Readers of Ellen Hopkins, Laurie Halse Anderson, Jay Asher and Leslie Connor will enjoy reading Dream Smashers.Sixteen-year-old Autumn is a human heartache. Everywhere she turns people are stomping on her hopes and dreams. Her momAca,!a,,cs a tweaker. SheAca,!a,,cs lived with her chain-smoking grandmother for as long as she can remember. Even her best friend has issues. Autumn seems to be the only responsible person she knows and sheAca,!a,,cs sick of putting up with it all.When she meets Evan, a hot guy without a worry in the world, she can only wonder if heAca,!a,,cs for real or just another Dream Smasher.A girl who no longer wants to care and a boy who cares enough for the both of them. Dream Smashers is a love story, but most of all, itAca,!a,,cs about letting go.