{"id":31420,"date":"2026-02-25T11:39:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T16:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/barbie-dreamscape-novel-to-launch-in-july\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T14:34:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T19:34:37","slug":"barbie-dreamscape-novel-to-launch-in-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/barbie-dreamscape-novel-to-launch-in-july\/","title":{"rendered":"Barbie: Dreamscape Novel to Launch in July"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Barbie: Dreamscape<\/em>, a young adult novel set in a magical dreamworld, is set to publish in the U.S. and Canada on July 28.<\/p>\n<p>From Mattel Press and written by Alex Aster (<em>Lightlark<\/em>), the coming-of-age story follows Barbie as a girl whose perfectly planned future is shattered when she\u2019s declared Fateless at her enchanted school\u2019s graduation.<\/p>\n<p>To earn a Fate, she must journey across treacherous, magical lands in search of the mysterious beings who control the destinies of everyone in Heartland. 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