Dreamer

by Pam Munoz Ryan
illustrations by Peter Sis
Hennepin County Library hardcover 370 pages
genre: YA fictional biography

This book reminds me a lot of The Invention of Hugo Cabret, except that it seemed to drag on a bit. By the time I got to the end, I had a new interest in the real life of poet Pablo Neruda. The super-large print and interspersed drawings and snippets of poetry should have made the book go quicker, but it didn't. Something failed to grab me. Not sure yet if I'll buy it for PRMS.

I've been trying to crank through the books for Camp Read-a-Lot, but I think I'd better get onto the website and participate in the discussions instead of just doing my own thing.