Jonny Napper and the Dreamworld

"A fanciful mix of enchantment and genuine terror" Kirkus "The power of this story lies in its intriguing redefinitions of reality, dreams, profit, and revised relationships. Beetle's emphasis on the psychological transformations Jonny considers in the course of his journey, which embrace family past and new expectations and knowledge, creates a thoroughly absorbing adventure that teens will find impossible to put down, filled with thought-provoking insights." Midwest Book Review

"A mesmerizing blend of whimsy, introspection, and vivid imagination..." The Prairies Book Review

Fifteen-year-old Jonny Napper spends his summers in London with his enigmatic grandmother, Margaret, where he helps out at his family's curious sleep accessories store which has been in business for centuries. On the eve of his sixteenth birthday, Margaret tells him of the Dreamworld, a parallel dimension where sleepers leave Reality and embark on a world based on their memories, experiences, and emotions. Margaret has a gift to create individual dreams for customers and reveals to Jonny that he has the genetic ability to do the same. When his mother goes missing, Jonny seeks help in the peculiar world only to discover a long-buried secret that changes everything he thought he knew about his family.