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THE DREAMSTONE,
Book
Two in The Dream Keeper
Chronicles
A thrilling
fantasy-adventure series for middle-grade
reader!
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DREAMS:
Dorothy called it
Oz,
Alice called it
Wonderland,
but Nightmares
call it HOME.
When
Parker’s mom is dreamnapped by the wicked Mab, it is up to
him and Kaelyn to
save her. When they return to Dreams, they discover Mab
isn’t their only
problem. Gladamyr has lost his powers and the only way to
get them back is to
become what he fears the most—a
nightmare.
SYNOPSIS:
In Book 1, The Dream Keeper,
Parker and Kaelyn discovered that Dreams was a real
place that everyone visits while they sleep. An evil nightmare
named Fyren took
control of the gateway to that world. Parker and Kaelyn
teamed up with
Gladamyr, the only dream keeper to escape capture by Fyren,
and together they save
Dreams from Fyren’s rule. After the defeat of Fyren the
children return to
Awake to find Mab, Fyren’s next in command, has dreamnapped
Parker’s mom.
The
story continues in Book 2, The Dreamstone,
as the children return to Dreams to save Parker’s mom.
Finding her, however, is
not their only problem. Mab has waged a war on the Crossing
and has sent an army
of dragons to bring it down, nightmares have been released
from prison, and
Gladamyr has lost his powers to shape-shift. Parker, Kaelyn,
and Gladamyr must
once again defy all odds to set things right and save
Parker’s mom before it’s
too late.
In
Praise of THE
DREAMSTONE:
“The
Dreamstone, by
Mikey Brooks, is a wild stallion
of a story: fast, thrilling, and unpredictable. I was hooked
in chapter one. If
he can snare the attention of an old reader like me, he’ll
have kids sneaking
this one into class underneath their text books…If this one
isn’t a
kid-pleaser, I don’t know what is.” –Michelle Isenhoff,
author of the Divided
Decade Trilogy and the Taylor Davis Series.
“This really is a cracking novel.
Action-packed and spellbinding!”—Cas Peace, author of The
Artisans of Albia
series.
"If you like the Percy Jackson, Fablehaven, or the
Harry Potter
series, you'll love this!" –An Amazon Reviewer.
AUTHOR
BIO:
Mikey Brooks is a
small child
masquerading as an adult. On occasion you’ll catch him
dancing the funky
chicken, singing like a banshee, and pretending to have
never grown up. He is
the author/illustrator of several books including the
best-selling ABC
ADVENTURES: MAGICAL CREATURES
and BEAN’S
DRAGONS
as well as the middle-grade
fantasy-adventure series THE
DREAM KEEPER CHRONICLES
. His art can be seen in
many forms from picture
books to full room murals. He loves to daydream with his
three daughters and
explore the worlds that only the imagination of children can
create. Mikey has
a BS degree in English from Utah State University and works
full-time as a
freelance illustrator and cover designer. As a member of the
Emblazoners,
he is one of many authors devoted to ‘writing stories on the
hearts of
children’. He is also one of the hosts of the Authors’
Think Tank Podcast
. You can find more
about him and his books at: www.insidemikeysworld.com
Now Available in Audiobook!
BOOK
LINKS:
ISBN:
Hardback:
978-1-939993-22-9, Paperback: 978-1-939993-23-6, eBook:
978-1-939993-24-3
PRICE:
Hardback: $19.95,
Paperback: $12.99,
EBook: $2.99.
Excerpt from: THE
DREAMSTONE:
Parker watched as the
ambulance with his mother inside drove away. He had expected
the medics to
barrel down the street with sirens blaring and lights
flashing, but instead
they drove calmly. The cold night air hurt his throat, at
least, he told
himself it was the air. Whenever Parker tried to hold back
his emotions he got
a pain way back in his throat. Kaelyn held his hand, but it
didn’t really help.
All he could think about was Mab and how she’d taken his
mom.
The
former ruler of Dreams was vicious and cruel. He had seen
what she was capable
of when she cut the arm off Mentia, the psychotic clown that
chased him and
Kaelyn through the vaults. The only thing that guy did was
laugh at her. Parker
could only imagine the things Mab could do to his mom. Now that
Fyren was gone,
Mab had a host of nightmares at her command. He shuddered,
thinking about the
creatures he had seen during the battle in Éadrom.
“Parker,
we’ll find her,” Kaelyn said, trying to comfort
him.
“How
are we supposed to do that?” he snapped. Kaelyn pulled back,
and immediately he
felt bad. Heck, she had just lost everything she had ever
owned—another gift
from the nightmares of Dreams. They had burnt down her house
and almost burnt
the two of them in the process. Kaelyn had nothing. Not even
a picture to
remind herself of her dead parents. Yet here she was, the
one comforting him.
It wasn’t as if his mom was dead, she was just kidnapped, or
dreamnapped. “Look,
I’m sorry.”
She
gave a smile. “It’s okay. Really. I
understand.”
“Parker,”
his dad called from the car. Parker turned to see his dad
was ready to leave. What a jerk! Parker glared at
him.
His
dad lowered his cell phone for a second. “Look, I’ve talked
it over with Zelda
and I want you to come and stay with me for a while—at least
until your mom is
better.”
“No
thanks.” Parker turned his back.
“Parker,
I don’t have time to argue. Remember—I’m still your
father.”
“You
sure act like it.”
“I’m
acting like it now.”
“You
can’t even get out of your car!” Parker shouted. “You can’t
even put down your
freaking phone. Mom just went off in an ambulance, and
you’re more concerned
with your stupid work. I’m staying here! I’m not going with
you!”
“You’ve
got ten minutes to get a bag.” His dad went back to his
phone, not giving a
sign he had heard a word Parker
said.
Parker
turned on Zelda. “Did you say I would go with
him?”
Kaelyn’s
aunt stepped back, worry crossing her face. “Parker, he’s your
dad, and who
else is there?”
“You
can stay with me. Where else are you going to go?” The
second he said it Parker
wished he hadn’t; or at least tried to sound more tactful.
He knew that Kaelyn
was handling the fire okay, but Zelda was on the brink of
tears anytime someone
mentioned the fire or what she lost in it. “I’m sorry . . .
really . . . .”
“Parker,
I understand, so please, don’t apologize.” Zelda tried to
reassure him with a
smile. It didn’t really work. Her face was still smudged
with black soot, and
there were visible tear lines down her cheeks. He at least
had a place to go,
but Kaelyn and Zelda were homeless. “Your place is with your
dad, our place is
. . . .”
“Where
are we going, Zelly?” Kaelyn asked. They waited for an
answer but Zelda only
shrugged.
“Look,
if I have to go to my dad’s there’s no reason you can’t stay
here. Really, my
mom wouldn’t mind. Anyway, it doesn’t matter where I sleep.
I have to get back
to Dreams.”
Zelda
looked concerned. “Are you sure,
Parker?”
“Dead
sure! My mom may be a cold hearted person in the courtroom,
but she’s at least
human at home—well, when she’s not turning off my video
games.”
“Can
you call your house when you’re ready to go back?” Kaelyn
asked.
“You
can count on it, Kae. We’ve got to talk to Gladamyr—I need
to find my mom.”
“I
know.” Kaelyn gave him a hug.
Parker
looked at both Kaelyn and Zelda. He could tell having a
place to stay tonight
brought them a little comfort, but he still wished he could
stay. He thought of
his friend and physiatrist, Dr. Gates. He was like the
father his own would
never be. He wished right now Dr. Gates were here. “Can you
explain to Gates
what’s going on when he decides to get his butt over
here?”
Kaelyn
smiled. “You can count on it.”
“Come
inside and I’ll show you around. Apparently I’ve got ten
minutes.”
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