Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Nightbooks

Izzy is BAAAAACCCCKKKK! Over the weekend, she read Nightbooks by J.A. White (comes out in July!).  This time Izzy's twin sister, Sophia, helped guide our conversation about the book.



Izzy:  Nightbooks is a book about a boy named Alex.  He is going down to the basement to burn his nightbooks in the incinerator.  His nightbooks are where he writes down his scary stories.

Sophia:  Why does he want to burn his nightbooks?

Izzy:  Because he feels like he doesn't fit in with the other kids. He's that weird kid.

Sophia:  How does that relate with him being the weird kid?

Izzy:  Because of the nightbooks. The nightbooks are what make him weird. 

Me:  The other kids know about the books?

Izzy:  Yeah. They do. Once he read one of the stories aloud in class and they all gave him a weird look.

Sophia:  What kinds of stuff are in the nightbooks?

Izzy:  Scary stories. You know, vampires, death, werewolves.  Back to the story...when he's going down his hallway in his apartment, he hears the soundtrack to his favorite movie, The Night of the Living Dead. So he's so tempted to go knock on the door and watch it with his neighbor. So he does.  When he opens the door a blast of pumpkin pie smell hits him. A nice looking lady answers the door and asks, "Why are you here?"  And Alex says, "I heard my favorite movie."  Hmmm...I never heard that before. So he walks in and the room turns BLACK.

Sophia:  Izzy! Is that the book you told me about where there's an evil witch in the apartment that traps kids?!

Izzy: Yep! So Alex finds himself in a cell...

Sophia:  With many other kids?

Izzy:  Not really...

Sophia:  Ohhh....

Izzy:  So then he goes out the door and keeps finding himself in the exact same cell over and over again. He's thinking he will never see his family again.  He misses them.

Sophia:  How long has he been in there?

Izzy:  Not very long but he's worried he won't get out.  Will he find a way to get out? Read this frightening book to find out.

I asked Izzy for a few last words about the book and she shared this:

"When I first started the book, I was worried I was going to have nightmares. But I didn't!  It was definitely worth worrying about what's in the dark!"





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