Dream On, Amber
Emma Shevah
Subjects
- Friends & Family - tears and laughter, and happy ever after
- Funny Stuff - rib ticklers to make you fall off your chair
- Friends & Family - tears and laughter, and happy ever after
Average rating
An imaginative, original and quirky debut by Emma Shevah! ’ … a beautifully written story.’ INDEPENDANT ON SUNDAY ‘Funny, poignant … wise and accessible’ WALL STREET JOURNAL Amber Alessandra Leola Kimiko Miyamoto. As if her name made up for being tiny, half Japanese and half Italian, and starting a new school with a caveman phone. Dream on! But the hardest bit about being Amber is that a part of her is missing. Her dad. He left when she was little and if he isn’t coming back, she’ll have to sort things out another way. And Amber has a big imagination … Gorgeous, rejacketed reissue of critically acclaimed Emma Shevah’s debut, a funny, moving, beautifully written story of a girl coping with her missing dad. Explores themes about the modern-day dysfunctional family: being mixed-race, starting school and finding your individuality. Illustrated with funny and quirky black-and-white doodles.
Reviews
Very good book for people who like drama
Senorita Angel Endeavour 30.07.2023
This is a lovely book about this girl called Amber. She is half Japanese and half Italian but she doesn't have a dad that is because he left when she was six so it has some drama in it. I would recommend this to 8 to 12 year olds.
Viscountess Peaches Bottlenose 27.07.2023
Great book
Professor Rose Windchime 28.08.2021
I really liked this story,it is one of my personal favourite.
General Blueberry Lanzarote 28.01.2021
A great read, it shows how Amber coped with not having a dad with her and how she felt she couldn't fit in but ended up being a school hero. great read!
General Sapphire Partridge 12.07.2020
this book was so interesting.The character I liked best was Amber/Ambra because she was so nice and tried to stay happy for her sister the whole time.
Queen July Sofa 29.06.2020
A 12 year old girl with a younger sister who really wants her dad to come back in there house and Amber spends her phone money on her younger sister she gets a phone any way
Anonymous 29.08.2017
Amber is half Japanese and half Italian. She wants to learn Karate so when next bully Joanne comes she will be ready... She also wonders why her dad left her...
Anonymous 21.08.2017
i would recommend dream on amber for 9 years upwards it was very enjoyable.
Anonymous 15.08.2017
Great #awsomeread
Anonymous 14.08.2017
Awesome but beware it made me a bit emotional = my age rating would be 7+ Go Reading!!
Anonymous 10.08.2017
I think other people might enjoy this book, particularly if they have had a similar experience to Amber. I thought it was okay, a little bit funny and a little bit sad, but not really for me. I found I was related to Bella as we are both obsessed with pink!
Anonymous 07.08.2017
Very funny and is very arty too. It also is entertaining.
Anonymous 01.08.2017
This book by Emma Shevah really shines to me. As i have read Dara Palmer's major drama, I got a gist on how this book might be. This book is about a girl called Amber, and that her dad leaves her mum and sister Bella when they are small. It is fantastic read from people aged 9+.
Anonymous 26.07.2017
This book really is a fantastic read. I think Emma Shevah should write a sequel as it has many unsolved dramas. I have also read: Dara Palmer's Major Drama. 'Dream on amber' is about a a girl who's dad leaves home quite abruptly when she is small. Amber is very good at art and uses it wisely. And in the prologue: 'this is how I feel' she says.
Anonymous 23.07.2017
This book really is a great read. Amber's Dad leaves when she is small, and her dad has never been in touch since. Her real name is: Ambra Alessandra Leola Kimiko Myaimoto.
Anonymous 23.07.2017
Awesome
Anonymous 02.01.2017
Cool book
Anonymous 24.10.2016
It's a really interesting book and all so quite funny I recommend it to any age u will giggle all the way through
Anonymous 29.07.2016
This book is funny.Its of a girl who doesnt have any friends or a dad.
Anonymous 25.07.2016
