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Dream — Content Guide for Parents

By Barbara O'ConnorSquare FishISBN 9781250444912256 pages
Dream

Found in this book

  • ViolenceBrief
  • Gender rolesBriefChallenges traditional roles

Not found

  • Scary content
  • Religion
  • Race & culture
  • Profanity
  • Climate
  • Sexual content
  • Gender & orientation

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Religion

PRESENT

Contains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.

About this book

A New York Times bestseller!
The highly anticipated follow up to Wish, which has spent six years on the New York Times bestseller list and is beloved by over two million readers. Dream follows a small town girl with big aspirations who discovers that anything is possible with your best friends and an adorable pup by your side!

The sky is the limit.

Idalee Lovett is content with her life in small-town Colby, North Carolina, living in her family’s huge house with rooms for rent. But she has big dreams, just like her mama. While Mama is on tour for the summer with her cover band, Lovey Lovett and the Junkyard Dogs, Idalee decides to hone her craft as a songwriter—since her truest wish is to hear her country songs on the radio one day.

When the local radio station announces a songwriting contest with the winning song being recorded by an up-and-coming singer, Idalee is determined to win. It would definitely be possible if only she could buy the shiny blue guitar in Asheville’s music shop. Idalee doesn’t have much money, but she knows exactly how to get it—the long-lost treasure her late granddaddy hid somewhere in their house. With the help of her friends Odell, Howard, Charlie, and an adorable little dog named Wishbone, Idalee is going to search in every nook and cranny until she finds it. But little does she know, the biggest treasure of all is only discovered when you believe in yourself with your whole heart.

In this standalone companion to the #1 New York Times bestseller Wish, nothing is impossible as Idalee learns the power of chasing her dreams one guitar strum at a time.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Dream appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    A fistfight among band members in a bar parking lot ends their tour, and a girl throws a ball hard enough to hurt a boy during a game; no one is seriously harmed. In one scene a girl is told girls aren't allowed in a ball-throwing game and she plays anyway.

  • Does Dream have violence?

    Found (Brief): A fistfight among band members in a bar parking lot ends their tour, and a girl throws a ball hard enough to hurt a boy during a game; no one is seriously harmed.

  • Does Dream have scary content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Dream have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Dream have race & culture?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Dream have profanity?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Dream have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Dream have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Dream have gender roles?

    Found (Brief, Challenges traditional roles): In one scene a girl is told girls aren't allowed in a ball-throwing game and she plays anyway.

  • Does Dream have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.