The Great Dream Robbery
- Downloads：9421
- Type：Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
- Create Date：2021-12-16 06:51:17
- Update Date：2025-09-07
- Status：finish
- Author：Greg James
- ISBN：0241470501
- Environment：PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle
- Download
Summary
The dream gift this Christmas 。 。 。
Radio 1 broadcasters and bestselling authors of KID NORMAL - Greg James and Chris Smith - are back with a mind-bending adventure you won't want to wake up from 。 。 。
Have you ever had a really strange dream？ Maya Clayton definitely has。 Last night she dreamt that her dad， the brilliant but slightly odd Professor Dexter， had been trapped in a nightmare by his evil boss Lilith Delamere！
But it's not just a dream - it's real and Maya and her new friends the Dream Bandits must rescue the Professor before it's too late！ All they need is a bit of courage and a LOT of imagination。
Readers LOVE The Great Dream Robbery:
'I wanna be a member of the Dream Bandits！'
'Escapist and daft and just a whole lot of fun'
'Thoroughly enjoyed it from beginning to crazy end'
'This madcap adventure could have only been dreamt up by the crazy minds of Greg James and Chris Smith - part science-fiction， part mission impossible， part mystery that needs solving and a whole lot of fun'
Radio 1 broadcasters and bestselling authors of KID NORMAL - Greg James and Chris Smith - are back with a mind-bending adventure you won't want to wake up from 。 。 。
Have you ever had a really strange dream？ Maya Clayton definitely has。 Last night she dreamt that her dad， the brilliant but slightly odd Professor Dexter， had been trapped in a nightmare by his evil boss Lilith Delamere！
But it's not just a dream - it's real and Maya and her new friends the Dream Bandits must rescue the Professor before it's too late！ All they need is a bit of courage and a LOT of imagination。
Readers LOVE The Great Dream Robbery:
'I wanna be a member of the Dream Bandits！'
'Escapist and daft and just a whole lot of fun'
'Thoroughly enjoyed it from beginning to crazy end'
'This madcap adventure could have only been dreamt up by the crazy minds of Greg James and Chris Smith - part science-fiction， part mission impossible， part mystery that needs solving and a whole lot of fun'
Reviews
Stephanie Ward
，
When Maya’s dad， the inventor an innovative dream machine becomes trapped in a dream at the hands of the evil CEO of Insomnia， Inc。， it will take creativity and imagination to rescue him and save the world from villains with the power to control dreams。 In this wholly-unique mystery adventure for middle graders， Maya and her friends Teddy and Bea battle General Pheare， his slapstick security team and a sleep-deprived CEO who is desperate to end dreaming forever。 The Great Dream Robbery is a roll When Maya’s dad， the inventor an innovative dream machine becomes trapped in a dream at the hands of the evil CEO of Insomnia， Inc。， it will take creativity and imagination to rescue him and save the world from villains with the power to control dreams。 In this wholly-unique mystery adventure for middle graders， Maya and her friends Teddy and Bea battle General Pheare， his slapstick security team and a sleep-deprived CEO who is desperate to end dreaming forever。 The Great Dream Robbery is a rollercoaster ride of circus-like fun that will stretch the imagination and prompt lots of giggles。Full review coming soon in Armadillo Magazine！ 。。。more
Steph Warren
，
The plot and characters are well-drawn and developed， and the dream concept is inspired。 Their is humour and pathos， brave adventuring and sneaky intriguing。 The only reason this isn't a 5 star is， for some unknown reason， it just didn't click for the small Shines （8 & 5） or myself。 We just found we weren't fully engaged when reading it， and after the first few chapters they abandoned it altogether， suggesting I read it myself rather than out loud。Again， there is no reason I can pinpoint in the The plot and characters are well-drawn and developed， and the dream concept is inspired。 Their is humour and pathos， brave adventuring and sneaky intriguing。 The only reason this isn't a 5 star is， for some unknown reason， it just didn't click for the small Shines （8 & 5） or myself。 We just found we weren't fully engaged when reading it， and after the first few chapters they abandoned it altogether， suggesting I read it myself rather than out loud。Again， there is no reason I can pinpoint in the book for this， so it must be us！ I would still buy this， and others by these authors， as gifts for tweens/younger teens， especially those who enjoy David Baddiel and David Walliams。 。。。more
Mehsi
，
Review to come。 This was a HOOT！ Had so much fun reading！
J
，
A really fun read。。。。I think reading this to kids would be great fun and/or listening to the audio book would be amazing， the next time I want to "read" it I'll definitely look to see if there is an audio version available。 It was quite fun to have the narrator speak you， the reader， directly throughout the book definitely added another layer of interaction with the story。 A really fun read。。。。I think reading this to kids would be great fun and/or listening to the audio book would be amazing， the next time I want to "read" it I'll definitely look to see if there is an audio version available。 It was quite fun to have the narrator speak you， the reader， directly throughout the book definitely added another layer of interaction with the story。 。。。more
Jonny Brick
，
Solid caper with fully fleshed-out characters， silliness， authorial involvement and some moralistic messages too。 A good step after the Kid Normal adventures。
John Watts
，
I love Greg James， and I like a good children’s book， so had high expectations for this book。 I guess I just can’t get away from the sad truth， this book is aimed at kids， and I am not one， I mean I am at heart， and I like children’s books， a lot， goosebumps， Winnie the Pooh， etc。 However some of the silliness， and humour in this book， was lost on me。 The overall plot and characters I liked， the idea of going into other people’s dreams。 But the book is so loooong， due to long winded descriptions I love Greg James， and I like a good children’s book， so had high expectations for this book。 I guess I just can’t get away from the sad truth， this book is aimed at kids， and I am not one， I mean I am at heart， and I like children’s books， a lot， goosebumps， Winnie the Pooh， etc。 However some of the silliness， and humour in this book， was lost on me。 The overall plot and characters I liked， the idea of going into other people’s dreams。 But the book is so loooong， due to long winded descriptions， and constant sections of ‘breaking the fourth wall’ where the authors speak to the reader。 I can see how this （fourth wall stuff） might be fun for a child but to me it just felt self indulgent and took away from the plot。 So， it’s not bad， I liked the cover， but I could do without all the extras， found myself skimming through them by the end。 I need to get over it， I ain’t a kid， and I still love Greg James 。。。more
Ruth
，
Read & reviewed for The Bookbag http://www。thebookbag。co。uk/reviews/T。。。 Read & reviewed for The Bookbag http://www。thebookbag。co。uk/reviews/T。。。 。。。more
BooksForTopics
，
After the success of the Kid Normal series， I was excited to receive the new novel from Greg James & Chris Smith。 I have to say I certainly wasn’t disappointed， as I thoroughly enjoyed it from beginning to crazy end。 When we are introduced to Maya， her father （a scientist working for a company called Somnia） is in hospital following an accident at work。 After having the weirdest dream， she is desperate to get back to sleep to dream about the boy who seems to have information on her father’s acci After the success of the Kid Normal series， I was excited to receive the new novel from Greg James & Chris Smith。 I have to say I certainly wasn’t disappointed， as I thoroughly enjoyed it from beginning to crazy end。 When we are introduced to Maya， her father （a scientist working for a company called Somnia） is in hospital following an accident at work。 After having the weirdest dream， she is desperate to get back to sleep to dream about the boy who seems to have information on her father’s accident。 It transpires that her dad has been left trapped within a dream by his evil employer。 It is now up to Maya and her new friends to attempt to rescue him。 The Great Dream Robbery is full of rich language and descriptive paragraphs entwined within the humour。 There is an endearing cast of characters， as well as the truly villainous character of Lilith Delamere。 In an attempt to stop Lilith’s dastardly plan， there is an extremely bizarre battle involving a unicorn called Donald， a seal and an army of line dancing robots。 This book could definitely be enjoyed in the classroom - probably as a class reader。 Or as in my case， in the library for book club – as it has left me with a plethora of activity ideas。Many thanks to the publisher for sending us an early copy for review。 This book is featured on our Autumn 2021 Ones to Watch selection: https://www。booksfortopics。com/post/o。。。 。。。more
I _teach_muggles
，
When twelve-year-old Maya Clayton’s sleep expert father invented a special device that allows you to slip into other people’s dreams he was excited at the prospect of discovering more about the human imagination。 What he did not plan was for his villainous boss of Somnia Incorporated， Lilith Delamere， to trap him in a nightmare from which he cannot escape。Maya isn’t the only one who needs to stop Lilith， siblings Teddy and Bea have uncovered a terrible plot that involves their mum。 It is time to When twelve-year-old Maya Clayton’s sleep expert father invented a special device that allows you to slip into other people’s dreams he was excited at the prospect of discovering more about the human imagination。 What he did not plan was for his villainous boss of Somnia Incorporated， Lilith Delamere， to trap him in a nightmare from which he cannot escape。Maya isn’t the only one who needs to stop Lilith， siblings Teddy and Bea have uncovered a terrible plot that involves their mum。 It is time to assemble the Dream Bandits。 But can they take down Lilith， shake-off General Pheare， defeat a crack squad of security goons， stop the dastardly plan and bring Professor Dexter back…This madcap adventure could have only been dreamt up by the crazy minds of Greg James and Chris Smith， the duo behind the brilliant Kid Normal series。 There latest book， The Great Dream Robbery， is part science-fiction， part mission impossible， part mystery that needs solving and a whole lot of fun。The whole thing revels in silliness and prides itself on being utterly bizarre and riotously outlandish， no-one does story-telling this ridiculous better than James and Smith。 Along with the non-stop story， there are zany fonts， ridiculous songs， appearances from the Chief Puffin - head of Puffin Books， made-up words， authors directly addressing the reader and encouraging them to read certain parts aloud and black and white illustrations all adding to the fun。 The story may be about dreams and sleeping but there’s not a chance that kids will be falling to sleep whilst reading this， expect laughs and giggles long past bedtime。Hilarious hijinks are in abundance as the three plucky kids， who are desperate to save their parents， dash in out of dreams， carry out daring hospital heists， encounter banana loving llamas and let their imaginations run wild in an epic battle finale complete with Phantasma Plasma， a breakdancing， beatboxing unicorn named Donald， line-dancing robots and a lot of custard。 In amongst the madness there are subtle nods to facing up to fear， tackling things head on and putting demons to bed。Honestly， I could sleep for days and not dream up anything nearly half as good as this。 Brilliantly bonkers， wonderfully wacky and the kind of read that many children will thoroughly enjoy getting lost in！Recommended for 8+。With thanks to Greg James， Chris Smith and Penguin Random House for the advanced reader copy that was received via NetGalley。 。。。more
Leona
，
I’m a huge fan of the Kid Normal series so I was overjoyed to see that James & Smith have collaborated again and that I was approved for this review copy。 The idea of the adventure around and though dreams was fantastic， and the collection of characters were a delight in both the hero and villain stakes。 It was so much fun and had me beaming throughout at the bonkers ideas that are pored into each chapter。 So many cracking lines of dialogue that had me chuckling away and of course an epic classi I’m a huge fan of the Kid Normal series so I was overjoyed to see that James & Smith have collaborated again and that I was approved for this review copy。 The idea of the adventure around and though dreams was fantastic， and the collection of characters were a delight in both the hero and villain stakes。 It was so much fun and had me beaming throughout at the bonkers ideas that are pored into each chapter。 So many cracking lines of dialogue that had me chuckling away and of course an epic classic Doctor Who concept thrown into the mix。 What is not to like？ I wanna be a member of the Dream Bandits！I can’t wait to listen to the audio version， as I just know it will be as stupendously epic as the Kid Normal narrations。I received a copy from the publishers via NetGalley in exchange for a review。 。。。more
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=The Great Dream Robbery
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=The Great Dream Robbery&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft