The DreamCatchers (ePub)

Kimmi Jambo, Sara and Tony are thrown together when an evil Wizard tries to caputure children in their village and across the world. They escape and find themselves on a long bus ride to Nairobi where they fall asleep in a shed, only to wake up a day later and  find they've been adopted by a mysterious woman who lives in magic rainbow in the heart of the city. She believes they are the chosen ones who will find the magical black diamond that ought to get rid of the Wizard. She teaches them the art of tribal magic, cooks their favourite meals and watches over them fiercely. Kimmi, Sara and Tony know their destiny has be cut for them but this doesn't stop them being curious, adventurous and getting into all sorts of trouble. Kimmi keeps watch in the streets of Nairobi and when the Minister for the poor goes missing, the 1.st National Bank gets robbed in a mysterious fashon, a Conference of Wizards' write Obednego the fiery street preacher a beseeching letter, and the Homeless Street Fraternity start behaving very unlike themselves, Kimmi knows the anticipated signs have arrived and that the faceless hoods they'd seen in the woods a few days before may have something to do with it, as well. Empowered with tribal spells they embark on their journey to the black mountains where they should find the black diamond.  They encounter Babu a knowledgeable creature who seems to be made of wax and loves to play boardgames at midnight, and Magdalene a one eyed giant, a creature of many surprises whose intent at first seems to work them until they drop. Not only, does she have a secret storehouse full of cheese, but she keeps a pack of flying Leopards, as well. Kimmi can well imagine  how they will escape Magdalene's grip if they can avoid her hypnotic eye.They later discover she is an agent of the evil Wizard when she unknowingly leads them to his entchanted hideout where he has hidden all his trophies in full view. They find the revealing mirror that tells the Wizard where they are at and his frothing calabash where he maniatures all his victims into small stiff figures.Kimmi Jambo knows the missing children can not be far off. When Tony samples a piece of Magdalene's colorful cheese and tranforms into a huge egg, they discover where all the missing children are! However, when Sara out of curiosity touches the magic calabash and gets petrified, Kimmi finds himself alone with the difficult job of saving himself as well as everyone else, and a dangerous Wizard right at his heels. He hides himself in a dark wardrobe where he remembers a mysterious hint given him just weeks before by Obednego. Kimmi Jambo says the most powerful spell in the universe...the prayer of a child.