Releasing September 14th 2021, The Dreamweavers is a middle-grade novel set in ancient China, woven with traditional Chinese mythology, folklore, and a talking animal (or two).
Since their parents’ strange disappearance several years ago, 12-year-old twins Mei and Yun have been raised by their grandfather, who makes the best mooncakes around using a secret ingredient.
On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the emperor sends his son to sample Grandpa’s renowned mooncakes—but instead of tasting wonderful, they are horrible and bitter, strangely mirroring the odd, gloomy atmosphere and attitudes that have been washing over the village in the last few days. A curse later falls over the village, and Grandpa becomes the main culprit.
The twins set out on foot for the long journey to the emperor’s palace where Grandpa’s being taken. Several things surprise them along the way, including a surprising stop in the eerie City of Ashes, a visit with the mystical Jade Rabbit, and an encounter with a powerful poet whose enchanted words spread curses. Can the twins solve the mystery in time to save their village and clear Grandpa’s name?
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Excerpt from The Dreamweavers Text copyright © 2021 by G. Z. Schmidt. Reproduced by permission from Holiday House Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved.
