Reviews
Reviews
“PERSONAL PROFILES CRAFTED FROM INTERVIEWS KEEP THINGS INTERESTING, AND THE TECHNICAL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE VARIOUS DRUG FORMS AND THE HISTORY OF OPIATES ARE INFORMATIVE…A SCRUPULOUSLY RESEARCHED, WELL-CRAFTED TALE THAT SHEDS LIGHT ON A TIMELY TOPIC.”
“PERSONAL PROFILES CRAFTED FROM INTERVIEWS KEEP THINGS INTERESTING, AND THE TECHNICAL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE VARIOUS DRUG FORMS AND THE HISTORY OF OPIATES ARE INFORMATIVE…A SCRUPULOUSLY RESEARCHED, WELL-CRAFTED TALE THAT SHEDS LIGHT ON A TIMELY TOPIC.”
“DREAMLAND BY SAM QUINONES IS NOW AVAILABLE AS A YOUNG ADULT EDITION WHICH IS GREAT NEWS GIVEN STUDENTS’ CONCERNS ABOUT THIS HEALTH-RELATED TOPIC. CLEARLY MORE ACCESSIBLE, THIS YA VERSION OF DREAMLAND WILL PAIR BEAUTIFULLY WITH THE RECENT SET OF ARTICLES AND GRAPHICS IN THE WASHINGTON POST’S SERIES CALLED OPIOID FILES.”
“DREAMLAND BY SAM QUINONES IS NOW AVAILABLE AS A YOUNG ADULT EDITION WHICH IS GREAT NEWS GIVEN STUDENTS’ CONCERNS ABOUT THIS HEALTH-RELATED TOPIC. CLEARLY MORE ACCESSIBLE, THIS YA VERSION OF DREAMLAND WILL PAIR BEAUTIFULLY WITH THE RECENT SET OF ARTICLES AND GRAPHICS IN THE WASHINGTON POST’S SERIES CALLED OPIOID FILES.”
“IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A BOOK THAT EXPLAINS HOW THE OPIATE EPIDEMIC STARTED AND WHY IT BECAME SUCH A PERVASIVE PROBLEM, DREAMLAND IS THE RIGHT BOOK.”
“IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A BOOK THAT EXPLAINS HOW THE OPIATE EPIDEMIC STARTED AND WHY IT BECAME SUCH A PERVASIVE PROBLEM, DREAMLAND IS THE RIGHT BOOK.”
“MR. QUINONES LAYS OUT TRAGIC OVERLAPPING NETWORKS OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND. HE INTRODUCES READERS AGES 12-17 TO UNSCRUPULOUS DOCTORS, PHARMACEUTICAL-COMPANY SALESPEOPLE, MEXICAN DRUG COURIERS, AMERICAN NARCOTICS OFFICERS, AND INNUMERABLE ADDICTS AND THEIR GRIEF-STRICKEN FAMILIES…THIS FAST-MOVING AND RELATIVELY AUSTERE ACCOUNT WILL ACQUAINT TEEN READERS WITH IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC, THOUGH THIS DISCUSSION IS ONLY A GATEWAY, IF YOU WILL, TO A DEEPER STORY OF DISTRESS. YET IT ENDS ON A NOTE OF QUIET HOPE. HAVING HIT BOTTOM, PORTSMOUTH, OHIO, IS TURNING ITSELF AROUND. “ONCE A JUNKIE’S HAVEN,” MR. QUINONES WRITES, IT IS NOW A PLACE WITH A CULTURE OF RECOVERY, “A REFUGE FOR THOSE SEEKING A NEW LIFE.”
“MR. QUINONES LAYS OUT TRAGIC OVERLAPPING NETWORKS OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND. HE INTRODUCES READERS AGES 12-17 TO UNSCRUPULOUS DOCTORS, PHARMACEUTICAL-COMPANY SALESPEOPLE, MEXICAN DRUG COURIERS, AMERICAN NARCOTICS OFFICERS, AND INNUMERABLE ADDICTS AND THEIR GRIEF-STRICKEN FAMILIES…THIS FAST-MOVING AND RELATIVELY AUSTERE ACCOUNT WILL ACQUAINT TEEN READERS WITH IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC, THOUGH THIS DISCUSSION IS ONLY A GATEWAY, IF YOU WILL, TO A DEEPER STORY OF DISTRESS. YET IT ENDS ON A NOTE OF QUIET HOPE. HAVING HIT BOTTOM, PORTSMOUTH, OHIO, IS TURNING ITSELF AROUND. “ONCE A JUNKIE’S HAVEN,” MR. QUINONES WRITES, IT IS NOW A PLACE WITH A CULTURE OF RECOVERY, “A REFUGE FOR THOSE SEEKING A NEW LIFE.”
“DOES WHAT ‘FAST FOOD NATION’ DID FOR FAST FOOD TO BLACK TAR HEROIN AND OXYCODONE . . . A STUNNING JOURNALISTIC JOURNEY THAT FOLLOWS THE HISTORY AND NARRATIVE TRAJECTORIES THAT LEAD TO THIS ENTIRELY NEW STYLE OF CULTIVATING DRUG ADDICTION . . . I JUST LOVE THIS BOOK.”
“DOES WHAT ‘FAST FOOD NATION’ DID FOR FAST FOOD TO BLACK TAR HEROIN AND OXYCODONE . . . A STUNNING JOURNALISTIC JOURNEY THAT FOLLOWS THE HISTORY AND NARRATIVE TRAJECTORIES THAT LEAD TO THIS ENTIRELY NEW STYLE OF CULTIVATING DRUG ADDICTION . . . I JUST LOVE THIS BOOK.”
―MARC MARON
―MARC MARON
“JOURNALIST QUINONES WEAVES AN EXTRAORDINARY STORY, INCLUDING THE PERSONAL JOURNEYS OF THE ADDICTED, THE DRUG TRAFFICKERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND SCORES OF FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THE SCOURGE, AS HE DETAILS THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND POLITICAL FORCES THAT EVENTUALLY DESTROYED COMMUNITIES IN THE AMERICAN HEARTLAND AND CONTINUES TO HAVE A RESOUNDING IMPACT.”
“JOURNALIST QUINONES WEAVES AN EXTRAORDINARY STORY, INCLUDING THE PERSONAL JOURNEYS OF THE ADDICTED, THE DRUG TRAFFICKERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND SCORES OF FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THE SCOURGE, AS HE DETAILS THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND POLITICAL FORCES THAT EVENTUALLY DESTROYED COMMUNITIES IN THE AMERICAN HEARTLAND AND CONTINUES TO HAVE A RESOUNDING IMPACT.”
―BOOKLIST
―BOOKLIST
Reviews from Teachers
Reviews from Teachers
“Dreamland is a book that is so riveting and nuanced that it animates conservative students as much as liberal students. While reading the book, my students engaged in productive discussions about topics ranging from US drug policy to the nature of humankind to the future of public health to why empathy is extended to some communities more than others to how to address issues whose roots are varied. Teachers who are looking to assist students in grappling with complex contemporary issues would be hard-pressed to find a more perfect book than Dreamland.”
“Dreamland is a book that is so riveting and nuanced that it animates conservative students as much as liberal students. While reading the book, my students engaged in productive discussions about topics ranging from US drug policy to the nature of humankind to the future of public health to why empathy is extended to some communities more than others to how to address issues whose roots are varied. Teachers who are looking to assist students in grappling with complex contemporary issues would be hard-pressed to find a more perfect book than Dreamland.”
―Matthew Cone, English Teacher, Carrboro High School
―Matthew Cone, English Teacher, Carrboro High School
North Carolina
North Carolina
“Dreamland engages students with its objectivity. Quinones does something rare in our era: he sticks to the facts. And the facts of this epidemic are complicated and defy hasty generalizations. Those complexities require students to think critically about this urgent—and for many, personal—crisis.”
“Dreamland engages students with its objectivity. Quinones does something rare in our era: he sticks to the facts. And the facts of this epidemic are complicated and defy hasty generalizations. Those complexities require students to think critically about this urgent—and for many, personal—crisis.”
―Christy Ford, English Teacher, Boyd County High School
―Christy Ford, English Teacher, Boyd County High School
Ashland, Kentucky
Ashland, Kentucky
“Sam Quinones’ Dreamland anchored one of the most powerful and successful units I’ve taught in the past 10 years. Even my reluctant readers couldn’t wait for class to discuss what they were learning. This book afforded me the opportunity to teach rhetoric, narrative, and reading non-fiction skills to students who wanted to know. I cannot recommend this book highly enough for classroom use!”
“Sam Quinones’ Dreamland anchored one of the most powerful and successful units I’ve taught in the past 10 years. Even my reluctant readers couldn’t wait for class to discuss what they were learning. This book afforded me the opportunity to teach rhetoric, narrative, and reading non-fiction skills to students who wanted to know. I cannot recommend this book highly enough for classroom use!”
―Melissa Hasebrook, English Teacher, Upper Arlington High School
―Melissa Hasebrook, English Teacher, Upper Arlington High School
Ohio
Ohio
“Sam Quinones’ Dreamland anchored one of the most powerful and successful units I’ve taught in the past 10 years. Even my reluctant readers couldn’t wait for class to discuss what they were learning. This book afforded me the opportunity to teach rhetoric, narrative, and reading non-fiction skills to students who wanted to know. I cannot recommend this book highly enough for classroom use!”
“Sam Quinones’ Dreamland anchored one of the most powerful and successful units I’ve taught in the past 10 years. Even my reluctant readers couldn’t wait for class to discuss what they were learning. This book afforded me the opportunity to teach rhetoric, narrative, and reading non-fiction skills to students who wanted to know. I cannot recommend this book highly enough for classroom use!”
-Sean Riley, English Teacher, West Seattle High School
-Sean Riley, English Teacher, West Seattle High School
Washington
Washington