Awa and the Dreamrealm : Dreamweavers Book 1 by Isa Pearl Ritchie

What if your dreams were more real than waking life?

Life is already complicated enough for Awa Bryant — school pressure, family challenges, and the usual ups and downs of growing up. But when strange waking dreams begin to intrude into her everyday life, and odd coincidences start piling up, everything changes.

Enter Veila: a glowing, quirky dreamcharmer who guides Awa into the mysterious and magical Dreamrealm. At first, it seems like a welcome escape from reality — a place of colour, wonder, and impossible beauty. But not everything is as it seems.

Soon Awa realises there's more at stake than her own escape. The Dreamrealm is in danger — and so are the people she loves. With the boundaries between dreams and reality beginning to blur, Awa must find the courage to face her fears, discover her hidden strengths, and step into a quest far bigger than she imagined.

Read the prologue and first two chapters of Isa Pearl Ritchie’s enchanting first book for young readers, Awa and the Dreamrealm, at thesampling.co.nz