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Amy Lignor

Reviewer Amy Lignor: Amy is the author of a historical fiction novel entitled The Heart of a Legend, and Mind Made, a work of science fiction. Presently, she is writing an adventure series set in the New York Public Library, as well as a teen fiction series, The Angel Chronicles.  She is an avid traveler and has been fortunate to have journeyed across the USA, where she has met the most amazing people, who truly bring life and soul to her books.  She lives in the Land of Enchantment (for now) with her gorgeous daughter, Shelby, her wonderful Mom, Mary, and the greatest friend and critic in the entire world - her dog, Reuben

 
By Amy Lignor
Published on January 23, 2010
 

Author: Lauren Mechling
ISBN:  978-0-385-73523-0

This is a classic example of a modern-day Nancy Drew which will please readers of any age.



Author: Lauren Mechling
ISBN:  978-0-385-73523-0

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This is a classic example of a modern-day Nancy Drew which will please readers of any age.

Dream Life tells the tale of Claire Voyante’s second semester at Henry Hudson High School.  (The first semester was told in the wonderfully-written novel Dream Girl).

Claire is your normal, average teen living in New York City.  Now, as we all know, teens must have some form of normal “angst,” and Claire certainly has her fill.  She is madly in love with her best friend, Becca’s, brother, and she can’t tell anyone.  She also has two professor-hippie parents who like to invite over their intellectual friends to drink and act strange; and, she has a bothersome little brother who she can bribe with any candy or chocolate she has on hand.  However, Claire has something that normal teens don’t; a cameo necklace that once belonged to her Grandmother – a 60’s socialite who now lives in the Waldorf Astoria.  This cameo is beyond special, for when Claire closes her eyes and goes to sleep, the cameo sends her snippets of bewildering and cryptic dreams that lead her into the next amazing adventure. 

Most people are scared of supernatural “visions.”  But Claire is absolutely eager to receive them; they break up the monotony of her average life.  Not only does the necklace give her “hunches” that allow her to ace tests, but it also reveals interesting mysteries about her friends and family, as well as warning Claire that something is about to happen to the people she loves.

In this second novel, Claire is a little hurt that her best friend Becca has taken to hanging out with the “snooty” girls from the private school in town.  Turns out…there’s a reason; Becca isn’t ditching Claire.  In fact, she brings Claire into the secret society of girls called The Blue Moons.  (Think, a female Skull & Bones, but much sweeter.)  Together, The Blue Moons have secret projects that they’re working on that can’t be found out by anyone.  If their secrets are discovered, it could prove to be a complete tragedy for their corporate royalty parents.  They must do everything within their power to hide their goings-on from a rival gang who is slowly figuring out that The Blue Moons are up to something, and they will stop at nothing to expose their world.  With the help of Claire and her “visions,” they might just have a chance to finish the great things they’ve begun. 

I have to say that, to me, this is a top YA pick.  Not only does the author completely keep you guessing throughout, she also makes her sub-plots as interesting as the main event.  I, for one, really want Claire’s cameo and can’t wait for the adventures that will be unleashed in her third semester at Henry Hudson High.

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