Dreaming Through History

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>An engaging historical fiction classroom read aloud! </strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>No-prep teaching resources for students available at </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>www.kellykolobooks.com</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Merida has always stayed inside the lines and avoided trouble. But when her school threatens to enforce a new uniform policy for the first time - and her best friend decides to lead a protest - Merida isn't sure how to respond to her confusing situation.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Especially when the dreams start. Dreams that feel too </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>real</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> and too </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>important </em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>to ignore.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Merida finds herself in the early 1900s in Scotland partnered with Maggie MacFarlane a daring suffragette who has been in prison more than once for fighting for women's right to vote. As history and reality collide Merida must decide: will she stay silent or step up to become the leader she's meant to be?</span></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A powerful time-twisting middle-grade adventure about courage friendship and discovering where you stand.</strong></p><p></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>I've really loved reading Dreaming Through History: Merida in Scotland! Honestly this narrative just came together so well with everything from themes to dialogue wrapping up a concise plot that had me Googling purely for my own interest and leaves me with the desire to learn more about Scotland!</em></p><p></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Merida is simply a delight. Light enough to captivate a young audience but with enough depth to keep me thinking about the story even days after having first read it. I love the way you depict Merida - her coming-of-age arc feels earned and I would genuinely love to see more within this same world! I know you mentioned that this was your first novel within this genre - I think you nail middle-grade thematic staples and I know this book would have been a huge hit with me when I was younger!</em></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>DREAMING THROUGH HISTORY was a sweet educational read that reminded me so much of the Magic Tree House Series but with the dreaming mechanics of Stravaganza. Merida's character arc was powerful and inspiring and I loved reading about how she learned to stand up for not only herself but others who didn't think they had a voice. It's a much needed story for young readers especially those who think history surely can't apply to them.</em></p>