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Once upon a time in Mexico our plucky young heroine, Susana, is awoke from her dream by a Dream Stealer before she has a chance to see her best friend safe at the conclusion of her dream. Determined to finish the dream and see all made well, she journeys to the Dream Stealer's castle where she must locate her dream among all the stolen dreams flying around in the form of fire flies. In addition to dealing with the cranky Dream Stealer, she must use her wit and courage to take on a two-headed gia
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A young girl has fallen out with her best friend and misses her very much. To make matters worse, the friend and her family have moved away before the rift can be mended. Mixing contemporary story with Mexican legend, Fleischman has created a sweet story for 7-9 year old girls. He does a nice job exploring interpersonal relationships through "dreams" combined with a bit of adventure and a bit of self-empowerment.
Not one of my favorite Fleischman books but fine for a quick read. Every once in a w ...more
Not one of my favorite Fleischman books but fine for a quick read. Every once in a w ...more
This short fantasy made a great read aloud for my visiting granddaughter. The heroine enters a magic castle with the dream stealer to try to retrieve a dream she wants back. Marvelous adventures follow and all ends happily.
This book is meant for younger audiences (2nd-4th grade). It is an extremely fast read (30 min) yet I enjoyed it anyway. A quick climax makes it good, though it happens a bit fast.
Brief fantasy for early readers. Almost too brief - I want to read the version of this story for 4th-5th graders. But it was lovely nonetheless. Illustrations were very nice.
Eh. A little girl has a good dream stolen by a dreamcatcher (who's only supposed to steal bad dreams), and she goes after him to get it back. A quick read but not much to it.
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A rather simple plot--reminded me of My Father's Dragon and the BFG at a 2/3 RL.
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This book begs to be read aloud - think I might try it with second grade.
ETA: Fantastic second grade read-aloud. Definitely reading it again this year!
ETA: Fantastic second grade read-aloud. Definitely reading it again this year!
Apr 02, 2009
Rachel
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