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August 16, 2007
DREAM FACTORY by Brad Barkley and Heather Hepler
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be Cinderella? When the character actors at Disney World go on strike, seventeen year old Ella gets a chance to find out. Hired as the replacement Cinderella simply because the costume fit, Ella spends the summer hosting tea parties for little girls and marrying Prince Charming every day at noon. Yet despite being in the happiest place on earth, Ella finds it hard to believe in the magic of Disney and is consumed with grief over her brother’s recent death.
Also among the cast of characters is Luke who plays Dale (of Chip and Dale). Luke has the perfect girlfriend, Cassie who plays Chip, and a lucrative job in the family business waiting for him back home, but he too is struggling to decide what he really wants out of life.
When a Disney Scavenger hunt is planned to promote teamwork among the actors, Ella and Luke team up to compete for the prize. While they compete against the other teams, they learn about each other and about themselves, and they find out that real magic cannot be packaged and labeled by Disney.
Disney fans will enjoy the behind the scenes look that DREAM FACTORY provides.
I RECOMMEND THIS BOOK FOR TEENS 13-17.
Paula Cea
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Posted by fjacksonem at August 16, 2007 5:13 PM
Comments
I love this book. i did a book talk on it .it's a great book. Keep it up.
Sharry Montana,xox.
Posted by: sharry at November 5, 2007 1:43 PM
It is not everyday at noon she marrys the prince. She gets married everyday at three oclock.
Posted by: kaity at November 12, 2008 2:18 PM
I really liked this book. They also wrote Scrambled Eggs at Midnight. It's also a really good book. I really hope they write more stories soon!
Posted by: Holly at June 28, 2009 12:40 AM