The Dream Journal

As Livy gets swept up in a strong but ill-fated crush, and her mother's illness worsens, she must learn to trust not only those around her, but herself in this coming-of-age novel that gazes unflinchingly at the pain of loss and the beauty of survival.

Grade 7-10–Livy Moore, 16, is best friends with Ruth, the pastor's kid, but has been neglecting the friendship since her mother became terminally ill. Ruth decides to playfully kidnap Livy and take her for a ride along with Gil, football player extraordinaire; his sister Jackie; Charlie, inseparable from Gil and also the running back; and Ed, a benchwarmer who's a bit goofy but has a great heart. They attend a party, get drunk, go home, and come together the next day to go to the Goodlove Forest...

In this gorgeous, exclusive, brand new book you can read what bestselling outhor jacqueline Wilson thinks about her own dreams. There's heaps of fascinating information about dreaming and lots of quizzes and questions for you to fill in. Every page is decorated with beautiful artwork by Nick sharratt. Best of all, there's plenty of space to record evey fascinating, strange, scary or wonderful dream you have. B

Until now, Livy has survived the pain of losing her mother by shutting herself off from the rest of the world. She has alienated herself from her best friend, and barely speaks to her father, never sharing with him the grief that is tearing them both apart. But as Livy gets swept up in a strong but ill-fated crush, and her mother’s condition worsens, she must learn to trust not only those around her, but herself.

"Will she die soon?" Sixteen-year-old Livy Moore has finally summoned the courage to ask about her mother's illness. But she already knows the answer: for two years, Livy has watched her mother grow smaller and weaker. Now, in a series of journal entries, Livy chronicles the summer before her junior year - the summer she watches her mother slip away from her, as she succumbs to breast cancer. Livy has survived the pain of losing her mother by shutting herself off from the rest of the world. She has...