Nightmares! The Sleepwalker Tonic (Nightmares! #2)

by Jason Segel (Author) Karl Kwasny (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
Series: Nightmares!

Charlie Laird has a dream life . . .

1) He has a weirdo stepmom who runs an herbarium.

2) He lives in a purple mansion with a portal to the Netherworld.

3) Since they escaped from the Netherworld, he and his best friends have been sleeping like babies.

But Charlie can't shake the feeling that something strange is afoot. Charlotte's herbarium used to be one of the busiest stores in Cypress Creek. Now her loyal following is heading to Orville Falls for their herbal potions. Weirder, though, Orville Falls is suddenly filled with . . . zombies? At least, they sure look like the walking dead. Rumor has it that no one's sleeping in Orville Falls. And Charlie knows what that means.

Things are getting freaky again.

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While the ultimate message is a touch schmaltzy, the comical antics, cartoonish spot illustrations, and creepy villains make for quite an entertaining read. New readers need not begin with volume one; this one stands easily on its own.


Review quotes

Praise for the Nightmares! Series

"Coraline meets Monsters, Inc. in this delightfully entertaining offering from actor [Jason] Segel and co-author [Kirsten] Miller." —Publishers Weekly

"Succeeds at scaring and amusing in equal measure . . . Sweet, charming, and imaginative."—Kirkus Reviews

"Comical antics, cartoonish spot illustrations, and creepy villains make for quite an entertaining read."—Booklist

"An engaging and creative story...woven with a generous amount [of] humor."-VOYA

"There's humor and a fairly high ick-factor."-SLJ

"Cleverly crafted...This novel presents just the right mix of 'scary and humorous.'"—ILA Literacy Daily
Jason Segel
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! The Sleepwalker Tonic is his second novel. Look for the other two books in the Nightmares! series, Nightmares! and Nightmares! The Lost Lullaby, available from Delacorte Press.

Kirsten Miller grew up in a small town just like Cypress Creek, minus the purple mansion. She lives and writes in New York City. Kirsten is the author of the acclaimed Kiki Strike books, the New York Times bestseller The Eternal Ones, and How to Lead a Life of Crime. Nightmares! The Sleepwalker Tonic is the second novel Kirsten has written with Jason Segel. You can visit her at kirstenmillerbooks.com or follow @bankstirregular on Twitter.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780385744287
Lexile Measure
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Guided Reading Level
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Publisher
Yearling Books
Publication date
September 20, 2016
Series
Nightmares!
BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV001000 - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
JUV010000 - Juvenile Fiction | Bedtime & Dreams
JUV018000 - Juvenile Fiction | Horror
Library of Congress categories
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