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Dream Rescuers

Dream Rescuers
By Jennifer Lloyd
Illustrated by Eden Cooke
Simply Read, 2021. Intermediate.

After Ruby failed her last Tooth Fairy test, she is need of a job. She hears about an opening at the Department of Dream Rescue and hurry's over to make the interview. She accepts the position as Dream Rescuer and is tasked with the job of helping human children with nightmares. Ruby and her team of fellow misfits dress in their gear and goggles, and head to their first assignment, a girl named Emma in London who is having very fitful sleep. They step into her dream to battle a dragon.

This book is fun, charming and adventurous. The characters are funny and eager to help others. I loved the concept of this book. I'm sure some kids would love to have tiny mythical creatures help children fight off their nightmares. I would say that this book is on the easier side of  Intermediates. It has a little text and many pictures, but with 10 chapters, it will be a great starter chapter book.

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