Nicole Lesperance

illustrated by Federica Fenna

For fans of A Snicker of Magic and The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl comes a suspenseful dark fantasy duology, perfect for middle school readers that love stories of magic and sisterhood with a dash of danger.
Maren Partridge loves working in her family's dream shop where she can hand-craft any dream imaginable. The shop has only one rule. Dreams cannot be given to a person without their consent. Maren has noproblem with this - until her sister, Hallie, has an accident that leaves her in a coma. Maren's certain she can cure Hallie with a few well-chosen dreams. And when no one is watching, she slips her a flying dream.
But a strange new customer from the shop has been following Maren and knows what she did. Now she's laid the perfect trap to blackmail Maren into creating custom nightmares for a dark and terrible purpose. As Maren gets drawn further into the sinister scheme, she mustmake a choice: to protect her family or to protect the town from her family's magic.
Pick up the first book in the Nightmare Thief duology if you are looking for:
- Suspenseful stories of magical realism for kids with a side of danger
- Gifts for 11 year old girls, 13 year old girls, and any young reader 11-14 that loves fantasy
- Books that explore bullying, family ties, and feature strong female characters
- Books for 4th graders, and any classroom with grades 3-8