Middle Grade Marvels - Books Full O' Wonder discussion

Title: Nightbooks
Author: J. A. White
Pages: Paperback - 320 pages / Hardback - 304 pages

Series? No



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.



In March, we are going to be reading Nightbooks by J. A. White as one of our monthly BOTM picks. We are so happy to have you join us! Welcome!

NOTES:

Every month, the leaders will be Noly, Holly, and Ellie and together with all the people taking part in the discussion, we will decide if we want to have a structured way of reading the BOTM (a few chapters a day, a week, etc), or if we want to read at our own pace and check back in later. Feel free to do what works for you, but if you finish the book and want to gush about it but others are still reading, use the Spoiler Hider. You can find how to use that in the little (some HTML is ok) link in the right-hand top corner of the comment box.

We hope you all have a wonderful reading month and discuss it with us!

BOTM Leaders:

Holly
Noly
Ellie