SYNOPSIS:
Loser—the most frightening word to ever be uttered in junior high school. Even the coolest kids are afraid of being associated with it. 14-year-old Parker Bennett is no exception. He can’t even be himself around his friends for fear they might not accept who he really is. When circumstances force him to team up with Kaelyn Clarke, the biggest loser in the ninth grade, Parker has to decide what is more important; protecting his social status or saving the world. Nightmare named Fyren has taken over the gateway to the realm of Dreams, with the intention of controlling mortals, and it falls on Parker, Kaelyn, and Gladamyr – the Dream Keeper – to stop him. They learn being called a loser is no longer a fear, when compared to the terror of real nightmares.
My Thoughts:
Humans Parker and Kaelynn join Gladamyr, the Dream Keeper, on an adventure to save the real world and the dream world. Gladamyr
is a kind-hearted ex-Mare, so unlike his evil counterpart Fyren
who wants to fill the world with nightmares. Peter and Kaelynn discover what they are capable of as the fight this evil villain. Both have wonderful character arcs, and I enjoyed Gladamyr's journey also.
I loved this story as did my 14 year old son.
It was well written, clever, and held both of our interest. For me it had the charm
of the earlier Harry Potter books (though it is a completely different story).
I recommend this to
anyone liking mystery, fantasy…and if you are suffering with nightmares. Great Job, Mikey Brooks!
P.S. Awesome cover!
Five happy faces!
Check out this Great villain interview from Mikey's book!
BIO:
Mikey Brooks is a small child
masquerading as adult. On occasion you’ll find 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 BEAN’S
DRAGONS, the ABC
ADVENTURES series, and author of the middle-grade fantasy-adventure
novel, THE
DREAM KEEPER. He spends most of his time playing with his daughters and
working as a freelance illustrator. Mikey has a BS
degree in Creative Writing from Utah State University. He is
also one of the hosts of the Authors’
Think Tank Podcast.
EMAIL:
AUTHOR
LINKS:
Website: http://www.insidemikeysworld.com/
Amazon Author page: http://www.amazon.com/Mikey-Brooks/e/B00B8ICZ4W
Facebook at: http://facebook.com/writtenbymikeybrooks
Twitter as: @writtenbymikey
WattPad: http://wattpad.com/MikeyBrooks
BOOK
LINKS:
Paperback: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1939993032
Paperback Create Space: https://www.createspace.com/4260677
SYNOPSIS:
Loser—the most frightening word to ever
be uttered in junior high school. Even the coolest kids are afraid of being
associated with it. 14-year-old Parker Bennett is no exception. He can’t even
be himself around his friends for fear they might not accept who he really is.
When circumstances force him to team up with Kaelyn Clarke, the biggest loser
in the ninth grade, Parker has to decide what is more important; protecting his
social status or saving the world. Nightmare named Fyren has taken over the
gateway to the realm of Dreams, with the intention of controlling mortals, and
it falls on Parker, Kaelyn, and Gladamyr – the Dream Keeper – to stop him. They
learn being called a loser is no longer a fear, when compared to the terror of
real nightmares.
Guest Post!!
A Step Forward
By: Mikey Brooks
Often stories of triumph begin with someone chasing a dream.
Why should mine be any different? I grew up in the southern part of Missouri in
a rural town where our nearest neighbor was a mile down the dirt road. My
grandparents had a farm that was surrounded by dense woods that for me became
my playground. I remember one day stumbling across the remains of an old house.
The stone steps and foundation was all the tornado had left behind. It wasn’t
hard for me to believe that Dorothy visited Oz because I had seen her house. I
had stood on those steps wishing I could step through the invisible doorway and
find myself in a world of magic. I never did.
I began chasing my dream as most writers do—by wishing. Life
happened and it wasn’t long until I found myself in my late twenties, married
with a baby on the way. I hadn’t caught my dream, I wasn’t even close. Sure I’d
written but those books were hidden away in the hard drive of my computer. Like
Tracy Hickman had said, “a book doesn’t exist unless its read.” Self doubt and
discouragement has a sneaky way of creeping in and taking over. It wasn’t long
before I began to doubt that my chance would ever come. Part of me began to
give up, to except what I’d become and live with it. The other part of me remembered
that boy in the woods of Missouri.
I never went to a magical world because I’ll I did was stand
on the threshold. I didn’t take the step forward. Who knows what would have
happened if I had. Maybe I would have twinkled off into the Land of Oz or
Narnia, or maybe I would have just stepped into the remains of a vanished
house. The point is I’ll never know, because I did not step forward.
Triumph doesn’t necessarily come when the dream is achieved,
mine didn’t. It came when I decided that I was no longer going to wish for my
dream to happen—I was going to make it happen. In late February last year I
declared to my wife that “I am a writer and I’m going to make my dream come
true.” I stopped wishing and I started planning. I had passed the threshold of
that stone foundation and entered another world.
What is the step you need to take in achieving your dream?
Are you standing on the threshold to a new world? When you write your story of
triumph remember that it’s not only the dream at the end that counts—it’s the
journey in getting there. I’m no longer chasing, I’m no longer wishing—I’m
making it happen. I took the step. Good luck on your journey and catch your
dream!
I am excited to announce the release of
my middle-grade fantasy THE DREAM KEEPER. It is an action-packed adventure with
a toe in both the real world and the fantastic. When an evil shifter takes over the gateway to the realm
of Dreams, it falls to 14-year-olds Parker and Kaelyn to stop him. Their only
hope lies with Gladamyr, the Dream Keeper, but can they trust a Nightmare to
save their world?
“Dreams:
Dorothy called it Oz, Alice called it Wonderland, but Nightmares ca
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