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Lily and the Night Creatures

Lily and the Night Creatures | Nick Lake

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A young girl sets out to defeat the evil spirits inhabiting her home in this delightfully dark middle grade adventure perfect for fans of Coraline and Margaret Peterson Haddix’s The Strangers. Lily is used to hospitals—she’s spent more time in them than out of them thanks to her recent health issues. But when her mother goes into labor, her parents drop her off at her grandmother’s house and rush to the hospital without her. Lily doesn’t want the new baby to replace her and she certainly doesn’t want to be sick anymore. Most frustrating of all, she forgot to pack Willo, her favorite toy. Under her grandma’s not-so-watchful supervision, Lily sneaks back home to get Willo. Expecting to find an empty house, she is surprised to find her parents there. But something isn’t right... They look just like her mom and dad until she gets closer and sees their coal black eyes. And they refuse to let her in—it’s their house now. With the help of some surprising new friends that she meets in her garden, Lily is determined to beat these shadowy replacements and be reunited with her real parents. But is she strong enough to triumph?

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Lily and the Night Creatures | Nick Lake

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I had major Coraline vibes from this (tho I've never finished that movie) bc of the replaced parents with strange eyes, lol. That said, I really enjoyed that this had a strong focus on #chronicillness. We get to see many of Lily's fears manifest as well as see her grow and accept her new lifestyle all while not losing hope or self-love. I think this is a great read not just for kids but parents as well #middlegrade #family #fantasy

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4š I really enjoyed this mysterious, spooky, and thought-provoking story. I think fans of Neil Gaiman's Coraline or the works of Kate DiCamillo, like I am, would truly appreciate it. š‘‡

Nelnjali It's about a sick girl who just wants to go back to the way things were before--before she was sick and before The Baby. After angrily telling her parents that she wishes to never see them again, she goes home to discover that "replacements" in the guise of her parents have taken over her home. ? 2y

Nelnjali She soon discovers it is up to her to rid her home of these dark creatures before her parents come home from the hospital with the new baby, or her whole family will be in danger. 2y

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Lily and the Night Creatures | Nick Lake

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Poor Lily must deal with so much such as illness and a new sibling on the way. When she learns that evil doppelgangers have invaded her home, she must seek the help of magical creatures to purge these entities from her house in this metaphorical middle reader about growing up and healing.