Publisher: HarperCollins

Copyright Date: 2022

Edition Date: 2022 Release Date: 08/16/22

Pages: 260 pages

ISBN: 0-06-308201-2

ISBN 13: 978-0-06-308201-4

Dewey: Fic

LCCN: 2021063012

Dimensions: 22 cm

Subject Heading:
Authorship. Fiction.
Fear. Fiction.
Creative ability. Fiction.
Magic. Fiction.
Vampires. Fiction.

Language: English

Word Count: 52,175

Reading Level: 4.9

Interest Level: 4-7

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 4.9 / points: 8.0 / quiz: 519696 / grade: Middle Grades

Return to the world of Nightbooks . . . if you dare. Dead stories—and dead witches—are back to haunt Alex and Yasmin. To find a happy ending, Alex will have to write it, in this sequel to Nightbooks from acclaimed author J. A. White.

Alex thought he was done with witches. But when Natacha, the witch who held him captive for scary stories, appears again one night, Alex realizes he’s trapped in a nightmare—literally. She’s found a way to enter his dreams with a new, terrifying familiar named Simeon. And they once again want Alex to write. Transported to a story graveyard with best friend Yasmin, Alex will have to complete an original scary story each night.

But what does Natacha plan to do with his finished stories? And what makes a story good enough? While Natacha might have control of the beginnings, only Alex has the power to write the ending.

Readers can delight in a spooky story while also exploring the craft of writing alongside Alex. As he writes his own scary tales, he learns about plot twists, active characters, identifying originality, and accepting feedback, as well as dealing with writer’s block—making this an ideal book to read for fun or use in classrooms.