If you are a fan of Barbara O'Connor's WISH, you will want to grab a copy of DREAM as soon as you can. This is a stand-alone book that features Idalee Lovett in her small North Carolina town.
Idalee lives in a huge old house. To make ends meet, Idalee's mother rents room for short or long
term stays. This means Idalee is always surrounded by unusual characters who enrich the lives of folks in her community. Currently, there is a man and his talking parrot, a strict teacher, a pet psychic, and a boy and his truck driver father who are waiting for parts to repair their truck.
As the story begins, Idalee's mother is leaving for a tour with her country music band. She is planning to be gone for at least a month. Idalee is staying behind under the supervision of the adult residents. School doesn't start for a few weeks, and Idalee has a plan for how to keep busy. She is going to enter a local song writing contest. The only problem is her guitar is old and broken. She would love to be able to purchase the blue guitar in a local store because she is sure that will improve her song writing skills. Her only hope is to find the hidden treasure her mother's uncle hid somewhere in one of the rooms in the house.
Will Idalee and her friends find the treasure? Will she get her blue guitar? Will she be able to write the winning song for the contest?
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