“Towell's evocative storytelling has plenty of goosebump-raising power for the average middle reader. “Crossing Neil Gaiman with Roald Dahl, this dark but engaging tale has a bright future.” VERDICT Strongly recommended for collections where middle grade horror is in demand.” Fans of Neil Gaiman’s Coraline (HarperCollins, 2002) and Jonathan Auxier’s The Night Gardener (Abrams, 2014) will enjoy this middle grade fantasy/horror story. “A heartwarming adventure about overcoming one’s fears and the unbreakable bond between siblings. Will he be able to harness this newfound power to defeat the queen and save his sister? PRAISE His worrisome nature, so often a burden, gives him an edge in this frightening world. But something is different about Charlie.
He and Georgie are thrust into a creepy underworld created from stolen nightmares, where monsters disguised as grandmothers serve an ancient, evil queen by holding children captive as they slowly drain each one of their memories and dreams. Upon their arrival, all of Charlie's concerns are confirmed as "Grandmother Pearl" quickly reveals herself to be something much more gruesome than even Charlie's most outlandish fears could have predicted.
And the third is that Charlie and Georgie don't have any grandmothers. The second is that the other children in his neighborhood who pay visits to their grandmothers never seem to return. The first is that he's an exceptionally nervous twelve-year-old boy, and he worries about everything. Charlie and Georgie Oughtt have been sent to visit their grandmother Pearl, and this troubles Charlie for three reasons.
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