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    Dream Birthday
    Dream Birthday
    Dream Birthday
    Ebook87 pages54 minutes

    Dream Birthday

    By John Sazaklis, Ruby Ann Phillips and Sernur Isik

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    Krystal Ball is hoping for a dream birthday, but her fortune-telling talents are giving her nightmares.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCapstone Young Readers
    Release dateFeb 1, 2014
    ISBN9781479559756
    Dream Birthday
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    John Sazaklis

    John Sazaklis spent part of life working in a family coffee shop, the House of Donuts. The other part, he spent drawing and writing stories. He has illustrated Spider-Man books and written Batman books for HarperCollins. He has also created toys used in MAD Magazine.

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      Dream Birthday - John Sazaklis

      Clear

      My Future Awaits

      Hi there! My name is Krystal Ball. I’m from Queens, which is a part of New York City. Some people call this place the Big Apple. But I live in a tiny, two-bedroom apartment with my mom and dad, so it seems pretty small to me.

      Don’t get me wrong...I love, LOVE my parents. My mom works as a hair stylist on the first floor of our building. My dad’s a high school history teacher. He’s always saying things like, History repeats itself, sweetie. Whatever that means.

      I’m not that interested in the past, though. I’m much more excited about...the future.

      I like astrology, palm reading, and stargazing. Why? Well, let me tell you a little secret. I’m not exactly normal. I may look small, you see, but I’m really a medium. That means I have a special ability, kind of like a sixth sense. My grandma calls this my gift. It helps me see what the future holds, but it’s never quite clear. I can learn things about a person or an object by touching them and, sometimes, my dreams show little glimpses of events that haven’t happened yet.

      I usually have trouble understanding these visions, or premonitions, but I’m working on improving my skills. I also go to Nikola Tesla Elementary School, and being a fourth-grade fortune-teller while juggling science projects, math tests, and homework isn’t easy.

      What else can I tell you about me? Ah! My best friend, Billy, lives in the apartment above ours. I’ve known him my whole life, and that’s a really long time. Almost ten years…Whoa! My other best friend, Claire, is the new girl at school. Both Billy and Claire know about my amazing gift, but they have pinky-sworn to secrecy.

      Together, we zip around the neighborhood on our scooters, seeking out adventure. But with my abilities, adventure usually finds us first!

      Okay, so you got all that? Good.

      Now take a deep breath, relax your eyes, and clear your mind. My future awaits…

      Chapter 1

      Birthday Week!

      Moonbeams! I shouted, awakened from a Sunday morning dream.

      I leaped out of bed in a flurry of star-patterned bed sheets and curly black hair. I scurried out of my room and dashed down the hall.

      My parents were standing in the kitchen making breakfast. Moonbeams in a jar! I said.

      They exchanged puzzled looks and followed me into the living room.

      Is everything all right, dear? asked my mom.

      Of course, I said, stretching across the couch. I grabbed the remote control and waved it in the air like a magic wand. "It’s my birthday week, and I’m starting it off with Beam Dreams!"

      I flicked on the television and plopped onto the couch. My frizzy curls bounced in my face, and I blew the strands away.

      "What’s Beam Dreams?" asked my dad.

      Only my new favorite show, I replied, not looking away from the TV. "There’s this pretty teenager named DeeDee, see? She has a special jar of moonbeams that her dad gave to her as a

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