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Nightbooks

By: J. A. White
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
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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 from 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.

* Summer 2018 Kids' Indie Next List * YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Nomination * 2019-2020 Florida Sunshine State Young Readers Award * 2020 Rhode Island Children's Book Award Nominee * Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year 2019 (9-12) * 2020-2021 Missouri Association of School Librarians Truman Readers Award Preliminary Nominee * Texas Bluebonnet Award List 2020-2021 * South Carolina Junior Book Award Nominee (2021-2022) *

Plus return to the world of Nightbooks—if you dare—with J. A. White's follow-up, Gravebooks!

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Thrilling Adventure • Creative Storytelling • Excellent Narration • Clever Twists • Interwoven Fairytales • Great Pacing

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Great story full of adventure, spine-tingling, and courage! I loved it! It’s on the Bluebonnet list this year.

Great read! Couldn’t stop listening!

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The more I hear from this author, the more impressed O become. The stories are twisted and dark, yet beautiful. He's a master storyteller that needs more recognition.

Deliciously dark

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I was planning on reading this with my eight year old, but it is actually pretty scary. The book is well written, and had me the adult totally sucked into the story. I’ll save this for when my child is a little older.

Actually pretty scary

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A twisted story. Lives depend on scary stories. A disappearing cat. A good choice for a Halloween spook.

Darker than expected.

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I love night books because of the characters and the characteristics of Yasmin and Alex

Night books are the best

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