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Format: Hardcover ISBN-10: 1417819324 ISBN-13: 9781417819324 Jan 2008 Publisher: Bt Bound 154 pages Reprint Language: English |
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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.
| Size | | Length: | 154 pages | | Height: | 7.8 in | | Width: | 5.3 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 9.6 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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