March 2014 Debut of the Month A funny and heart-warming novel about modern-day families, starting school, being mixed-race and celebrating your uniqueness. Amber is facing up to life without Dad. He left when she was little, but now she really needs him, and if he isn't coming back she'll have to dream up other ways to sort things out. But replying to her little sister's 'Dear Dad' letters was definitely not one of her best ideas.
A Piece of Passion from Barry Cunningham, Publisher at Chicken House I used to write letters to myself – honestly! Pretending to be all sorts of crazy characters, I got quite carried away. I almost believed the strange correspondents were real. The wise and funny Emma Shevah shows us it’s good to try and keep control of your secret life, even if your family is as crazy and unpredictable as Amber’s in this wonderful story. Oh, by the way – did I tell you Harry Potter once wrote me a note? Honestly!
In addition to our Lovereading expert opinion for Dream On, Amber a small number of members were lucky enough to be invited to review this title. Here's a taster....'a great story about how a girl copes with a complicated life...I couldn’t put this book down and finished it in a weekend. I loved it and I think others will too!' Poppy Stephens
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As if the ‘massive black hole’ left by her dad leaving isn’t challenging enough, Amber now has to face the first day of secondary school. This is no mean feat when you are vertically challenged (Amber is tiny), have an astronomically large name (Amber Alessandra Leola Kimiko Miyamoto – Amber is half-Italian and half-Japanese), and (to top it all off) thenot-so-proud owner of a caveman mobile phone.Without her dad around, Amber is going to have to sort things for herself.Thankfully, she has a BIG imagination…It's time to dream on, Amber!
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As if the ‘massive black hole’ left by her dad leaving isn’t challenging enough, Amber now has to face the first day of secondary school. This is no mean feat when you are vertically challenged (Amber is tiny), have an astronomically large name (Amber Alessandra Leola Kimiko Miyamoto – Amber is half-Italian and half-Japanese), and (to top it all off) thenot-so-proud owner of a caveman mobile phone.Without her dad around, Amber is going to have to sort things for herself.Thankfully, she has a BIG imagination…It's time to dream on, Amber!
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Dream on, Amber and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
Dream on, Amber features in the following genres: Books Reviewed by our Reader Review Panels, Recommendations, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Stories about Family and Friends, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Funny, Recommended Children's eBooks, Featured Books for 9+ readers
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Dream on, Amber was written by Emma Shevah and published by Chicken House Ltd
Dream on, Amber has 266 pages
