Friends battle crazy knick-knacks out for revenge!
A mystery to solve. A villain to defeat. The world to save.
Perry and Arvin are back in a zany, new adventure!
It's been over a year since their last whirlwind adventure. Perry Dobbs is 15 already. He's moved away from video games and shiny gewgaws, and he's grown closer to his crush - but only enough to count her freckles. His mother, "The Dragon", is dating again. Perry's not happy about that, and he's not going to budge.
Arvin Pewter is turning 15 today. He's still the same witty little person with wild, red hair, and loves science and girls - one in particular. No doubt, the boy's got mojo. His mother has also met someone new, someone just like his father.
As the new year is set to begin at Nelson High, Perry and Arvin have a lot on their plate. With both of their mothers occupied and a bully out to terrorize them, their friendship has become stronger than ever.
When Perry is robbed of his magical gewgaw, the world's knick-knacks also come to life. And they're not happy. Perry and Arvin must fight an onslaught of crazed garden gnomes, dive-bombing crystal birds and fire-breathing dragons, crazy nesting dolls, and armies of figurines marching toward world domination.
Can the duo solve a giant mystery, defeat a tiny villain, and save the world at the same time? Or are they already too late?
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Reviews for "The Knick Knack Nightmare (Perry & Arvin Adventures, Book 2)"
Reviewed by Michael Hartnett
6/4/2018
Figurines Go Wild in a Funny, Clever Novel
The Knick Knack Nightmare (Perry & Arvin Adventures Book 2) by C. M. Bacon is subversive and playful fun. Inhabiting the sleepy, vividly depicted town of Shelbyville with richly developed characters, Bacon proceeds to show how everything can go absolutely haywire in original and amusing ways. The second novel in the Perry and Arvin Adventures, the story continues the odd manifestations that come from a magic coin that Perry inherited from his father. Once a crazy little bronze knight figurine covets the coin all hell breaks loose, with an army of tiny figurines wreaking havoc.
Bacon has a lively writing style and a wry sense of humor (As Arvin’s mom reports of a wild scene of out-of-control knickknacks, “‘Dragons.’ She limped into the kitchen. ‘Lots of dragons.’”), locating his narrative the commonplace meets the fantastical. That means crystal sparrows keep smashing into doors to spectacular effect, crystal kangaroos hop across window sills, plaster frogs croon, sad clowns mope, and happy faced garden gnomes engage in assorted mischief.
The onslaught of the knickknacks is hilarious even as real dangers lurks. Indeed, when it comes to issues of adolescence that both Perry and Arvin must confront, there is some serious business going on. In particular Perry must deal with his mother’s budding romance with Marvin and his own issues with his girlfriend Emilia. Ultimately, a conversation with Emilia late in the novel forces Perry to come to some hard self-realizations.
Despite all the extraordinary circumstances of the novel and spectacular literal and figurative fireworks, on one level the novel remains a story about Perry finding his way at 15. That Bacon has revealed so much about the struggle of adolescence in such a fine, funny, and entertaining novel is testament to his skills.
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