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The Nightmarys
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Dan Poblocki (Goodreads Author)
Timothy July has been having nightmares. About his brother, who is in a coma after being wounded in Iraq; about his best friend, Stuart, who is behaving like a jerk; about the old biology specimens in jars lining the walls of his classroom; and about Abigail, the new girl who seems to be a magnet for trouble. Or perhaps she is the cause.
Suddenly Timothy’s nightmares are co...more
Suddenly Timothy’s nightmares are co...more
Hardcover, 336 pages
Published
August 24th 2010
by Random House Books for Young Readers
(first published August 19th 2010)
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My second book! I am so excited about this one. Darker, scarier, more intense than The Stone Child. Fans of the first book might recognize some connections between it and The Nightmarys, but this one is not at all a sequel. If I were to draw a picture of their relationship, I would say the two books hold pinky fingers while standing on line for the water fountain at school. Only The Nightmarys has sharper fingernails... Literally.
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I'm really struggling to know what to say about this book. Although the cover art (which totally drew me in) and even the book title are rather intriguing, I really can't say I felt the same way about the story. Maybe it would have resonated better with its target audience, but I've read many a YA book before, and I can't quite place my finger on why I found this book to be rather drabbish.
The book summary pretty much tells you a...more
I'm really struggling to know what to say about this book. Although the cover art (which totally drew me in) and even the book title are rather intriguing, I really can't say I felt the same way about the story. Maybe it would have resonated better with its target audience, but I've read many a YA book before, and I can't quite place my finger on why I found this book to be rather drabbish.
The book summary pretty much tells you a...more
Title: The Nightmarys
Author: Dan Poblocki
Year: 2010
ISBN: 9780375842566
Type: book
Genre: Horror
Length/Pages & Reading Level: 366 pages; 12 and up
Publisher/Studio name: Random House
Plot Summary: The story is about seventh-grade Timothy July. He has been having nightmares ever since his brother returned from Iraq in a coma. Timothy meets Abigail and during a school museum trip his nightmares begin to haunt his waking life. Abigail confesses to ha...more
Author: Dan Poblocki
Year: 2010
ISBN: 9780375842566
Type: book
Genre: Horror
Length/Pages & Reading Level: 366 pages; 12 and up
Publisher/Studio name: Random House
Plot Summary: The story is about seventh-grade Timothy July. He has been having nightmares ever since his brother returned from Iraq in a coma. Timothy meets Abigail and during a school museum trip his nightmares begin to haunt his waking life. Abigail confesses to ha...more
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Engaging and creepy, The Nightmarys is a great read with plenty of depth, twists, and scares along the way. Tying in several different angles and arcs, the root of the issues is muddled deep in the midst of everything going on, making it hard to predict. The two feisty central characters also do a great job in driving the plot and pulling the reader in.
Timothy is a good kid, not one to really bully other students but also comfortable in his friendship with Stuart, his neighbor ...more
the big question: Is Dan Poblocki’s The Nightmarys scary or not? You tell me:
A little after midnight, she awoke to a soft tapping on glass. Before she even opened her eyes, Abigail feared what she would see at the window--two faces, smiling at her.
Timothy screamed and fell backward, landing halfway down the stairs. He watched, paralyzed, as a thin brown arm reached through the broken window for the lock. Its skeletal fingers turned the knob, and slowly, the fr...more
A little after midnight, she awoke to a soft tapping on glass. Before she even opened her eyes, Abigail feared what she would see at the window--two faces, smiling at her.
Timothy screamed and fell backward, landing halfway down the stairs. He watched, paralyzed, as a thin brown arm reached through the broken window for the lock. Its skeletal fingers turned the knob, and slowly, the fr...more
It’s late, but you can’t fall asleep. It seems like your parents are having an argument and then you hear a door slam. Hmm; that’s probably not good. Looking around the room, you notice the light in your closet is on - except it wasn’t on when you went to bed. Weird...
Getting up, you move to the door a little reluctantly. Sure; you might have left the light on and forgotten. I mean, there’s a lot of stuff going on in your life right now. Gripping the handle, you pull the door t...more
Getting up, you move to the door a little reluctantly. Sure; you might have left the light on and forgotten. I mean, there’s a lot of stuff going on in your life right now. Gripping the handle, you pull the door t...more
This was a scary, thrilling, creeptastic read! Timothy and Abigail team up on a school project, and after a scary nightmarish event in the basement of the museum, and an encounter with a tall creepy man in an overcoat, their lives begin to spiral out of control. Timothy and Abigail have to face some of their worse nightmares. Timothy's friend and one of the teachers at school are having nervous breakdowns after seeing things that can't be explained, and it all seems to be pointing back to Abi...more
Timothy July's reality is changing. His brother has been injured in the Iraq War and he's not allowed to talk about it. In an effort to avoid telling his best friend, he turns his attention to Abigail, a new girl in his class. As soon as he begins to talk to Abigail, strange things happen and nightmares begin to become real.
I was a big fan of Dan Poblocki's first novel, The Stone Child, and was hoping this story would be similar. While this novel does contain some of the same...more
I was a big fan of Dan Poblocki's first novel, The Stone Child, and was hoping this story would be similar. While this novel does contain some of the same...more
The Nightmarys by Dan Poblocki was just as good as The Stone Child. I would only say The Stone Child was better because it is my sort of book, more so than The Nightmarys.
The book follows Timothy July and Abigail Tremens. After being paired together for a school project, both of them start experiencing frightening visions. After they finally admit this to one another, they begin to follow clues to find the cause, and hopefully stop it before it's too late.
What an easy book to...more
The book follows Timothy July and Abigail Tremens. After being paired together for a school project, both of them start experiencing frightening visions. After they finally admit this to one another, they begin to follow clues to find the cause, and hopefully stop it before it's too late.
What an easy book to...more
Glad I had this creepy little gem to keep me company during Hurricane Irene. Black clouds, thunder, and and ominous wind howls set the mood perfectly for this consistently surprising and action-packed book. If you don't know much of the plot, keep it that way; part of the fun is getting through the first hundred pages or so and wondering how exactly all these seemingly disparate pieces are going to fit together. Once the storylines begin to magnetize and the mystery kicks in full force, you'll b...more
It's refreshing to read a book that's not part of a series. Especially one that held my interest so well and freaked me out along the way. I'm a sucker for scary things. Horror movies, books, whatever! Poblocki did an amazing job of creating a spine-chilling novel! It was completely freaky throughout. I mean, who isn't scared of creepy figures in your room at night watching you?
'The Nightmarys' is a story told through Timothy. He was partnered up with the new girl in his class, Abigail...more
'The Nightmarys' is a story told through Timothy. He was partnered up with the new girl in his class, Abigail...more
Timothy and Abigail are both middle graders with messy home lives. They also have a secret: they are both being haunted. When a school project throws them together, they discover that their nightmares may be connected to something even bigger than themselves.
Timothy was a great main character, a very clever kid. Up until recently, he's had a fairly normal life and a great best friend. But things have been different since his brother's accident. Abigail was great as the mysterious cha...more
Timothy was a great main character, a very clever kid. Up until recently, he's had a fairly normal life and a great best friend. But things have been different since his brother's accident. Abigail was great as the mysterious cha...more
Really scary it also ties into the stone child u should read it if u love trills and chills
Not going to lie, this book scared the crap out of me in the first 2 pages! I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to keep reading it. The book starts off with a woman who's washer breaks and she has to use the washer in the apartment building she lives in. Of course the washer is in the basement and when she starts her load of clothes she hears a thunking, thinking that her dog might of got into her laundry bag she stops it and searches around in the clothes to see. She doesn't feel anything b...more
Well I enjoyed this book very much. I did note that it is a little younger than my normal books, which would explain the reason I thought some of the story was a bit much and lagged on in places. Overall the storyline was a great concept, I just had a hard time grasping the whole jawbone thing, but again its for a much younger reader than I. The rest of the plot was a great idea, the whole fear controlling you thing - awesome. It was creepy throughout, but I have to admit when I saw the cove...more
This is the perfect book to give to a ten year-old who really wants Stephen King, but isn't ready for the language, sexuality and violence.
This book has plenty of scary, creepy scenes without that. Plus, it has a pretty good mystery that ties together why all these creepy things are happening (actually much more logical than the recent best-selling Bentley Little horror novel I read!).
Why is Abigail dreaming of the creepy Nightmarys? Why is her friend having awful (seriou...more
This book has plenty of scary, creepy scenes without that. Plus, it has a pretty good mystery that ties together why all these creepy things are happening (actually much more logical than the recent best-selling Bentley Little horror novel I read!).
Why is Abigail dreaming of the creepy Nightmarys? Why is her friend having awful (seriou...more
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THE NIGHTMARYS
By Dan Poblocki
Published by First Scholastic printing, September 2011.
Horror
This book was an interesting read. The story is about a boy named Timothy that has lived in a small town his whole life and is partnered up with the new girl in his class for a project. as they start to get to know each other weird things start to happen. He is seeing things that are very out of the ordinary. As the story continues we find that a man is trying to take revenge ...more
By Dan Poblocki
Published by First Scholastic printing, September 2011.
Horror
This book was an interesting read. The story is about a boy named Timothy that has lived in a small town his whole life and is partnered up with the new girl in his class for a project. as they start to get to know each other weird things start to happen. He is seeing things that are very out of the ordinary. As the story continues we find that a man is trying to take revenge ...more
I have only read half of this book so far. From what i read i believe it'll be really good. It's very interesting the way the author tells about every ones hallucinations. Well, they think they're hallucinations.
I really like Timothy's hallucinations they're the most descriptive. I like how at the museum They make all the statues come alive and act all scary. Then while that's going on Abagail ,Timothy's partner for there project, changes into a monster type thing and jumps ont...more
I really like Timothy's hallucinations they're the most descriptive. I like how at the museum They make all the statues come alive and act all scary. Then while that's going on Abagail ,Timothy's partner for there project, changes into a monster type thing and jumps ont...more
Timothy is having nightmares, so is Abigail, but they both don't know what goes on in eachother's head until they get paired up for a science project. Timothy and Abigail realize that their lives are more connected than anyone would ever imagine. They both have secrets that interfere with their present day lives. They work together to get this curse away from them and everyone else that it affects. The closer they get to closing the case, the harder it is to find out the truth about their pasts....more
i thought this book was a very scary book but it was a good book to read.. this book is about 2 kids who are haunted. both of them are having a very hard time trying to get ride of the evil spirits but they just cant and they need help and they keep on seeing the spirits and talking to them but there's a girl who has spirits called the nightmarys and they want the girl to come and play with her but she wont and sence she said no to they wont stop coming in at night and scaring he. i would recome...more
I thought I would like this book, I like horror movies and scary stories and the cover is sure plenty creepy . . . but you can't judge a book by it's cover. The mystery and friendship at the core of this book is interesting enough to keep you reading, but the book is a good 10 chapters too long. The author needed to either end it sooner or save revealing all the pieces of the mystery for longer. In the end it was no longer suspenseful, rather, it was increasingly hard to suspend my disbelief, ev...more
This book was exciting, original, and definitely creepy. It was the perfect book to read late at night, under the covers. Throughout the story there were little vignettes of how people were affected, and I spent the entire book trying to figure out how they were related. For awhile, I was worried that it wouldn't be explained, but it was, to my relief. The writing was middle-grade, brain candy to me, but it was passable. In places, the story was predictable, but it was generally an exciting ride...more
I thoroughly enjoyed The Nightmarys by Dan Poblocki.
While not exactly a sequel, this book far exceeds its predecessor, The Stone Child. The author manages to create a more intriguing story set on a richer canvas with deeper, more realized characters.
This is intended to be a middle-grade or young adult story, but it kept my attention throughout. I even related to the emotions and thoughts of the main character, Timothy July. Timothy is well-rounded and the reader is able t...more
While not exactly a sequel, this book far exceeds its predecessor, The Stone Child. The author manages to create a more intriguing story set on a richer canvas with deeper, more realized characters.
This is intended to be a middle-grade or young adult story, but it kept my attention throughout. I even related to the emotions and thoughts of the main character, Timothy July. Timothy is well-rounded and the reader is able t...more
Awesome tween horror.I took a break from reading off my wishlist to read The Nightmarys by Dan Poblocki. I was drawn in by the cover of these twin girls standing at the edge of a bed. They look like a mix of grudge ghosts and the twins from The Shining. Add to it that they are on the cover of a tween horror book, I had to read it!
The book opens with Timothy worried about his brother who was injured while serving in Iraq. Frustrated with his best friend, he ends up volunteering to wor...more
The book opens with Timothy worried about his brother who was injured while serving in Iraq. Frustrated with his best friend, he ends up volunteering to wor...more
Timothy July has a problem. Actually, he has more than just one problem. Ever since his brother, Ben, went to Iraq, he’s been having nightmares. He doesn’t know what’s happened to his brother because his parents won’t tell him, and it’s affecting their family, his friends and life in general. Enter Abigail Tremens. Abigail is no stranger to problems either. There’s a curse that’s been plaguing her family for a long time, stemming from her grandmother. But their problems and the curse are on a co...more
Timothy July has been seeing strange things and it has him worried. Especially at school, where the little specimens in their jars taunt him in class. A new girl named Abigail arrives in his class, who likes to play with a silver lighter. When their teacher assigns the class group projects, Timothy volunteers to be Abigail's partner but she warns Timothy to stay away from her.
Abigail is also seeing strange things as well, especially at night in her room. Two eerie looking girls, dres...more
Abigail is also seeing strange things as well, especially at night in her room. Two eerie looking girls, dres...more
Deliciously creepy...just as I hoped!
Terifying creatures watching from the darkest corners, a curse that causes its victims' worst fears to come true, long-buried dark secrets, a well-developed unsolved murder/disappearance mystery connecting everything... Add to this strong male AND female characters. All elements for the makings of a fantastic story.
The Nightmarys scared the you-know-what out of me! Guess it didn't help that I read it with all but one light off--where ...more
Terifying creatures watching from the darkest corners, a curse that causes its victims' worst fears to come true, long-buried dark secrets, a well-developed unsolved murder/disappearance mystery connecting everything... Add to this strong male AND female characters. All elements for the makings of a fantastic story.
The Nightmarys scared the you-know-what out of me! Guess it didn't help that I read it with all but one light off--where ...more
When I was young, horror was my favorite genre. I couldn't get enough of books like Thrillers, Chillers & Killers and Baleful Beasts and Eerie Creatures. Dan Poblocki reminded me how great it can be to read a really scary book! Keep your light on...
Timothy has been having nightmares. Abigail,The new girl seems to be trouble. Timothy's nightmares are suddenly coming true. Stuart ends up in the hospital. The Specimen Jars are giving Mr.Crane the creeps up his spine.
I think this book was good because I like how it gives a lot of good descriptive words.This is a very interesting book. This book would be good for you to read if you like scary Horror books.Enjoy!!!
I think this book was good because I like how it gives a lot of good descriptive words.This is a very interesting book. This book would be good for you to read if you like scary Horror books.Enjoy!!!
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