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Dream Big

by Shannon Hale

A neighborhood film puts Cassie’s big dreams to the test

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A neighborhood film puts Cassie’s big dreams to the test

When a movie comes to Cassie’s neighborhood, being hired as an extra seems to offer both a chance to act and a way to help her parents with money troubles. But after her best friend Vali drops out, Cassie must work alongside actors she finds mean—and face the monster in a horror movie. The story brings friendship, family finances, and fear into the same challenge, as Cassie weighs others’ judgments against her own worries. This graphic novel is the next book in the Dream On series, with illustrations by Marcela Cespedes.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Kids ages 9–12 interested in graphic novels.
  • Readers who enjoy friendship stories and imaginative plots.
  • Readers interested in stories about facing fears, kindness, and forgiveness.

Themes

FriendshipCourage and fearFamily financial difficultiesEmpathy and forgiveness

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Book overview

Keep dreaming with the next book in the Dream On seriesabout a young girl with big dreams and an even bigger imagination.

Dream Big
is the perfect book for readers who love friendship stories, The Babysitter's Club and Click graphic novels, and hopeful, inspiring reads.

A movie is being filmed right in Cassie's neighborhood! Is this her chance to be a star? Dreams come true when she and her best friend Vali get hired as extras. Plus, she'll get paid, which will help her parents with their money troubles. But when Vali drops out of the movie, Cassie is stuck with the mean kid actors. Even worse, it turns out she's in a horror movie, and the monster in it scares her. Will she get called a "baby" or "scaredy-cat". Can Cassie make it through the movie without her fears driving her away?

Join Cassie as she finds the courage to face her fears and dream big!

With bright and charming illustrations by Marcela Cespedes, Dream Big is a joyful story filled with imagination, fun dreams, and wonder.

This book is perfect for readers who want to enjoy a gentle and accessible friendship story, as well as anyone looking for SEL themes about empathy, kindness, compassion, and forgiveness.

Don't miss Book 1, Dream On!

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