The Girl Who Could Not Dream

Description

"A perfect combination of adventure, humor, and pure imagination!" --Jessica Day George, New York Times best-selling author of Tuesdays at the Castle "Funny, scary, and endlessly inventive." --Bruce Coville, author of Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher Sophie loves the hidden shop below her parents' bookstore, where dreams are secretly bought and sold. When the dream shop is robbed and her parents go missing, Sophie must unravel the truth to save them. Together with her best friend--a wisecracking and fanatically loyal monster named Monster--she must decide whom to trust with her family's carefully guarded secrets. Who will help them, and who will betray them?

Product Details

Price

$7.99 $7.43

Publisher

Clarion Books

Publish Date

March 14, 2017

Pages

384

Dimensions

5.0 X 7.6 X 1.1 inches | 0.7 pounds

Language

English

Type

Paperback

EAN/UPC

9780544935266

BISAC Categories:

Fantasy & Magic

Action & Adventure - General

Social Themes - Friendship

Humorous Stories

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About the Author

Sarah Beth Durst is award-winning author of fantasy novels such as Chasing Power, Vessel, and Into the Wild. She lives in Stony Brook, New York. www.sarahbethdurst.com

Reviews

* "This book is self-aware, playing with common fantasy tropes, thus reinvigorating the familiar underlying story of a loner having to learn to overcome her fears to save the ones she loves...A fun, fast read with broad appeal."
--School Library Journal, starred review

* "Readers will not want to stop reading this quirky, fast-paced adventure until reaching its satisfactory, heartwarming conclusion...Funny, warm, and highly imaginative."
--Kirkus, starred review

"Durst makes the most of a truly creative premise in a novel filled with wit, empathy, and over-the-top dream moments come to life."
--Publishers Weekly

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