The hilariously frightening, middle-grade novel Nightmares! is a Texas Bluebonnet nominee and the first book in a trilogy about a boy named Charlie and a group of kids who must face their fears to save their town.

Charlie Laird has several problems.

1. His dad married a woman he is sure moonlights as a witch.
2. He had to move into her purple mansion--the creepiest place in Cypress Creek.
3. He can't remember the last time sleeping wasn't a nightmarish prospect. Like even a nap.

What Charlie doesn't know is that his problems are about to get a whole lot more real. Nightmares can ruin a good night's sleep, but when they start slipping out of your dreams and into the waking world . . . well, that's something only Charlie can face. And he's going to need all the help he can get, or it might just be lights-out for Charlie Laird.

For good.

Praise for the Nightmares! Series:

Nightmares! (Bk 1) is a Texas Bluebonnet Nominee

Charlie Laird, who learns fear will eat you alive if you feed it, makes an impression, and...readers will want to accompany him again.--The New York Times Book Review

A touching comical saga...about facing things that go bump in the night.--US Weekly

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

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

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

There's humor and a fairly high ick-factor.--School Library Journal

Cleverly crafted...This novel presents just the right mix of 'scary and humorous.'--ILA Literacy Daily