The Dreamer
by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Middle grade · ages 8–12 · grades 3–7 · 820L · 2012
Why we'd hand it over
A lyrical, serious treatment of dyslexia and cultural identity that trusts kids to sit with Lui's shame and gradual self-acceptance—not a problem-solved-by-chapter-3 book, but a real portrait of becoming.