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The Dreamer
Pura Belpre Award Winner
A tender, transcendent, and meticulously crafted novel from Newbery Honoree, Pam Munoz Ryan, and three-time Caldecott Honoree, Peter Sis!
From the time he is a young boy, Neftali hears the call of a mysterious voice. Even when the neighborhood children taunt him, and when his harsh, authoritarian father ridicules him, and when he doubts himself, Neftali knows he cannot ignore the call. He listens and follows as it leads him under the canopy of the lush rain forest, into the fearsome sea, and through the persistent Chilean rain on an inspiring voyage of self-discovery that will transform his life and, ultimately, the world.
Combining elements of magical realism with biography, poetry, literary fiction, and transporting illustrations, Pam Munoz Ryan and Peter Sis take readers on a rare journey of the heart and imagination as they explore the inspiring early life of the poet who became Pablo Neruda.
Book Details
- Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
- Publish Date: Mar 1st, 2012
- Pages: 384
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 7.60in - 5.30in - 1.03in - 0.66lb
- EAN: 9780439269988
- Recommended age: 09-14
- Categories: • Biographical - General• Hispanic & Latino• Family - General (see also headings under Social Themes)
About the Author
Pam Muñoz Ryan is the recipient of the NEA's Human and Civil Rights Award, the PEN Center USA Award, and the 2024 Children's Literature Legacy Award for her body of work. She was the 2018 US nominee for the international Hans Christian Andersen Award. She received a Newbery Honor Medal and the Kirkus Prize for her New York Times bestselling novel, Echo. Her other celebrated novels, Esperanza Rising, The Dreamer, Riding Freedom, Becoming Naomi León, Paint the Wind, and Mañanaland, have received countless accolades, among them the Pura Belpré Award, the Jane Addams Children's Book Award, and the Américas Award. Her acclaimed picture books include Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride and the Sibert Honor book When Marian Sang, both illustrated by Brian Selznick, Mice and Beans illustrated by Joe Cepeda, and Tony Baloney illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham, as well as a beginning reader series featuring Tony Baloney. Ryan lives near San Diego, California, with her family.
Peter Sís is a Hans Christian Andersen Award winner, three-time Caldecott Honoree, Sibert Award winner, and MacArthur Fellow. His celebrated picture books include Ice Cream Summer, Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei, Tibet Through the Red Box, and The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain.He also creates fine art that can be seen in galleries, museums, and public spaces all over the world. Learn more at petersis.com.
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What people are saying
Writer • Poet • Hugo/Nebula Nominee • Author of THE ACCIDENTAL TERRORIST • @beesolved • @tylogramgame • Find me at Bluesky
From THE DREAMER by Pam Muñoz Ryan & Peter Sís: “He looked directly into Father’s eyes and became lost in his gaze. Who was inside? Someone mean and hateful? Or someone so controlled by his own past that he dared not allow anyone he loved to control their own future?”
We are an all-girls, Catholic school in Milton sponsored by the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Boston, and a leading early college program in MA serving grades 7-12
The countdown is on - Just 4 more days until Authors Who Care! Today we are highlighting Pam Muñoz Ryan, Award Winning Author of the famous Mañanaland, Echo, The Dreamer and so many more. Register online today at https://t.co/1xfPuXFTmK https://t.co/KL164Mwy7W
Praise for this book
Awards and Praise for The Dreamer:
Pura Belpre Award winner
Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor
Booklist Editors' Choice
NYPL 100 Best Children's Book
ALA Notable Children's Book
IRA Notable Children's Books for a Global Society
Kirkus Best Children's Book
Pen Center USA Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature
*"An immaculately crafter and inspiring piece of text and art." --Publishers Weekly, starred review
*". . . rich, resonant and enchanting." --Kirkus, starred review
*"The perfect marriages of text and art." --School Library Journal, starred review
*" This book has all the feel of a classic, elegant and measured, but deeply rewarding and eminently readable." --Booklist, starred review
*"[A] masterful tribute."-Horn Book, starred review
"Ryan's hypnotic text, inspired by the childhood of Pablo Neruda, is brought to life by the extraordinary art of Peter Sis."-New York Times Book Review
"A phantasmagorical rumination on the childhood of the great Chilean poet Pablo Neruda is rooted in a belief that words possess the power to mend the spirit and change the world."--Smithsonian Notable List
What people are saying
Writer • Poet • Hugo/Nebula Nominee • Author of THE ACCIDENTAL TERRORIST • @beesolved • @tylogramgame • Find me at Bluesky
From THE DREAMER by Pam Muñoz Ryan & Peter Sís: “He looked directly into Father’s eyes and became lost in his gaze. Who was inside? Someone mean and hateful? Or someone so controlled by his own past that he dared not allow anyone he loved to control their own future?”
We are an all-girls, Catholic school in Milton sponsored by the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Boston, and a leading early college program in MA serving grades 7-12
The countdown is on - Just 4 more days until Authors Who Care! Today we are highlighting Pam Muñoz Ryan, Award Winning Author of the famous Mañanaland, Echo, The Dreamer and so many more. Register online today at https://t.co/1xfPuXFTmK https://t.co/KL164Mwy7W