About This Book
One snowflake falls from heaven to quench hell's thirst. I am that snowflake. I am Daniela. I am the Orphan Dreamer destined to quench the fiery thirst of an orphan.
". . . a sprawling nonlinear narrative." ―Kirkus Reviews
Told in the style of the hit TV show, THIS IS US, the ORPHAN DREAMER SAGA is a modern-day retelling of ANNE OF GREEN GABLES meets THE DA VINCI CODE. Quirky school girl, Daniela Rose, navigates mean girls in her neighborhood while secretly time-traveling into exotic worlds of the past and future, searching for clues required to solve ancient puzzles that will be the key to saving her enemies from a dark force that seeks to eradicate humans and inhabit Earth.
Daniela Rose, a preteen modern-day Indiana Jones, must come to terms with her destiny, avoid getting committed to the psychiatric ward, endure nightmares about a mysterious boy, deal with the mean girls at school, and save the world by hunting through the past to uncover clues hidden before the dawn of time.
Easy, right?
It would be, if she wasn’t just an awkward thirteen-year-old girl with knobby knees, curly hair, brown skin, and nosebleeds. She’s certainly no one special in the eyes of her classmates, who either bully or remain indifferent to her, and until now, her only quests in life have been to become the youngest medical student at her dream school and to find a kindred spirit.
However, her destiny has already been decided, and it doesn’t include friendship bracelets.
After her thirteenth birthday, Daniela must juggle going to school, caring for a sick father and solving an ancient puzzle that will protect her friendsâ€"and enemiesâ€"from a dark, biblical-sized force that seeks to eradicate humans from Earth. You know, typical middle school drama.
Will Daniela give up and stop fighting for the kindred spirit her heart is destined forâ€"leaving him unprotected and doomed to certain deathâ€"or will she rise to the challenge and meet her destiny head-on when a twist of fate alters the destiny of an orphan boy and the future of humanity in this epic journey that defies time and takes the reader from 1018 B.C. into a future of “what if’s†in the first full-length novel of the series, ORPHAN DREAMER and the GLASS TATTOO.
If you knew your ending, how would you have lived your beginning?
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A Coming of Age Novel and an Epic Adventure
G for language, 16+ for a theme
See the author's website for possible triggers
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Praise for the Orphan Dreamer Saga
"Danny Rose and Cillian lead deeply unhappy lives. Their childhoods make for an uncomfortable telling, but they stick in the mind. For these two characters alone, readers may take a leap of faith."―Kirkus Reviews
“Every now and then you come across a book that takes your breath away.†―Amazon Reader
“Heartwarming and tragic . . .†―Chanticleer Book Reviews
“This story weaves around two pivotal souls―one in Ireland (and England) and one in America. Worlds apart, yet intertwined . . .†―Heather G.
"I'm fully invested in the story and hope the next book comes out soon! Thank you for being the wonderful writer that you are!" ―Audiobook Listener
"A debut author’s breakthrough novel is about to take readers on a wild journey to the dawn of time and beyond â€" right after 7th period. ―LA Press Release
DA VINCI CODE meets ANNE OF GREEN GABLES in the ORPHAN DREAMER SAGA, written by J. Nell Brown, a New Release Top Ten Bestseller in Young Adult Fantasy.
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