The Future of the Nineteenth Century Dream Child

The Future of the Nineteenth Century Dream Child
Author: Amy Billone
Publsiher: Routledge
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2016-06-10
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9781317381921

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This book investigates the reappearance of the 19th-century dream-child from the Golden Age of Children's Literature, both in the Harry Potter series and in other works that have reached unprecedented levels of popular success today. Discussing Harry Potter as a reincarnation of Lewis Carroll's Alice and J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan, Billone goes on to examine the recent resurrection of Alice in Tim Burton's Alice, and of Peter Pan in Michael Jackson and in James Bond. Visiting trends that have emerged since the Harry Potter series ended, the book studies revisions of the dream-child in texts and films that have inspired mass fandom in the twenty-first century: Stephenie Meyer's Twilight, E.L. James's 50 Shades of Grey and Suzanne Collins's The Hunger Games. The volume argues that the 21st-century desire to achieve dream-states in relationship to eternal youth results from the way that dreams provide a means of realizing the fantastic yet alarming possibility of escaping from time. This current identification with the dream-child stems from the threat of political unrest and economic and environmental collapse as well as from the simultaneous technophilia and technophobia of a culture immersed in the breathless revolution of the digital age. This book not only explores how the dream-child from the past has returned to reflect misgivings about imagined dystopian futures but also reveals how the rebirth of the dream-child opens up possibilities for new narratives where happy endings remain viable against all odds. It will appeal to scholars in a wide variety of fields including Childhood Studies, Children's/YA Literature, Cinema Studies, Cultural Studies, Cyberculture, Gender Studies, Queer Studies, Gothic Studies, New Media, and Popular Culture.

Bella s Dream

Bella s Dream
Author: M. Welcome
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2015-11-12
Genre: Electronic Book
ISBN: 0692579265

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Have you ever desired to do something so badly but couldn't. You dreamed of it, craved after it but something or someone stood in your way? But the real enemy was fear, their fear? That's what happened to Bella. Fear stood in the way of her living her greatest adventures. Begging, pleading, and negotiating didn't seem to work. There was something lurking behind the "no's." Something unknown and hidden. A secret well kept, embedded in a loving heart.Bella's soul craves adventures. Her dreams are her comfort. But how can she make her dreams come true? There are no magic wands, no fairy godmothers, no genies, and no fairy dust. Equipped with a simple prayer of faith Bella challenges God. Will Bella have to live her adventures only in her dreams? Or will God come to her rescue?

1001 Dreams

1001 Dreams
Author: Cassandra Eason
Publsiher: Union Square & Co.
Total Pages: 1273
Release: 2024-01-09
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9781454948476

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Dreams are a window into the subconscious, and for those who understand their meanings, they are also a crucial step in self-understanding. In this comprehensive volume, author Cassandra Eason shares her decades of study on the subject. From visions of angels to trips to the zoo, from buying a dream home to escaping from demons, Eason catalogs 1,001 scenarios, exploring different types of dreams, practical symbolic meanings, dreams’ psychological underpinnings and spiritual significance, and all the ways in which dreams can be interpreted as warnings or indicators of events to come. Along with a fascinating introduction to dreams and the history of dreaming, this is an essential reference.

Lunch Box Dream

Lunch Box Dream
Author: Tony Abbott
Publsiher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2011-07-19
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781466800571

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Bobby and his family are visiting Civil War battlefields on the eve of the war's centenary, while inside their car, quiet battles rage. When an accident cuts their trip short, they return home on a bus and witness an incident that threatens to deny a black family seats. What they don't know is the reason for the family's desperation to be on that bus: a few towns away, their child is missing. Lunch-Box Dream presents Jim Crow, racism, and segregation from multiple perspectives. In this story of witnessing without understanding, a naïvely prejudiced boy, in brief flashes of insight, starts to identify and question his assumptions about race.

Once Upon A Dream

Once Upon A Dream
Author: Midori Kasey
Publsiher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2015-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781329183407

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A curse and a wish. A witch and a wizard. A spell and a prayer. A truth and a myth. This is what her story began with. Evil and good. Light and dark. Sun and moon. Night and day. And this is how it will stay.

Dream Machine

Dream Machine
Author: Martha Maker
Publsiher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2018-08-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781534417328

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Bella learns that sometimes following your dreams is easier said than done in this fourth book of the Craftily Ever After chapter book series! Emily Adams, Maddie Wilson, Bella Diaz, and Sam Sharma are eight-year-olds with one special thing in common: they love to create. They each have unique talents, too! Emily is great at constructing and building; Maddie has an eye for fashion, fabrics, and sewing; Bella is a gadget whiz; and Sam is a gifted artist. Together, these four crafty friends dream up new projects to design, build, and create and through their experiences, they’ll learn how to handle various obstacles at school and in their everyday eight-year-old lives. Bella is a computer whiz and loves brainstorming new gadgets to make. So when she spies a flier for a citywide robotics competition, the young inventor’s wheels start spinning. She can’t wait to start building and programming! There’s just one problem: all the kids on her school’s robotics team are older. Bella must find a way to prove herself to the big kids. Now the competition is heating up—both in the craft clubhouse and at school. Will Bella find the confidence to follow her dreams and conquer the competition? With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Craftily Ever After chapter books are perfect for emerging readers.

The Twilight Mind

The Twilight Mind
Author: Julie-Anne Sykley
Publsiher: John Hunt Publishing
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2012-10-26
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9781780991023

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The Twilight Saga is not just a vampire tale. It is a powerful psychological thriller about deep desire, self-discovery defying misery and achieving happiness against all odds. Not only will The Twilight Mind give you fascinating psychological insights into Meyer’s best-selling novels, it will entertain, educate, and empower you with the best ideas and strategies from psychology. How does psychology fit with vampires, shape-shifters and other Twilight mysteries? What powerful psychological facts do the Twilight books hide? Authentic happiness. True love. Super self-control. Mastering emotional pain. Spiritual growth. Discover the Twilight world’s best mental health secrets and more - and increase your psychological power. Dr Julie-Anne Sykley is a prize-winning Australian psychologist with more than 20 years professional experience helping people from many walks of life. ,

Bella and the Voyaging House

Bella and the Voyaging House
Author: Meg McKinlay
Publsiher: Fremantle Press
Total Pages: 69
Release: 2021-07-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781760991111

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Bella's house likes to travel, setting sail across the ocean while everyone sleeps. Bella's parents don't mind as long as the house is home by daylight. One night, Bella has a wonderful idea for her grandfather's birthday. She wants to find a figurine he made of her grandmother, which was lost overboard in an accident. Bella and the house go in search of it, but things don't quite go according to plan...