Wake (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781416953579)

The first book in the New York Times bestselling trilogy about Janie, who is able to slip into people's dreams, and the secrets she learns and must come to terms with as a result of her mysterious ability.

Not all dreams are sweet.

For seventeen-year-old Janie, getting sucked into other people's dreams is getting old. Especially the falling dreams, the naked-but-nobody-notices dreams, and the sex-crazed dreams. Janie's seen enough fantasy booty to last her a lifetime.

She can't tell anybody about what she does; they'd never believe her--or worse, they'd think she's a freak. So Janie lives on the fringe, cursed with an ability she doesn't want and can't control.

Then she falls into a gruesome nightmare, one that chills her to the bone. For the first time, Janie is more than a witness to someone else's twisted psyche. She's a participant...

Author: Lisa McMann
ISBN-10: 1416953574
ISBN-13: 9781416953579
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 03/01/2008
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 8.38h x 5.97w x 0.93d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.4
Point Value: 5
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 121402 / Wake

Award: Nevada Young Readers' Award - Nominee
Award: Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers - Nominee
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: Tayshas Reading - Commended
Award: Cybils - Finalist
Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award - Nominee
Award: Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award - Honor Book
Award: Gateway Readers Award - Third Place

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 02/01/2008 pg. 150
School Library Journal 03/01/2008 pg. 204
Publishers Weekly 03/31/2008 pg. 63
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2008 pg. 345 - Recommended
Booklist 04/15/2008 pg. 43
Hornbook Guide to Children 10/01/2008 pg. 374 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2008 pg. 374 - Recommended, Satisfactory