Apologies from Kat - I thought I had this set to post on Thursday but alas, you're getting a Tuesday review instead!
Dreamsleeves by Coleen Murtagh Paratore
Aislinn O'Neill is a dreamer. Some of Aislinn's dreams are simple others prove to be much trickier. By the end if the summer Aislinn has three dreams in her Dream Book that must come true: 1) To find a way for her Dad to stop drinking. 2) That her Mom will convince her Dad to buy a house they have been dreaming about before it is sold to someone else. 3) For her crush Mike Mancinello to like her. Each dream is easy and hard in it's own way. When it seems impossible that any of her dreams will come true Aislinn gets a fantastic idea, Dreamsleeves. Wearing your dream (written on a name-tag) on your sleeve for the world to see, her logic: "Who knows...maybe the person you pass on the street or shake hands with...might be the exact perfect person to help you make your wish come true." Aislinn's Dreamsleeves spark hope in her community and they start using them as well in which everyone starts helping there friends and neighbours dream come true.
I was skeptical about reading Dreamsleeves at first when I noticed the age level for the book is between ages 10-14 since I'm eighteen and I thought the book may be written to simply or have a corny story line. However I decided to read it anyways and am so happy I did. Dreamsleeves is so much more than just a girl trying to make her dreams come true. It is about a girl trying to help her family and her community. It is about a girl coming of age and having to deal with the fear of losing her friends and getting her crush to like her back. It is about a girl with an idea that sparks change in her community.
Dreamsleeves is such a beautiful, well written story and I'm so glad I chose this book as my Advanced Readers Copy to pick up. It is a book filled with hope, love and dreams with the message that anything is possible and that we need help with some of of our dreams. Don't be turned off by the age group for this book, it is definitely for all ages!!!
~ Sarah
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