{"product_id":"awake-and-dreaming-puffin-classics-edition-paperback","title":"Awake and Dreaming: Puffin Classics Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKit Pearson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKenneth Oppel\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheo and her young, irresponsible mother seem trapped forever in their miserable, poverty-stricken life ... but Theo can't stop dreaming of belonging to a \"real\" family. When she is mysteriously adopted by the large, warm Kaldor family, her dream seems to be coming true. But as time passes, the magic of Theo's new life begins to fade, and soon she finds herself back with her mother. Were the Kaldors real or just a dream? Who is the shadowy figure who haunts Theo's thoughts? And, most importantly, will Theo ever be able to find a real home with a family she can truly call her own?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA GHOST STORY -- with a Difference\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheo has a hard life with her young, selfish mother. That's why she's always dreamed of belonging to a real family -- mother, father, sisters, brothers. Her dream seems to come true when she is mysteriously \"adopted\" by a large, warm family, the Kaldors. For the first time, Theo has brand-new clothes, things of her own, security, and good friends. But, as time passes, the magic of Theo's new life begins to fade -- really fade. In fact, Theo herself is vanishing....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Kit Pearson \u003c\/b\u003e worked as a librarian for many years before publishing her first novel, \u003ci\u003e The Daring Game \u003c\/i\u003e (1986). She went on to write the linked novels \u003ci\u003e The Sky Is Falling \u003c\/i\u003e (1989), \u003ci\u003e Looking at the Moon \u003c\/i\u003e (1991), and \u003ci\u003e The Lights Go On Again \u003c\/i\u003e (1993), published in 1999 as The Guests of War trilogy, and \u003ci\u003e Awake and Dreaming \u003c\/i\u003e (1996), which won the Governor General's Award. Pearson lives in Victoria, close to Ross Bay Cemetery, one of the settings in \u003ci\u003e Awake and Dreaming \u003c\/i\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 6.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 06, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Awake and Dreaming\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753791029536,"sku":"9780143187882","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/eecfcae6c2804df759abcdbc8b88a3f3.webp?v=1780027533","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/awake-and-dreaming-puffin-classics-edition-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}