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Dream Big

by Shannon Hale

A movie set brings Cassie’s big dreams close to home

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A movie set brings Cassie’s big dreams close to home

When a film crew arrives in Cassie’s neighborhood, she and her best friend Vali land jobs as extras—work that could also help Cassie’s parents with money troubles. But Vali’s departure leaves Cassie among actors she finds unkind, and the horror movie’s monster challenges her confidence. The setup links a child’s wish to be a star with more everyday concerns: friendship, family finances, and finding courage when fear and social pressure collide. As the next book in the Dream On series, the graphic novel centers on Cassie’s imagination and her attempt to stay with an experience that frightens her.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 9–12 interested in graphic novels about friendship and imagination.
  • Readers who enjoy stories about facing fears, kindness, and compassion.
  • Those following Cassie’s story from Dream On.

Themes

FriendshipFacing fearsImagination and ambitionFamily financial difficultyKindness and compassion

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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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