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The follow up to the bestselling middle grade graphic novel Dream On by Shannon Hale, about hopes, friendships, and heartfelt wishes. This time, Hollywood comes to town! A movie is being filmed right in Cassie's neighbourhood! Is this her chance to be a star? Dreams come...
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The follow up to the bestselling middle grade graphic novel Dream On by Shannon Hale, about hopes, friendships, and heartfelt wishes. This time, Hollywood comes to town! A movie is being filmed right in Cassie's neighbourhood! Is this her chance to be a star? Dreams come true when she and her best friend Vali get hired as extras. Plus, if she gets paid, that would 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 makes her nervous. Will she get called a "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.
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Dream On
Mega-bestselling graphic novel author Shannon Hale (Real Friends, Best Friends, and Friends Forever—over 2 million copies sold!) returns with a new middle grade graphic novel about hope, friendship, and heartfelt wishes, perfect for fans of Invisible Emmie and Click. Something is missing from Cassie's life. Her parents don't have much money, she has to share her bedroom (and bed!) with...Hardback$5700Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks -
Dream On
Mega-bestselling graphic novel author Shannon Hale (Real Friends, Best Friends, and Friends Forever—over 2 million copies sold!) is back with a new middle grade graphic novel about hope, friendship, and heartfelt wishes, perfect for fans of Invisible Emmie and Click. Something is missing from Cassie's life. Her parents don't have much money, she has to share her bedroom (and bed!)...Paperback$4300Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781250843111
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 26 October 2026
Country: United States
Imprint: Roaring Brook Press
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Marcela Cespedes
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 14.0mm
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 203.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 240
About the Author
Shannon Hale is the New York Times best-selling author of over forty books for all ages, including The Goose Girl, Book of a Thousand Days, and Newbery Honor recipient Princess Academy. With LeUyen Pham, she created her best-selling graphic novel memoirs Real Friends, Best Friends, and Friends Forever, and the picture book series Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn. She co-writes books with her husband Dean Hale, like the Eisner-nominated graphic novel Rapunzel's Revenge (with Nathan Hale), Diana, Princess of the Amazons (with Victoria Ying), and best-selling chapter book series The Princess in Black (with LeUyen Pham). She lives in Utah with their four children and two ridiculous cats.
Marcela Cespedes, or Mace, as her friends call her, began stapling together sheets of paper to draw stories on them, from a very early age. Growing up, her love for comics never ceased to exist even when reading on road trips with her family would make her carsick. Her degree in Graphic Design and a subsequent Masters in Illustration have taken her to work in many creative industries such as advertising, animation, film, and most recently, publishing, where she finally brought together all her professional experiences with her love for books and graphic novels. Originally from Cali, Colombia, she currently resides between California and Wellington, New Zealand, getting the best of both hemispheres.
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