Project Dream laces a trace of the paranormal into the lives of teenagers taken from their families in this prequel to CJ Zahner’s Gripping thriller, Dream Wide Awake.What happened to the kids in the desert?In 2002, the CIA forced several teenagers out of detention centers and into a National Security Test Program called Project Dream. Teens selected had two characteristics: physical superiority … physical superiority and a sixth sense.
When the awkward, unpopular, and destitute Izzy Jimenez is caught stealing clothes, authorities enroll her in the program for two reasons: Izzy swims like a fish—and she sees angels.
There she studies and works hard to perfect her clairvoyance hoping authorities will allow her to go home. But when she and the other students master remote viewing and produce results that stun White House officials, additional children—good kids from normal American families—are recruited. Izzy’s hope of going home dwindles.
Not until the striking, charismatic Rachel Callahan arrives and befriends Izzy does her life become bearable.
Project Dream is a coming-of-age story of teenagers thrown into the most unusual circumstances. Each struggle to survive their time in the desert with the goal of getting out and going home, but—can any of them really go home?
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This is the prequel to Dream Wide Awake and I loved getting to know the backstory of the characters. I was captivated with Dream Wide Awake and this book added to the intrigue. The characters are well developed, the story is well written and this author has created an amazing world that could definitely become a tv show. I have recommended this book to everyone I know.
Good paranormal story with a twisted undercurrent in it. The lives of the teens pull you in and you want to know all of their story and if they ever will go home.
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This is a wonderful paranormal prequel to an awesome book – Dream Wide Awake. This provides a lot of backstory for the characters and the story. This book helped build the characters that I know and love in the book.
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Project Dream was a real page turner for me. I never wanted to put it down, I never knew what was going to happen next, totally unpredictable. I highly recommend reading this book. The characters were well thought out and plot really keeps your attention. A must read!
Project Dream is a must read if you have read Dream Wide Awake. It’s the prequel and provides so many details of how the characters in Dream Wide Awake came to be. The characters are well developed and made me want to root for them. I found their backgrounds so interesting. And now, I feel I need to read Dream Wide Awake again (since it’s been a year) so I can see how they change (or stay the same) as adults. If you haven’t read the first story, you can start here. I honestly don’t know which would be best to read first. But best to read them both before the 3rd book comes out.
I am really enjoying this series. It is so refreshing to find a story so new and different from anything I have ever read. This is the prequel to Dream Wide Awake, and I loved learning more about some of my favorite characters and gaining some more insight into what actually happened in their lives when they were younger and recruited for the Project Dream program. I especially enjoyed one of the new characters, the adorable Izzy. I was thrilled to read the excerpt of The Dream Snatchers at the end of this book and to find out that her family will be in the sequel!
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Ever since reading Dream Wide Awake I’ve been eagerly waiting to hear the backstory of the Project Dream kids. What actually happened with them out in the desert when they were young. This did not disappoint. I sure hope the author is going to continue the series, because I want to know more about these characters I’ve come to care about. I love the writer’s style of writing and making her characters “real”. You do not have to read Dream Wide Awake first to enjoy this book, it stands on its own just fine (although you’ll want to read that one too if you haven’t!). But like me, it will leave you hoping she continues the series!
I just love this author. This is the 3rd book of hers that I have read and I want more! I was so sad when I was done reading. I want to see these characters in the future. PLEASE, keep your books coming to readers like me!
So glad to get the backstory of Dream Wide Awake. In Project Dream, we learn about the genesis of the “Dreamers”. And now, I want to know even more. Where do their talents take them ? Is there a next generation of Dreamers? What happened to the Project? CJ again leaves us wanting more.Another “hard to put down” novel!
A highly enjoyable read –engaging and creative. Great character development.
I was not ready for the book to end!