Only a few people are able to enter “the Place,” a recently discovered land whose visitors bring back dreams they have the ability to share with others. In this slightly altered world of the early 1900s, an entire industry has quickly built up around the entertainment and healing value of the shared dreams. Dreamhunters, especially the very skilled ones, are paid well for the powerful and vivid images they project to nearby sleepers. Two fifteen-year-old cousins, Laura and Rose, both daughters of successful dreamhunters, have reached the age when they are allowed to attempt an entry to the Place. One is able to enter, while the other cannot break through the border. Their relationship and that of their families is strained by these events, and then shattered when Laura’s father, the man who first discovered the Place, disappears. A complex political scheme to manipulate public opinion by planting thoughts through dreams begins to unfold in this compelling fantasy that ends on a precipice. Described as book one of the Dreamhunter Duet, the successful blend of a highly original concept, intricate plot, well-rounded characters, and mounting suspense will leave readers breathless for book two. (Ages 12–16)

As fifteen-year-old Laura becomes a dreamhunter, one of a special few individuals who can enter the Place to catch dreams and broadcast them to others, her father’s disappearance leads her also into a world of intrigue and political corruption. The idea of selling dreams is thought provoking, as is the moral dilemma of the possibility of using a special gift for good or for evil. Knox builds a fascinating fantasy world with all-too-believable and disturbing aspects. ca

Laura comes from a world similar to our own except for one difference: it is next to the Place, an unfathomable land that fosters dreams of every kind and is inaccessible to all but a select few, the Dreamhunters. These are individuals with special gifts: the ability to catch larger-than-life dreams and relay them to audiences in the magnificent dream palace, the Rainbow Opera. People travel from all around to experience the benefits of the hunters' unique visions.

Now fifteen-year-old Laura and her cousin Rose, daughters of Dreamhunters, are eligible to test themselves at the Place and find out whether they qualify for the passage. But nothing can prepare them for what they are about to discover. For within the Place lies a horrific secret kept hidden by corrupt members of the government. And when Laura's father, the man who discovered the Place, disappears, she realizes that this secret has the power to destroy everyone she loves . . .

In the midst of a fascinating landscape, Laura's dreamy childhood is ending and a nightmare beginning. This rich novel, filled with beauty, danger, politics, and intrigue, comes to a powerful crescendo, leaving readers clamoring for Book Two.

Dreamhunter is a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

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