The Dreamer, Pam Munoz Ryan
The Dreamer, Pam Munoz Ryan
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The Dreamer

Author: Pam Muñoz Ryan

Narrator: Tony Chiroldes

Unabridged: 3 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/01/2010


Synopsis

Tensions run high in the explosive 8th book of 39 Clues, the #1 New York Times bestselling series.Pura Belpré Award WinnerA tender, transcendent, and meticulously crafted novel from Newbery Honoree, Pam Muñoz Ryan, and three-time Caldecott Honoree, Peter Sís!From the time he is a young boy, Neftalí 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, Neftalí 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 Muñoz Ryan and Peter Sís 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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lars on August 07, 2010

This precious jewel of a book is marred only by not ending where it should have. Ryan and Peter Sis, who get equal billing on the jacket, have created an exquisite piece of art. Prose, poetry and picture are skillfully interwoven and seamlessly merged in the story of a sickly, dreamy boy who lives i......more

Goodreads review by Sinem A. on October 06, 2019

Pablo Neruda nın çocukluğuna odaklanan, ama bunu yaparken kafamızdaki Neruda imgelerini yıkmayan tam tersi destekleyen hoş bir tat bırakan güzel bir çocukluk anısı kitabı olarak da okunabilen eğlenceli bir kitap......more

Goodreads review by Ömer on October 16, 2017

4.6/5 Yorumu için: [URL not allowed]......more

Goodreads review by Rory on October 24, 2010

I like reading poetry but I don't often care about poets. In fact, the less I know about them, the better. Nor do I like touchy-feely, dreamy-creamy, nothing's-real-OR-IS-IT stuff, either. And, come on--do kids? Nah. Shelley's review had it right, that this was a mix of "magical realism, biography,......more

Goodreads review by Edith on March 24, 2020

Que bella manera de adentrarse en la vida de Neftali Reyes, sus aflicciones, su esperanza la batalla constante y tangible de siempre saber quién era y hacia dónde iba. Esa fortaleza y entereza lo llevaron a ser Pablo Neruda, gran poeta latinoamericano y reconocido mundialmente por haber sido traduci......more