Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Wake, Fade and Gone trilogy by Lisa McMann.

"She's has never had a dream before - not that she can remember.
She only has everyone else's.
At least she can sleep during hers."
Janie Hannagan has suffered with the stupid dream curse since she was eight-years-old. If she is around anyone who is having a dream, Janie is able to witness the dream or more frighteningly, nightmares. Now a senior in high school, Janie still has told no one about her unwanted ability, not even her best friend Carrie.

Cabel Strumheller lives down the street from Janie. He has been in trouble since the ninth grade when he flunked down into Janie's class. Always late and looking stoned, Cabe is a loner. At the start of senior year, Cabe has undergone a transformation; his looks have matured abd he has ditched the Goth look. He is still late and on the first day of school, Janie sees him walking and offers him a ride. It turns out to be the longest converstion they have ever had together and the strat of a relationship.

While in study hall, Janie witnesses what is the worse nightmare she has ever come across and it is the repeat of one she saw as she was driving through her neighborhood. Only this time, she is a part of the dream and the dreamer is Caleb Strumheller. And he is asking her for help. But will Cabel be Janie's savior or her downfall?

This was a hard book to put down and is a quick read be sure check out Lisa McMann's website to read Cabel's point of view about the pivotal school trip to Stratford.



Janie finishes her senior year of high school by working undercover for the police by trying to find out which teachers at Fieldcrest High are have inappropriate realtionships with several students.








The thrilling conclusion to Janie's story where she discovers who her father is and makes a major decision about the rest of her life.

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