Scribbler of Dreams is a modern day Romeo and Juliet. Kait comes from a poor family and her father is in jail. They cannot afford their private school anymore and are forced to attend their rival school. It's not only their rival in sports and academics, it's her families rival in life. A long past family feud has driven the Crutchfield family and the Malone family apart and has caused a rift and a hatred between them. This hatred is so deep that Kait and her sister cannot safely go by "Malone." She is a quiet girl who likes to write. During lunch she finds a secret place to sit and write alone. However, her solitude is disrupted when a boy sits down a little ways away from her. To her surprise the boy, who she had noticed and recognized his extreme popularity, is just seeking solitude as well. She bonds with him silently as they both work in their sketchbooks. He finally breaks the space between them one day to present a picture he had drawn of her. The boy, Bram, and Kait quickly fall deeply in love. However, she soon finds out who his family is, and, in keeping with Shakespeare's plot, he is a Crutchfield. Family bonds are tried, and love is put to the test.
The book is engaging and easy to read. Although it was a romantic page turner, it was pretty predictable and cliche.
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