Rita Wirkala

Tales for the Dreamer Rita Wirkala

The year is 2036 - a time when technological advances make today's cars, smartphones and video games seem quaint and old-fashioned. A ship carrying scientists and their families embarks from Spain on a journey through North Africa and the Middle East, en route to their new home in Antarctica. But the voyage is threatened by a powerful enemy determined to sabotage the entire mission, the fate of which depends on two resourceful teens: Jamal, a Spaniard with family roots in Syria; and Zeina, a Mauritanian who comes from a long line of storytellers, and whose timeless tales tie past and present together in a way that gives it all new meaning and unexpected continuity. Tales for THE DREAMER takes the reader on a thrilling ride that pays off on multiple levels.