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Synopsis
This poignant middle-grade fantasy by the author of THE GIVER concerns the power of dreams. The tiny, gentle dream-givers visit an assigned home at night, gathering memories from the owner's possessions through touch, weaving them into a dream, and bestowing that dream on the human who lives there. Littlest One, a young and ever-curious dream-giver, learns her trade from Thin Elderly, in the house of a retired teacher who has recently taken in John, a troubled eight-year-old foster child. Unfortunately, John is also the prey of the Sinisteeds, dream-givers gone wrong who inflict nightmares instead of bestowing pleasant dreams., While learning to bestow dreams, a young dream giver tries to save an eight-year-old boy from the effects of both his abusive past and the nightmares inflicted on him by the frightening Sinisteeds.
| Size | | Length: | 144 pages | | Height: | 8.8 in | | Width: | 6.0 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 11.2 oz |
Publisher's Notes
First Line: "An owl called, its shuddering hoots repeating mournfully in the distance."
Industry Reviews
"The prose is light as gossamer; the story as haunting as a dream." (starred review)
(03/01/2006)
"[A] spellbinding story....Lyrical, richly descriptive prose ushers readers into a fascinating parallel world inhabited by appealingly quirky characters." (starred review)
(03/06/2006)
"Lowry's gifts as a writer--her precise and evocative prose, her vivid characters, her ability to ratchet up suspense--are displayed at full strength in this enormously entertaining and finally very moving novel."
(05/14/2006)
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