Title: DREAM WORLD
Series: Dream
World #1
Author: S.J. Hitchcock
Publish Date: 09.18.13
Publisher: Freaky Fiction Writing
Category: Children’s fiction, Teens
Recommended
for: tweens, early teens
Grammar/editing: C – average writing
Received from: the author in exchange for an honest review / blog tour
Goodreads: Dream World
Date completed: 09.21.13
Description from the publisher:
Debbie
witnesses the death of her mother, and uses her dreams as a way to escape the
real world. Where she feels safe and
loved, in Joshua Lawson’s arms, the guy from her favourite TV show Victor, and
from her favourite poster above her bed.
Karen is ignored by all her family, she really just wants to be loved by them, and takes out her anger on her former best friend, Debbie and anyone who gets in her way.
Lastly, Mark whose shipped off to the UK to live, while his parents are on tour for the next year. And Mark has always lived in the shadow of his cousin.
Karen is ignored by all her family, she really just wants to be loved by them, and takes out her anger on her former best friend, Debbie and anyone who gets in her way.
Lastly, Mark whose shipped off to the UK to live, while his parents are on tour for the next year. And Mark has always lived in the shadow of his cousin.
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Feeling as though she is to blame
for her mother’s death, Debbie prefers to live in her dream world, safe within
the arms of her TV crush. She and her
family face that first year without the backbone of their family with tears and
each other. Meanwhile, back at school,
Debbie is moving on with classes, her best friend, mean girls, and the new boy
in school.
This is a wonderful visit to the
world of students in about the 8th and 9th grades. First crush, first kiss, and first bras,
while dealing with the confusions of family, friends, and the opposite
sex. Though this book stands well on its
own, there is a definite opening for more books making this a series.
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| NEW BOOK COVER |
This book is also a great look into
the emotions of dealing with sudden and horrific loss. Because her mother was on the way to pick
Debbie up from a day of swimming, she feels as though she is to blame for the
car crash that killed her mother, a crash that she witnessed happening. That first year is something for which you
cannot prepare yourself. I know, for
myself, I was a non-functioning member of society for several years after the
loss of my child. Grief is hard, but
this book approaches it with empathy, sympathy, and respect.
My only complaint** and I did not
hold this against the author was the difference in British and American
English. In my last review, I mentioned
that I needed some assistance with reading British English. In this book, it is my opinion that the
author needs some assistance with her American English. I believe she should have asked an American
to help her with her American character, Mark.
In America, we don’t use the words trolley (grocery cart), trainers
(sneakers), jumpers (jackets), or crisps (potato chips), among others. Since this is written in the first person as
seen through the eyes of three of the main characters, I think it would have
added an extra texture to the book to have written Mark’s thoughts in the
mannerisms of an American.
** post note: I know that the author has republished and
addressed this issue. Also, just look at that beautiful new cover!
The Dream World series:
- Dream World
- Daydreaming
originally posted 09.22.2013 on my
previous website
WordPress.com closed that site
because I promoted authors and their books
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