to help Alex find the notes so they could both escape. When they found the notes they battled Natasha and managed to escape and live happily. In my opinion the characters in Night Books would act friendly once they got to know Alex better and that they’re all unique. Alex the main character is brave And kind. Alex is brave because even though he is going to get in trouble by Natasha the witch for trying to escape he is still trying to find a way. Alex is Also kind because in the book Natasha was going to blast Yasmin when she released an evil magic plant on accident but alex took the blame so Yasmin would not get hurt. This is my evidence on how Alex is kind and brave. Yasmin a secondary character is afraid and obeying at first but afterwards she is friendly And confident. Yasmin was afraid in the story because Natasha would hurt her if she made a mistake.Yasmin is obeying because in the story Yasmin would do all The chores and would act like a servant to Natasha. When Yasmin became friends with Alex she started to act friendly like in the story when Alex was look for Notes from unicorn girl Yasmin decided to help him. So Alexc could write stories To read to Natasha. She is also confident like in the story said there was a way to escape Alex was starting to lose hope. What i like most about the book Nightbooks is that is talks about making friends and being yourself. Examples that the book talks about my topic is that Alex would try and befriend people like lenore and Yasmin. Yasmin has a unique personality of before making friends she will have to trust them first and lenore’s personality is loyal because even though Natasha has hurt her many times she is still trying to help. These are my examples of the topic i said about Nightbooks. Nightbooks was a very intriguing book and if you like horror that is a little scary i recommend this book to you. I would most definitely recommend this book to people who get scared easily because the scares are mild. I would not recommend this book to people who love scares because the horror might seem lame and empty.