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The Nightmarys
by
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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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 all you need to know. Two mi...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 all you need to know. Two mi...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 have the same problem and explains who the nightmary...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 have the same problem and explains who the nightmary...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 and best friend. H...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 front door creaked open.
The corpse st...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 front door creaked open.
The corpse st...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 towards you - slowl...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 towards you - slowl...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 Abigai...more
Dec 06, 2012
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This book was very fascinating. It kept me interested, and there was never a dull moment. I never wanted to put the book down because I was always wondering what would happen next.the book is about a young boy and girl who become friends because of something very unusual that they had in common. They were both being haunted by a cursed jawbone. The jawbone was powered by human sacrifices. The boy and the girl that were haunted, were being lured into the sacrifice chambers by their haunting. An e...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 strong imagery pr...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 strong imagery pr...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 speed through, each...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 speed through, each...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. Things s...more
'The Nightmarys' is a story told through Timothy. He was partnered up with the new girl in his class, Abigail. Things s...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 character, a ne...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 character, a ne...more
OK this book was just weird. The middle school kids should like it! Keep it away from the little ones! I had a hard time with the whole flip flop thing that was going on with the other people in the story at the beginning of each new section. Mr. Poblocki called them the Interlude's, I call them interruptions. I get why they are there and the point but it just didn't seem to fit right. I think for a kid reading the story they would be a little lost. The rest of the story was great. The ending wa...more
Really scary it also ties into the stone child u should read it if u love trills and chills
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Apr 16, 2012
Mallory Anne-Marie Forbes
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all ages Supernatural
“The Stone Child,” Dan Poblocki’s first novel, was scary; but for consistent fright, it’s surpassed by “Nightmarys,” which purely scared this reviewer from one end to the other. I was still scared AFTER I finished the book! It’s so plausible-to anyone who believes in the Supernatural or accepts that it might be plausible; and even if one is a Supernatural skeptic, this novel still works on a fear-inspiring basis if one views it as a psychological treatise. “Nightmarys” is based on a similar fulc...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 cover I...more
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From the opening scene this is a book filled with horror and scary things going on. The style the author uses to describe the details makes the nightmares come to life. It's easy to see exactly what Timothy, Abigail, and the others are seeing. As the book progresses it becomes harder for the characters to discern the nightmare from reality and keep the two separate. They must use tricks to keep the nightmares from overtaking them and the fear from paralyzing them. The book is very much about tak...more
"Your father's journal was in the safe?" said Abigail.
"I slipped it into my coat pocket when that librarian wasn't looking," said Jack. "No one ever suspects the old man." He winked. "We get away with so much."
Synopsis: In the fine John Bellairs tradition of Old Men Are Fucking Dangerous, Y'All, an old man kidnaps children in Massachusetts and Shirley Jackson arm-wrestles Michael McDowell to get them back.
Bear with me on this.
I started talking about John Bellairs' theme of Crazy Old Men Will De...more
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The main idea of this book is to always use someone who is willing to help you help you. Timothy July met Abigail, who admitted she was having the same problem as Timothy. Abigail went on and on about who the Nightmarys are, and once Timothy's brain is filled up with necessary information, the two set out on an emotional quest to stop the terrible thing that has been stopping them from leading a normal life. Without them, I know they wouldn't be able to solve their problem. "The creature was dir...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 (seriously disturbing) nightmar...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 (seriously disturbing) nightmar...more
Jan 12, 2012
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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 on the boy and girl for somet...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 on the boy and girl for somet...more
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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 onto him. When he s...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 onto him. When he s...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
The Nightmarys by Dan Poblocki
The Nightmarys by Dan Poblocki tells a horrific yet superstitious story that most teens who like spooky stories should like. It focuses on a teenager, Timothy July. He was going through fazes but not like the typical fazes a teenager goes through. Some my call this book “shocking”, but I would call it a friend relying novel.
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...more
The Nightmarys by Dan Poblocki tells a horrific yet superstitious story that most teens who like spooky stories should like. It focuses on a teenager, Timothy July. He was going through fazes but not like the typical fazes a teenager goes through. Some my call this book “shocking”, but I would call it a friend relying novel.
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...more
This book is horror fiction. The auother is Dan Poblocki. It is a good book. It is scary but really good.
This is about these ghost that haunt this hotel. This lady goes down an elevatoer. She is carrining a load of laundry. She goes to the dryer and washer. She puts the clothes in and puts the ditergent in it. Then she walks away. Then blood starts the come out of the machiens. Then they start to shake. She starts the walk towards the elevator. But then the macheins start to come towards her....more
This is about these ghost that haunt this hotel. This lady goes down an elevatoer. She is carrining a load of laundry. She goes to the dryer and washer. She puts the clothes in and puts the ditergent in it. Then she walks away. Then blood starts the come out of the machiens. Then they start to shake. She starts the walk towards the elevator. But then the macheins start to come towards her....more
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Author of The Stone Child, The Nightmarys, The Ghost of Graylock, and the Mysterious Four series. His newest book,The Haunting of Gabriel Ashe, is coming in 2013.
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