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Table of Contents
About The Book
In the city of the dead,
a dreamer awakens....
Young Babak has a magnificent gift: He can dream the future. Mitra, his brave older sister, is sworn to protect him. For them to survive living on the streets, she must do whatever is necessary -- including using her brother's talent for profit.
When Babak is asked to dream for a powerful Magus, he receives a mysterious vision of two stars dancing in the night. Determined to solve this prophetic riddle, the Magus takes the boy and his sister on an arduous journey across the desert. What they discover will change the world in a way that no dream could ever predict....
a dreamer awakens....
Young Babak has a magnificent gift: He can dream the future. Mitra, his brave older sister, is sworn to protect him. For them to survive living on the streets, she must do whatever is necessary -- including using her brother's talent for profit.
When Babak is asked to dream for a powerful Magus, he receives a mysterious vision of two stars dancing in the night. Determined to solve this prophetic riddle, the Magus takes the boy and his sister on an arduous journey across the desert. What they discover will change the world in a way that no dream could ever predict....
Product Details
- Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books (October 18, 2011)
- Length: 432 pages
- ISBN13: 9781439115428
- Grades: 7 and up
- Ages: 12 - 99
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Awards and Honors
- CCBC Choices (Cooperative Children's Book Council)
- CBC/NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book
- ALA Best Books For Young Adults
- ALA Notable Children's Book Nominee
- Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award Master List (VT)
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- Author Photo (jpg): Susan Fletcher Photo by Robby Lozano, Ten23 Photography(0.1 MB)
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