
The Sleepover: a Graphic Novel
Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · November 9, 2021
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- Who it’s for
- A grief-softened sleepover turns into kid-sized horror, with scary movies and a babysitter worth watching.
- Themes
- Friendship and grief, Fear of a possibly monstrous nanny
- Genres
- Horror Comics, Paranormal Comics, Fantasy Comics
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Perfect for fans of Stranger Things, this middle grade graphic novel follows a group of kids trying to cheer up their friend after a recent loss with a fun-filled sleepover, but their plans soon take a dark turn when they discover his new nanny may literally be a monster. When the Russo family returns home from vacation to discover their nanny, Ruby, has unexpectedly passed away, Matthew takes the news the hardest.
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After weeks of reeling, his three best friends decide to cheer him up with a night of junk food, prank calls, and scary movies. But their plans for a sleepover are jeopardized when Matt's single mother—unable to take any more time off of work—is forced to hire a new nanny on the fly to watch over Matt and his younger sister, Judy. Miss Swan, however, is all too happy to have the boys over. And although she seems like the perfect babysitter, letting the kids eat whatever they want and mostly leaving them alone, there's something about her that Matt doesn't trust. He thinks she may actually be the witch from local legend—the one who torments children into the night and then eats them. Is he just having a hard time dealing with Ruby's replacement, as his friends suspect? Has he watched one too many scary movies, as his mom fears? Or are he and his horror-buff friends in for the fright of their lives as they come face-to-face with a real monster? Don't miss Michael Regina's next horror grapic novel, Deepwater Creek, coming soon!
Sleepover Unease
A grief-softened sleepover turns into kid-sized horror, with scary movies and a babysitter worth watching.
Come here for
- A middle grade graphic novel mixing friendship, loss, and monster-movie dread
- The fun of a spooky story where the babysitter may be the scariest guest
Expect
- A sleepover’s junk food and pranks edged with genuine unease
- A horror-buff crew facing a legend that may be more than a story
Where it sits
| Horror Comics | 90% |
|---|---|
| Fantasy Comics | 57% |
| Paranormal Comics | 39% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Horror Comics
- Paranormal Comics
- Monsters
- Authors
- Michael Regina
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- November 9, 2021
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Friendship and grief · Fear of a possibly monstrous nanny
- Reading lane
- Horror Comics