Dream Entry*
April 27, 2008
Norman and Bigfoot are fencing with icicles.
“Stop! Stop!” Morzant cries. “It’s almost time!”
Mortimer breathes fire on the ice swords until they melt. Then all my friends, a duck, three puppies, and I file into an enormous stadium. The stadium is full of cheering cryptids waving striped socks.
A walrus runs into the arena carrying a small pot of orange flowers. He runs up a staircase to a platform. He breaks the pot, then plants the flowers in a bathtub. The flowers immediately start to grow at an accelerated rate. They spill over the edge of the tub and of the platform. The walrus gets tangled in the growing stems and swept toward the bleachers. The cheering gets even louder.
Soon the flowers are covering everybody in the bleachers. The flowers are as big as books, and soon they turn into books. They smell like pickles. Everybody picks them and starts to read.
The pickle-scented flowers BIGFOOT reads:
BEYOND MAGENTA: TRANSGENDER TEENS SPEAK OUT
by Susan Kuklin
[YOUNG ADULT—NON-FICTION]
Candlewick
February 11, 2014
GRASSHOPPER JUNGLE
by Andrew Smith
[YOUNG ADULT]
Dutton-Penguin
February 11, 2014
LORD AND LADY BUNNY—ALMOST ROYALTY!
by Polly Horvath, with illustrations by Sophie Blackall
[MIDDLE GRADE—SEQUEL TO MR. AND MRS. BUNNY—DETECTIVES EXTRAORDINAIRE!]
Schwartz & Wade-Random House
February 11, 2014
SPLIT SECOND
by Kasie West
[YOUNG ADULT—SEQUEL TO PIVOT POINT]
HarperTeen-HarperCollins
February 11, 2014
BRIGHT BEFORE SUNRISE
by Tiffany Schmidt
[YOUNG ADULT]
Walker
February 18, 2014
SCHOOL OF CHARMS
by Lisa Ann Scott
[MIDDLE GRADE]
Katherine Tegen-HarperCollins
February 18, 2014
BETTER OFF FRIENDS
by Elizabeth Eulberg
[YOUNG ADULT]
Point-Scholastic
February 25, 2014
THE DUMBEST IDEA EVER!
by Jimmy Gownley
[MIDDLE GRADE—GRAPHIC NOVEL]
Graphix-Scholastic
February 25, 2014
HALF A CHANCE
by Cynthia Lord
[MIDDLE GRADE]
Scholastic
February 25, 2014
INVASION OF THE UFONUTS
by Laurie Keller
[CHAPTER BOOK—SECOND IN THE
ADVENTURES OF ARNIE THE DOUGHNUT SERIES]
Henry Holt
February 25, 2014
The pickle-scented flowers MORZANT reads:
LITTLE POEMS FOR TINY EARS
by Lin Oliver, illustrated by Tomie dePaola
[PICTURE BOOK—POETRY]
Nancy Paulsen-Penguin
February 11, 2014
THE NOISY PAINT BOX: THE COLORS AND
SOUNDS OF KANDINSKY’S ABSTRACT ART
by Barb Rosenstock, illustrated by Mary GrandPré
[PICTURE BOOK—NON-FICTION]
Knopf-Random House
February 11, 2014
A TASTE OF FREEDOM:
GANDHI AND THE GREAT SALT MARCH
by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel, illustrated by Guiliano Ferri
[PICTURE BOOK—NON-FICTION]
Walker
February 11, 2014
DARE THE WIND: THE RECORD-BREAKING VOYAGE OF
ELEANOR PRENTISS AND THE FLYING CLOUD
by Tracey Fern, illustrated by Emily Arnold McCully
[PICTURE BOOK—NON-FICTION]
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
February 18, 2014
ALASKA’S DOG HEROES:
TRUE STORIES OF REMARKABLE CANINES
by Shelley Gill, illustrated by Robin James
[PICTURE BOOK—NON-FICTION]
Little Bigfoot-Sasquatch
February 25, 2014
FEATHERS: NOT JUST FOR FLYING
by Melissa Stewart, illustrated by Sarah S. Brannen
[PICTURE BOOK—NON-FICTION]
Charlesbridge
February 25, 2014
The pickle-scented flowers MORTIMER reads:
THE BROKEN PATH
by Erin Hunter
[MIDDLE GRADE—FOURTH IN THE
SURVIVORS SERIES]
HarperCollins
February 11, 2014
MY HUMONGOUS HAMSTER
by Lorna Freytag
[PICTURE BOOK]
Henry Holt
February 11, 2014
The pickle-scented flowers PENNY reads:
THREE
by Kristen Simmons
[YOUNG ADULT—THIRD IN THE
ARTICLE 5 SERIES]
Tor Teen-Tom Doherty Associates
February 11, 2014
WHITE SPACES
by Ilsa J. Bick
[YOUNG ADULT—FIRST IN THE
DARK PASSAGES SERIES]
Egmont USA
February 11, 2014
PERFECT LIES
by Kiersten White
[YOUNG ADULT—SEQUEL TO MIND GAMES]
HarperTeen-HarperCollins
February 18, 2014
FIRE & FLOOD
by Victoria Scott
[YOUNG ADULT]
Scholastic
February 25, 2014
TIN STAR
by Cecil Castelluci
[YOUNG ADULT]
Roaring Brook
February 25, 2014
THE WELL’S END
by Seth Fishman
[YOUNG ADULT]
Putman-Penguin
February 25, 2014
The pickle-scented flowers THE DUCK reads:
FERAL CURSE
by Cynthia Leitich Smith
[YOUNG ADULT—SECOND IN THE FERAL SERIES]
Candlewick
February 11, 2014
THE TINKER KING
by Tiffany Trent
[YOUNG ADULT—SEQUEL TO THE UNNATURALISTS]
Simon & Schuster
February 11, 2014
ALASKA’S SLEEPING BEAUTY
by Mindy Dwyer
[PICTURE BOOK]
Little Bigfoot-Sasquatch
February 25, 2014
THE SHADOW THRONE
by Jennifer A. Nielsen
[YOUNG ADULT—FINAL IN THE
ASCENDANCE TRILOGY]
Scholastic
February 25, 2014
The pickle-scented flowers NORMAN reads:
CHAMPION OF BREAKFAST
by Adam Rex
[YOUNG ADULT—THIRD IN THE
COLD CEREAL SAGA]
Balzer & Bray-HarperCollins
February 11, 2014
TESLA’S ATTIC
by Neal Shusterman and Eric Elfman
[MIDDLE GRADE—FIRST IN THE
ACCELERATI TRILOGY]
Disney-Hyperion
February 11, 2014
OPERATION BUNNY
by Sally Gardner,
with illustrations by David Roberts
[MIDDLE GRADE—FIRST IN THE
WINGS & CO. SERIES]
Henry Holt
February 11, 2014
STINK AND THE SHARK SLEEPOVER
by Megan McDonald,
with illustrations by Peter H. Reynolds
[CHAPTER BOOK—NINTH IN THE STINK SERIES]
Candlewick
February 11, 2014
MISSING MONKEY!
by Mary Amato,
with illustrations by Ward Jenkins
[CHAPTER BOOK—FIRST IN THE
GOOD CROOKS SERIES]
Egmont USA
February 25, 2014
TIMMY FAILURE: NOW LOOK WHAT YOU’VE DONE
by Stephan Pastis
[MIDDLE GRADE—SEQUEL TO
TIMMY FAILURE: MISTAKES WERE MADE SERIES]
Candlewick
February 25, 2014
THE SECRET BOX
by Whitaker Ringwald
[MIDDLE GRADE—FIRST IN THE
SECRET BOX SERIES]
Katherine Tegen-HarperCollins
February 25, 2014
A SNICKER OF MAGIC
by Natalie Lloyd
[MIDDLE GRADE]
Scholastic
February 25, 2014
THREATENED
by Eliot Schrefer
[MIDDLE GRADE]
Scholastic
February 25, 2014
BY THE GRACE OF TODD
by Louise Galveston
[MIDDLE GRADE]
Razorbill-Penguin
February 27, 2014
The pickle-scented flowers BEVERLY reads:
BEFORE MY EYES
by Caroline Bock
[YOUNG ADULT]
St. Martin’s Griffin
February 11, 2014
STORM
by Donna Jo Napoli
[YOUNG ADULT]
Paula Wiseman-Simon & Schuster
February 11, 2014
THE TYRANT’S DAUGHTER
by J.C. Carleson
[YOUNG ADULT]
Knopf-Random House
February 11, 2014
WILLOW
by Tonya Cherie Hegamin
[YOUNG ADULT]
Candlewick
February 11, 2014
NIGHTINGALE’S NEST
by Nikki Loftin
[MIDDLE GRADE]
Razorbill-Penguin
February 20, 2014
WHAT THE MOON SAID
by Gayle Rosengren
[MIDDLE GRADE]
Putnam-Penguin
February 20, 2014
FAKING NORMAL
by Courtney C. Stevens
[YOUNG ADULT]
HarperTeen-HarperCollins
February 25, 2014
I SURVIVED THE NAZI INVASION, 1994
by Lauren Tarshis
[CHAPTER BOOK—NINTH IN THE
I SURVIVED SERIES]
Scholastic
February 25, 2014
THE LION WHO STOLE MY ARM
by Nicola Davies,
with illustrations by Annabel Wright
[CHAPTER BOOK]
Candlewick
February 25, 2014
YEAR OF MISTAKEN DISCOVERIES
by Eileen Cook
[YOUNG ADULT]
Simon Pulse-Simon & Schuster
February 25, 2014
ZANE AND THE HURRICANE: A STORY OF KATRINA
by Rodman Philbrick
[MIDDLE GRADE]
Blue Sky Press-Scholastic
February 25, 2014
The pickle-scented flowers BRIAR reads:
FATES
by Lanie Bross
[YOUNG ADULT]
Delacorte-Random House
February 11, 2014
TSARINA
by J. Nelle Patrick
[YOUNG ADULT]
Razorbill-Penguin
February 27, 2014
The pickle-scented flowers OLIVER reads:
SAY HELLO LIKE THIS
by Mary Murphy
[PICTURE BOOK]
Candlewick
February 11, 2014
TAKING CARE OF MAMA RABBIT
by Anita Lobel
[PICTURE BOOK]
Knopf-Random House
February 11, 2014
TIME FOR BED, FRED!
by Yasmeen Ismail
[PICTURE BOOK]
Walker
February 11, 2014
GREEN IS A CHILE PEPPER:
A BOOK OF COLORS
by Roseanne Greenfield Thong,
illustrated by John Parra
[PICTURE BOOK]
Chronicle
February 18, 2014
BUSY BUNNY DAYS: IN THE TOWN,
ON THE FARM & AT THE PORT
by Britta Teckentrup
[PICTURE BOOK]
Chronicle
February 25, 2014
DREAM DOG
by Lou Berger,
illustrated by David J. Catrow
[PICTURE BOOK]
Schwartz & Wade-Random House
February 25, 2014
GO! GO! GO! STOP!
by Charise Mericle Harper
[PICTURE BOOK]
Knopf-Random House
February 25, 2014
HI, KOO!: A YEAR OF SEASONS
by Jon J Muth
[PICTURE BOOK]
Scholastic
February 25, 2014
S IS FOR SALMON:
A PACIFIC NORTHWEST ALPHABET
by Hannah Viano
[PICTURE BOOK]
Little Bigfoot-Sasquatch
February 25, 2014
The pickle-scented flowers LENNY reads:
EXTRAORDINARY WARREN:
A SUPER CHICKEN
by Sarah Dillard
[EARLY READER]
Aladdin-Simon & Schuster
February 11, 2014
MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE RANCH
by Anne Isaacs, illustrated by Kevin Henkes
[EARLY READER]
Schwartz & Wade-Random House
February 11, 2014
MR. BALL MAKES A TO-DO LIST
by Michael Townsend
[EARLY READER—JUMP-INTO-CHAPTERS SERIES]
Blue Apple Books
February 11, 2014
OKAY, ANDY!
by Maxwell Eaton III
[EARLY READER—JUMP-INTO-CHAPTERS SERIES]
Blue Apple Books
February 11, 2014
PENGUIN IN PERIL
by Helen Hancocks
[PICTURE BOOK]
Templar-Candlewick
February 11, 2014
DUCK TO THE RESCUE
by John Himmelman
[PICTURE BOOK—FOURTH IN THE
BARNYARD RESCUE SERIES]
Henry Holt
February 18, 2014
WAKE UP, RUPERT!
by Mike Twohy
[PICTURE BOOK]
Paula Wiseman-Simon &Schuster
February 18, 2014
WHEN AN ALIEN MEETS A SWAMP MONSTER
by Cornelius Van Wright
[PICTURE BOOK]
Nancy Paulsen-Penguin
February 20, 2014
EIEIO: HOW OLD MACDONALD GOT HIS FARM
WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM A HEN
by Judy Sierra, illustrated by Matthew Myers
[PICTURE BOOK]
Candlewick
February 25, 2014
THE END (ALMOST)
by Jim Benton
[PICTURE BOOK]
Scholastic
February 25, 2014
MOTOR DOG
by Kurt Cyrus, illustrated by David George Gordon
[PICTURE BOOK]
Disney-Hyperion
February 25, 2014
ROSIE & REX: A NOSE FOR FUN!
by Bob Boyle
[PICTURE BOOK]
HarperCollins
February 25, 2014
WEASELS
by Elys Dolan
[PICTURE BOOK]
Candlewick
February 25, 2014
The pickle-scented flowers VIOLET reads:
29 MYTHS ON THE SWINSTER PHARMACY
by Lemony Snicket, illustrated by Lisa Brown
[PICTURE BOOK]
McSweeney’s McMullens
February 11, 2014
JESSICA FINCH IN PIG TROUBLE
by Megan McDonald,
with illustrations by Erwin Madrid
[EARLY CHAPTER BOOK—FIRST IN THE
JUDY MOODY AND FRIENDS SERIES]
Candlewick
February 11, 2014
ORANGUTANGLED
by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen,
with illustrations by Aaron Zenz
[PICTURE BOOK]
Two Lions-Amazon
February 11, 2014
PRICKLY ROSE
by Shelley Gill, illustrated by Judy Love
[PICTURE BOOK]
Charlesbridge
February 11, 2014
ROCKY ZANG IN THE AMAZING MR. MAGIC
by Megan McDonald,
with illustrations by Erwin Madrid
[EARLY CHAPTER BOOK—SECOND IN THE
JUDY MOODY AND FRIENDS SERIES]
Candlewick
February 11, 2014
MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE RANCH
by Anne Isaacs, illustrated by Kevin Henkes
[PICTURE BOOK]
Schwartz & Wade-Random House
February 11, 2014
PENGUIN IN PERIL
by Helen Hancocks
[PICTURE BOOK]
Templar-Candlewick
February 11, 2014
TIPPY AND THE NIGHT PARADE
by Lilli Carre
[EARLY READER—GRAPHIC NOVEL]
Toon Books-Candlewick
February 11, 2014
MAPLE
by Lori Nichols
[PICTURE BOOK]
Nancy Paulsen-Penguin
February 20, 2014
MAISY GOES TO THE MOVIES
by Lucy Cousins
[PICTURE BOOK]
Candlewick
February 25, 2014
* The dream entries from Briar’s journal contain premonitions of books that will be published in the future. Briar’s dream self foresees the books’ summaries and knows which will likely appeal to each of her friends. Briar always wakes up before she can see whether her friends will enjoy the books.
