Even as an adult reader, I found this story hitting some deep and heavy topics. I went into this thinking it would just be a cute, mildly creepy middle-grade horror book but there is SO much more to this story. But what if he's mistaken? What if Charlotte knows what or who is really threatening Charlie, and what if she actually has the answers to save him? During his waking hours, Charlie is convinced the witch is actually his new stepmom, Charlotte (who runs an herbal apothecary shop in town). These nightmares involve a witch threatening to hurt Charlie and / or his family. Ten months later, Charlie has a new stepmom, a new address courtesy of the creepy mansion on the hill, and a raging blend of insomnia and nightmare-ridden sleep. He offers to help her move her items in and while they're moving items around, Charlie's father arrives and introduces himself to the "new in town" woman, Charlotte. until one day twelve year old Charlie Laird spots a woman moving in. There's an old, creepy house up on the hill that's sat vacant for years. The hilariously frightening, middle-grade novel Nightmares! is the first book in a trilogy about a boy named Charlie and a group of kids who must face their fears to save their town.
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