Kid Review – The Dreamer – fantasy
Marcelene, Jenny. The Dreamer. Illustrated by Ligia Camolesi. Texas: Calla Press Publishing, 2025.
To the Ends
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Summary
Join God’s Global Plan
Ten-year-old Jason is unsure if God is still at work around the world. That is, until he and his younger brother, Fred, discover a board game that transports them to countries across the globe. But one mistake could mean being stuck in a country with no way home.
In The Dreamer, Jason and Fred must fulfill a strange mission to deliver a holy book to a dreamer in Afghanistan. If only the brothers knew who. Can they lose the mysterious person following them and figure out who needs the book before time runs out? Find out in this first book in Jenny Marcelene’s To the Ends series.
To the Ends is an international adventure series helping children ages 6-10 cultivate a biblical worldview and spark prayer for the nations.
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My Kid Review
The concept of this book is fun. Older elementary and some middle school children will enjoy the idea of playing a game and being transported to a different place in the world.
Marcelene did a good job of world-building and incorporating a mission mindset into The Dreamer. She closes the book with a prayer guide, discussion questions, and an author’s note, making this a useful addition to family or classroom devotions. While readers may not be physically transported to a foreign country the way the book characters are, they will learn more about the Muslim culture and how God is speaking to Muslims in closed countries.
Camolesi’s black-and-white illustrations help readers visualize scenes and people they have most likely never seen before.
I look forward to reading future books in the To the Ends series.
The Dreamer would be a great addition to a K-12 Christian school library. It is appropriate for older elementary and younger middle school children.
I received a complimentary copy of The Dreamer. This is my honest review.