Dream
by Barbara O'Connor
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Pub Date Aug 26 2025 | Archive Date Aug 26 2025
Macmillan Children's Publishing Group | Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Description
The highly anticipated follow up to Wish, which has spent six years on the New York Times bestseller list and is beloved by over two million readers. Dream follows a small town girl with big aspirations who discovers that anything is possible with your best friends and an adorable pup by your side!
The sky is the limit.
Idalee Lovett is content with her life in small-town Colby, North Carolina, living in her family’s huge house with rooms for rent. But she has big dreams, just like her mama. While Mama is on tour for the summer with her cover band, Lovey Lovett and the Junkyard Dogs, Idalee decides to hone her craft as a songwriter—since her truest wish is to hear her country songs on the radio one day.
When the local radio station announces a songwriting contest with the winning song being recorded by an up-and-coming singer, Idalee is determined to win. It would definitely be possible if only she could buy the shiny blue guitar in Asheville’s music shop. Idalee doesn’t have much money, but she knows exactly how to get it—the long-lost treasure her late granddaddy hid somewhere in their house. With the help of her friends Odell, Howard, Charlie, and an adorable little dog named Wishbone, Idalee is going to search in every nook and cranny until she finds it. But little does she know, the biggest treasure of all is only discovered when you believe in yourself with your whole heart.
In this standalone companion to the #1 New York Times bestseller Wish, nothing is impossible as Idalee learns the power of chasing her dreams one guitar strum at a time.
Available Editions
EDITION | Other Format |
ISBN | 9780374392949 |
PRICE | $17.99 (USD) |
PAGES | 256 |
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Featured Reviews

Country music lovers and realistic fiction lovers will thoroughly enjoy this book. While related to her other book, Wish, this is a standalone book.

My daughter and I absolutely cherished our time each night reading this story together. It was just darling. My daughter adored the main character.

This companion story to Wish will surely make its way into your heart.
I loved Idalee and the diverse cast of characters so very much. I am all ready to move to Colby, North Carolina and rent a room in Idalee's house so I can hang out with them. Plus it was fun to see Charlie, Howard, and Wishbone again.
A fabulous book that reminds us all to believe in ourselves.

Dream is a beautiful middle-grade novel about a young girl with big dreams. Idalee lives with her mom and many other people who rent rooms in her home. Her mom is an aspiring musician and Idalee is too. She dreams of playing guitar in front of an audience with her mom's band. She hopes they'll play songs she has written. Idalee is desperate to be heard and decides to enter into a songwriting competition to have one of the songs she has written played on the radio. This book shows the power of friendship, big dreams, and creativity. Middle grade readers and beyond will absolutely love it!
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