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WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR IDEAS?
Dream Factory grew out of my sister’s trip to Disney World with her three children. My sister is the ultimate planner. She had tickets for her daughter to attend the Princess Breakfast and for her son to see the Chip and Dale Campfire. She had tickets for her husband and herself to see Cirque de Soleil and to eat at some five-star restaurant and get a seaweed facial (not at the same time). She had it all planned out.

Then, on the first day, all three kids got sick. She ended up spending more time in the Disney World hospital than in the park. The idea that the “greatest place on Earth” could suddenly and without warning turn into the “most vomiting place on Earth” made me consider the idea of happily ever after a bit more seriously.

REVIEWS
"The hot-pink cover shouts chick lit, but the strong male voice, the upended fairy tale, and the characters' honest struggles will broaden the audience for this thoughtful romance." —Booklist

"An appealing love story." —KLIATT

AWARDS AND HONORS
Junior Library Guild Selection 2007
New York Reading Association Charlotte Award reading list 2010