Jake, Lucid Dreamer by David J. Naiman

A charming look at a middle-schooler’s struggle to navigate grief and acceptance. Jake, Lucid Dreamer is a book anyone would be happy for their child to read, or to read to their child. The dream sequences hold the reader and keep the book rolling at a steady pace. Naiman shows himself to have the chops for a middle grade author – mixing in common tropes with inventive new directions, and a number of important themes for young readers.