Dream Within a Dream

Name: Dream Within a Dream
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Patricia MacLachlan
ISBN: 9781974961153

Author: Patricia MacLachlan

Narrator: Jesse Vilinsky

Unabridged: 2 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 05/07/2019

Categories: Young Adult Nonfiction, Adventure & Adventurers

Synopsis

When Louisa (short for Louisiana) is sent to stay with her grandparents for the summer, shes not looking forward to it. While her brother is determined to find a way to stay on Deer Island forever, Louisa would rather be off having adventures with their globetrotting ornithographer parents. Shes a writer, and theres nothing on all of Deer Island to write aboutright? Louisa quickly discovers that small doesnt necessarily mean quiet, and the island has plenty of scope for the imagination. It also has George, the boy who helps her see the world in a whole new light. The end of summer is coming fast, and Louisa must decide what she really wants: to travel the world with her parents or to stay on Deer Island with the people shes only just learning to love?

About Patricia MacLachlan

Patricia MacLachlan (1938–2022) was the author of many well-loved novels and picture books, including Sarah, Plain and Tall, winner of the Newbery Medal; its sequels, Skylark and Caleb’s Story; Edward’s Eyes; The True Gift; Waiting for the Magic; White Fur Flying; Fly Away; and Snow Horses. She lived in western Massachusetts.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Josiah on March 01, 2020

Silken beauty wrapped in a thin shroud of magic: that's what's Patricia MacLachlan's stories are. Her simple, delicate language is a soothing tonic for anxious or overwrought souls. Eleven-year-old Louisa and her eight-year-old brother Theo spend every summer on Deer Island with their grandmother, B......more

Goodreads review by Katie on May 07, 2019

Dream Within a Dream is another introspective and gentle middle grade novella from Patricia MacLachlan. Though the writing is, as always, of very high quality, the story of this book seems to follow a formula MacLachlan has established in her recent works. Like several of her other titles, this one......more

Goodreads review by Darla on April 25, 2019

There is something so soothing and familiar about MacLachlan's writing. It feels like coming home. The way so much is said with so few words. The deep relationships and the wisdom. Persevering through tough times together. This story of Louisiana and her brother Theo as they spend the summer on an i......more

Goodreads review by Faith on July 21, 2023

Was gonna be a 2 star until the last 30%. Kissing and “I love you” saying kids is a little disturbing. 🤷🏻‍♀️......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on January 30, 2023

This book was really, really well done. I love Patricia McLachlan's style of writing, and this was no exception. I read it within an hour, since once I started, I was so absorbed in the story that I couldn't stop. I may not recommend it for boys or younger readers, because of the romance content, bu......more