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Awake And Dreaming

by Kit Pearson

Penguin Group Canada | May 24, 1999 | Trade Paperback

and her young, irresponsible mother seem trapped in their miserable, poverty-stricken life. Theo dreams of belonging to a "real"family with two parents and brothers and sisters, and her dream seems to come true when she is mysteriously adopted by a large, warm family, the Kaldors.

For the first time in her life, Theo has brand new clothes and things of her own, security and good friends. But as time passes, the magic of Theo''s new life begins - literally - to fade, and soon she finds herself back with her mother. Were the Kaldors real, or just a dream? And who is the shadowy figure who haunts Theo''s thoughts?

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    a heart filled emotional journey of a perfectly described character is never too much too ask from the amazing Kit Pearson but she really out did herself with this one!

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    Rating: 0/5

    A Touching Story

    Midnight Sunrise

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    3 years ago

    Before Twilight was even published, my all time favourite book was Awake and Dreaming. This is a touching story about having the hard life: a poor little girl, Theo, with a single parent who has to pan for money. But when a sudden wish gives Theo a new family, you'd think there would be no way things could go bad again. But then it does, and all of Theo's new family, new clothes, new friends, disappears, and she's back with her poor mother, Rae. But there's something new, a ghostly figure that Theo meets in the graveyard.
    I really LOVED this book when I was little, and I still think of this story once in awhile. I would recommend this book to everyone learning to grow up.

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    Rating: 5/5

    Wonderful

    This review is from: Awake and Dreaming (Hardcover)

    Kaitlyn Wilson

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    4 years ago

    I loved this book so much I read it over and over as a child. There are some great surprises in the story, and the life of the children was so heartbreaking that I couldn't bear to put it down.
    Highly recommend if you want a beautiful story, filled with laughter and tears.

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    Rating: 5/5

    Loved it!!

    This review is from: Awake and Dreaming (Hardcover)

    Emma Ridal

    4 years ago

    This book was the best, i couldn't put it down i wanted to know what would happen next and why it would happen.I recomend it to all my friends and enimies:).The next book by kit pearson is Handful of time and i walso loved that !so happy reading!

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    Anonymous

    Rating: 5/5

    Best book to read!!!!

    This review is from: Awake and Dreaming (Hardcover)

    Anonymous

    5 years ago

    The book Awake and Dreaming is the best book. It's about a little girl (Theo) and her mother (Rae) who is the worst mother ever. Theo is around 9 years old when Rae falls in love with a man named Cal. Rae moves in with Cal but Cal hates childern so Rae sends Theo off to Rae's sister Sharon in Victoria. While Theo is on the ferry she has a nap and when she wakes up she is in the Kaldors home. Her dream home. Two boys, two girls. But then Theo's life with the Kaldors started to fade.

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    Anonymous

    Rating: 5/5

    Glad to have a family

    This review is from: Awake and Dreaming (Hardcover)

    Anonymous

    6 years ago

    This book is abolutely great! I love all of Kit Pearson's books, but I especially enjoyed this one. I think every person can relate to this book because, everybody wants a family, some are just lucky enough to have one. I don's usually cry when I read sad books, but through the sad parts in this one, Kit Pearson made it hard not too! My mom recommended this book to me. I didn't think I would like it, but i'm glad I gave it a chance because it is now one of my favorite books! I am so thankful for my family. I try to remember Theo whenever I feel like my Family is trying to ruin my life. I know they love me, and im really happy I have a family. Two big thumbs up for this one!!!

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    Anonymous

    Rating: 5/5

    positivley 100% Awesome

    Anonymous

    6 years ago

    It was the best book I ever read !
    it had just the right amount of everything.
    If I could I would give Kit Pearson the award of a life time.
    I would recomend it to anyone who likes to have a little fun in a book.

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    lecia

    Rating: 5/5

    Awake and Dreaming

    lecia

    6 years ago

    awake and dreaming is an excellent book that i would recommend to anyone. it is filled with many life lessons including important every day values. kit pearson is an excellent author and if your interested in fantasy heart filling books kit pearson is the author you should lok out for.

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    C

    Rating: 5/5

    Really Good!

    C

    7 years ago

    I really liked this book. Does anyone have an oppion on who the antagonist would be in this story?
    I'd really like to know!

    • Was this review
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    This book was great and and well written. The book was sad at times but it got better. I enjoyed this book very much and that is why I read it about 10 times. That is why I would give this book 5 stars.

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    jasmine

    Rating: 5/5

    this is awesome

    jasmine

    9 years ago

    this book is so good it is my fave book ever it was the first book from kit pearson i ever read i recomend it for everyone its excelent

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    Jackie

    Rating: 5/5

    For a school book report...

    Jackie

    9 years ago

    i read this book like 5 months ago for a school book report and the librarian said it was excellent when i checked it out but i had no idea it was going to be this good. I never wanted to pt it down.

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    Emily

    Rating: 5/5

    Wonderful Read!

    Emily

    9 years ago

    This was the most wonderful book. I highly reccomend it to anyone. It brings light into a difficult situation, and shows the courage and dreams of a young child.

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    Shibby

    Rating: 4/5

    Dreaming

    Shibby

    9 years ago

    Awake and dreaming was one of the best books I ever read. This book was filled with emotion, thoughts, and a tast of advencher.
    it was awsome

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    natascia

    Rating: 5/5

    Great!!!!

    natascia

    9 years ago

    I just loved this book. It was the first one I had
    read by Kit Pearson and it made me want to
    read all of her books. The plot was unique
    and I thought the character developement was
    excellent.

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    sugar

    Rating: 5/5

    This book is...

    sugar

    9 years ago

    This book is the most amazing book I have ever read well...its great and thats all I have to say I totally recomend it to anyone its one of those books that everyone should have read in their life.

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    laura

    Rating: 5/5

    awake and dreaming

    laura

    9 years ago

    i think awake and dreaming is excellent and i only read to the 4th chapter and i think it is excellent. i think kit pearson is a wonderful writer.

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    Natalie

    Rating: 5/5

    This Book is Amazing!!!!!!!

    This review is from: Awake and Dreaming (Hardcover)

    Natalie

    10 years ago

    I have never read a book as spectular and unique as this book! Kit Pearson did an amazing job! I cried and laughed as I read the book! It really opened my eyes and showed me how lucky I am to have the loving family that I have. 2 thumps up to Kit Pearson for Awake and Dreaming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    Nicole

    Rating: 4/5

    Awake and Dreaming

    Nicole

    10 years ago

    The main character is Theo, an unhappy girl with a single mother who acts like a teenager, makes Theo dance on the streets of Vancouver for money, and is more interested in her new boyfriend than in her. Suddenly, while on a ferry from Vancouver to Victoria to live with her aunt, Theo finds herself in a new family, the Kaldors - a perfect, wonderful family with 4 kids, and they completely accept her as one of them. A dream? But it goes on and on for months. Then slowly it begins to fade, and she is back on the ferry, and begins another new life with her aunt and thought that is was all a dream when they went on a tour of Victoria and found out that all the things that happened are all little parts of her childhood memory pulled into a story. She finally meets with the ghost, Cicely, who is trying to write a book and somehow as Cicely tries to write, it is actually happening. She never wrote the book because it was all so perfect so she threw it away and that is why she began to fade. T

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    Samia

    Rating: 5/5

    The Best Book Ever!!!!!!

    This review is from: Awake and Dreaming (Hardcover)

    Samia

    10 years ago

    This book was unbelievably good. I've read this book over and over and it's still exciting. If there's one book u have to read it's this one. Actually all of Kit Pearson's books are good so read all of them. bye :)

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