The Boy Who Would Not Sleep
Description
In the woods, Nickolas's father tells him stories to pass the time as they cut down trees...but one story, he won't tell. Not until Nickolas grows old enough to hear it. Finally, the time comes: the men in Nickolas's family were always good at cutting things, but in older times, they were too good, and did monstrous things, eventually angering a local dragon.
The dragon cursed the men of their family to fall into a deep sleep that lasts from fall to spring, like a bear's. And in their dreams, they must serve the dragon.
More than that, Nickolas's father will not say.
Now, Nickolas is eating enough for many men...and getting sleepier with every step. The townswomen think it's funny, but Nickolas has made up his mind: he will not sleep.
No matter what the cost.
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Are you a kid who threatens the monsters under your bed, even when you're scared?
Do you know exactly what to do if zombies attack--grab a shotgun and run?
Do your parents say things like, "Do you ever sit still? Really?" but then have to shake you in order to get your attention while you're reading or playing a video game?
Would you like to decorate your room in skulls and bunnies?
If so, then have I got stories for you.
I grew up telling my brother and cousins stories on our farm whenever we got bored. I would start up the story, and everybody would act it out. We got in lots of fights over who was boss of the story, and I lost a lot of time. I once got so mad that I told my brother we were playing hide and seek instead and locked him in the shed where he was hiding. I think he forgave me...eventually.
My first novel, Choose Your Doom: Zombie Apocalypse, lets you choose how you're going to fight a zombie invasion. Warning: you die. Sometimes, you turn into a zombie and then you die. But can you save the world before you kick the bucket? See any major bookstore in order to buy a copy.
"This is how I like my zombies: fast and funny. Choose this book, and you won't be choosing your doom. You'll be choosing hours of gooey, gory hilarity."
- Steve Hockensmith, New York Times best-selling author of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls
My real name is DeAnna Knippling, which I use when I'm writing scary, space/science fiction, or fantasy books for grownups. My husband's last name is Kenyon (and so is my daughter's), so that's the last name I use when I'm writing books for kids. I have a website at www.dekenyon.com.
