The Daydreamer

Authors: McEwan, Ian
Publisher: Doubleday Canada
BISAC/Subject: JUV000000, YAF057000, YAF011000, YAF038000
ISBN: 9780307367013, Related ISBNs: 0307367010, 0385498055, 0385661258, 0394281322, 9780307367013
Classification: Fiction
Number of pages: 160,
Audience: Young adult
Synopsis: A classic from one of our greatest storytellers underlines Doubleday Canada’s commitment to YA fiction, in a handsome new edition that will appeal to young readers of all ages.

In these seven exquisite, interlinked episodes, grown-up Peter Fortune reveals the secret journeys, metamorphoses, and adventures of his childhood.

Living somewhere between dream and reality, Peter experiences fantastical transformations: he swaps bodies with the family cat and a cranky infant, battles a very bad doll who comes to life to seek revenge, and discovers in a kitchen drawer some vanishing cream that actually makes people vanish. In the final story, he wakes up as an eleven-year-old inside a grown-up’s body, and embarks on the truly fantastic adventure of falling in love. Moving, dreamlike, and extraordinary, The Daydreamer is a celebration of imagination and fantasy.
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