Nightmare in the Backyard — Content Guide for Parents
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PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
When the scratching starts on the tent, a backyard camping trip turns terrifying for three friends. Prepare to be scared silly in this creepy middle-grade novel for fans of R.L. Stine, Dan Poblocki, and Mary Downing Hahn.
Chloe, Avery, and Madison can't wait to spend the night camping in the backyard. Smores! Spooky stories! Trading secrets! It's going to be awesome. Sure, Elijah the kid next door keeps trying to prank them, but it's all in good fun. Who doesn't like a little scare after the sun has set and the moonlight casts creepy shadows everywhere?
Then the scratching starts on the tent fabric. The girls think it must be Elijah again, but there's no one outside. As the scratching gets more insistent, the girls may need to start asking WHAT is making that noise rather than WHO. Can they make it through the night?
Frequently asked questions
Is Nightmare in the Backyard appropriate for a 7-year-old?
Giant tentacles attack the girls and others, dragging people underground, and the girls fight back with a cot, tent spikes, boards and an axe throughout the story. A backyard camping night turns frightening when scratching, dead phones and tentacled monsters attack, though one library review calls the horror mild.
Does Nightmare in the Backyard have violence?
Found (Central): Giant tentacles attack the girls and others, dragging people underground, and the girls fight back with a cot, tent spikes, boards and an axe throughout the story.
Does Nightmare in the Backyard have scary content?
Found (Central): A backyard camping night turns frightening when scratching, dead phones and tentacled monsters attack, though one library review calls the horror mild.
Does Nightmare in the Backyard have religion?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Nightmare in the Backyard have race & culture?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Nightmare in the Backyard have profanity?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Nightmare in the Backyard have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Nightmare in the Backyard have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Nightmare in the Backyard have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Nightmare in the Backyard have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
