The Dream Stealer

By Fleischman, Sid

Publishers Summary:
There is a bandit who comes in the night. He does not want pretty silver earrings or dangly gold necklaces, not diamonds or rubies. What does he want? Listen, I will tell you. He wants dreams. He is supposed to take only nightmares—the dreams of monsters and phantoms—but he's grown scared. He's been taking the good dreams instead. But one night he steals from the wrong girl. Susana is clever. She is wily. She is brave. And she wants her dream back.

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978-0-06175-564-4
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School Library Journal

Reviewed on October 1, 2009

Gr 2-5 Basing a story on a carved Mexican figure, Fleischman weaves a short tale around a Dream Stealer, Zumpango, who perches outside windows waiting to snitch nightmares from sleeping children. Scared by some of the critters he has lassoed, he starts taking happy dreams. But he hasn't reckoned with Susana, who wants back her interrupted dream of a happy reunion with a friend with whom she has had a fight. She tricks Zumpango into flying her to his...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2009

An omniscient narrator describes eight-year-old Susana's encounters with the nightmare-capturing Dream Stealer. As the creature grows weary of his miss...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Junior Library Guild

Reviewed on November 1, 2009

A fast-paced story with an intriguing premise. Writing and voice are strong. The ambig...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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