The Adventures of Sleepy Sam

What if every time you fell asleep... the dream remembered you? Twelve-year-old Sam Elwood has always been sleepy—but not in the usual way. He's the kind of boy who dozes off mid-conversation, collapses in the middle of lunch, and drifts away during class. But when a mysterious spiral begins to glow on his palm, Sam awakens in a place that defies everything he knows: Lunare Academy, a magical school hidden in the dreamworld, where time bends, mirrors whisper, and forgotten memories hold secrets older than time itself. With the help of Lyra—a fierce, clever girl born in the realm of dreams—Sam learns he's been chosen to find the Three Ticks, mysterious dream artifacts that control the flow of time. But he's not the only one searching. A terrifying entity known only as the Dream Hunter stalks the academy, feeding on truth, memory, and fear. As Sam and Lyra race through mirror orchards, memory loops, haunted libraries, and collapsing dreamscapes, they uncover a ticking truth: some dreams are worth waking for… and some must never be forgotten. The Adventures of Sleepy Sam is a mysterious, imaginative middle-grade fantasy perfect for readers aged 9–13 who love magical schools, time-travel twists, and emotionally rich friendships that linger long after the last page.