![]() Charlie actually meets Charlotte before the rest of his family does. For example, Charlie learns the last resident, an elderly woman, “had died just two days short of her 111 th birthday from injuries she sustained in a gin rummy accident.”Īt first, Charlie think Charlotte might be interesting, but he soon changes his mind. Stories of all sorts swirl around it, but the mansion has been unoccupied for some time.Ĭharlie, Jack, and their dad learn Charlotte DeChant, the granddaughter of the last resident of the purple mansion, will soon be moving into the residence. Charlie and his friends are curious about the mansion. ![]() The only thing marring the landscape in Cypress Creek is a purple mansion sitting on a hill, dominating the town. The little family lives in Cypress Creek, a small, pleasant community. Charlie, his dad, and his little brother Jack are naturally sad and trying to figure out how to live in such a new world to them. in this delightfully entertaining offering from actor Segel and co-author Miller.”Ĭharlie has suffered a terrible loss his mother dies following a brief illness when Charlie is eight. ![]() ![]() Publishers Weekly describes Nightmares! as “ Coraline meets Monsters, Inc. I am interested in books for all ages, so I checked out Nightmares! It is the first in the series featuring Charlie Laird, his family, and his friends. After seeing Jason Segel on Stephen Colbert’s The Late Show, I learned that Segel has teamed up with Kirsten Miller to write a series of books for young readers. ![]()
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