Dream Team (Dream Seekers Book 2)
by
Lisa Ard
The Dream Seekers adventure
series is a collection of early middle-grade chapter books, ideal for ages
7-10. In this fantasy series, readers are introduced to Patrick and his
dream-seeking family. Patrick is twelve years old and at the age when he's
experiencing a lot of change, both physically and emotionally. Most of that
change is out of his control, but how he reacts to that change is important.
Patrick's family and best friends are important to his adventures too. When
life and dreams seem out of control, Patrick knows he is not alone.
Description
For Patrick, being
twelve years old can be challenging. Add to that the unusual ability to
experience dreams as reality and you begin to understand, why Patrick never
knows what will happen when he falls asleep. When Patrick's voice begins to
change, he declares disaster! But one magnificent dream will introduce Patrick
to some real-life heroes, who faced far greater adversity. Patrick discovers
that his troubles are minor league in comparison. Will Patrick find the courage
to face his fears?
Review
Lisa Ard has done it
again as she delivers another delightful, charming, and thrilling adventure in
the Dream Seekers Series. This one is filled with baseball knowledge and life
lessons for young people to learn as they grow up. Lisa Ard has obviously done
impeccable research about the life of Jackie Robinson, the first
American-African to play major league baseball. The illustrations are
beautifully rendered, it was well-written, exciting, fun, and a fast read and
it kept my attention from the very beginning to the very end.
Most adults can get
through this in a couple of hours or so and kids in a couple of days. I think
it is a wonderful addition to your library, or if you are new to the series, an
excellent introduction. There are very few books that absolutely everyone
should read. This is one of them. (By
Marius Viktor Aragon)
About the Author
From the author:
"Writing is an adventure for me. It's been a long and winding
journey to authoring a book. Here's some of that journey's highlights:
I grew up in Wenatchee, Washington. Better look it up on the map, because
it's the Apple Capital of the World!
As a kid I played lots of sports, enjoyed art and photography, read lots
of books (still do) and dreamed of traveling the world.
I left home to study at the University of Washington where I earned my
B.A. in German. (And yes, my dad asked me "what are you going to do with a
degree in German?")
For the next 15 years, I worked in Finance and Quality departments for
some really big companies. In other words, I went to lots of meetings, talked
on the phone, traveled all over the country and sat in a cubicle for a lot of
that time.
Then I fell in love, got married and had two wonderful kids. We now live
happily ever after in Portland, Oregon.
"That's the story so far. I'm now starting the journey of author.
How long that will last, I don't know. However, I'm ready to enjoy the
adventure."
Lisa Ard's Fright
Flight (Dream Seekers Book 1) won the FlamingNet Top Choice Award. Her latest
book, Saving
Halloween, was released on 5 September and has already won a 2012 Kay
Snow Writing Award for Young Readers.
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