The Dreamer
Books | Juvenile Fiction / Biographical / General
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Pam Muñoz Ryan
Winner of the 2011 Pure Belpre Award for fiction now in an elegant paperback edition! From the time he is a young boy, Neftali hears the call of a mysterious voice. He knows he must follow it--even when the neighborhood children taunt him, and when his harsh, authoritarian father ridicules him, and when he doubts himself. It leads him under the canopy of the lush rain forest, into the fearsome sea, and through the persistent Chilean rain, until finally, he discovers its source. Combining elements of magical realism with biography, poetry, literary fiction, and sensorial, transporting illustrations, Pam Munoz Ryan and Peter Sis take readers on a rare journey of the heart and imagination.
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Author
Pam Muñoz Ryan
Pages
373
Publisher
Turtleback
Published Date
2012-03
ISBN
0606239405 9780606239400
Ratings
Google: 5
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"A great book of poetry and fiction. A boy’s journey into confidence, stepping into himself and retaining his core values while suffering because of and alongside his family. A fast and easy read good for all ages! And there’s pictures! "
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"I felt like I was the protagonist it's just so breathtaking it's just like my life it was like it was me in the book I loved it 10\10 would recommend 😊"
Blackpills
"it was lovely, just the word play the author used had me mesmerized and wanting more and more. something sweet the author did was that the person they were writing about; they said their favorite color was green because it reminded them of hope and the entire books text was in green ink!! when i read that in the authors note i just thought that was such a cute detail to add. they also added the persons actual poems and honestly i didn’t truly understand them but sheesh that guys poems are so cool"
lysol
"this is the part where it starts getting good, which is not to say it wasn't good before :)"
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