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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... read more
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Summary edit
Trying to keep her gift secret, so no one thinks she's a total freak.
Characters/People edit
- Janie Hannagan: She only has one friend, and that person is Carrie. She has a gift- she can see into peoples dreams and nightmares.
- Carrie: Only friend of Janie
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- Carl Strumheller
- Traum
- Der Mann
- Boden
- Blick
- Tisch
- Zimmer
- Bett
- Wasser
- Fenster
- Teufel
- Cabel Strumheller: Used to have greasy hair, dyed black/blue and hung with the goths. His hair is now its normal blond/brown. Sweet, with a dark past.
- Danke
- Gott
- Hannagan
- Carrie Brandt: Janie's best friend and neighbor.
- Dann
- Melinda Jeffers: Friends with Carrie and Shay, hates Janie. From the upper class side. Is a lesbian and has a crush on Carrie.
- Stu: Carrie's boyfriend, 24 years old. The original owner of the car "Ethel" (a '77 Nova) that Janie first borrows and then buys.
- Ende
- Bibliothek
- Carson
- Schulter
- Mr Wilder
- Frau
- Hause
- Der Junge
- Geld
- Blatt
- Herzen
- Ufer
- Bruder
- Klasse
- Kleine
- Lippe
- Shay Wilder: Cheerleader. Likes Cabel, same grade as Janie and him. Friends with Melinda, from the upper class side. Has huge "Hill Parties" at her house with her father.
- Miss Stubin: A good friend of Janies at the nursing home (a resident). Also Has A Gift.
- Mr. Reed: Old man at the nursing home.
- Dorothea Hannagan: Janie's mother, always drunk.
- Mr. McVicker: Old man at the nursing home whom Janie helps from his dreams.
- Ethel: The Car that Stu gave Janie. A '77 Nova that he and Janie both treasure.
Quotes edit
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“Cabel's eyes grow wide. He slips into the backseat of Carrie's car without a word. 'Get me outa here. F***in' creepy cheerleaders.'”
Cabel Strumheller -
“And there are two ways she can be a fool in love right now. She chooses the harder one. And knocks on the door.”
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“Dreams are not memories, Janie. They're hopes and fears. Indications of other life stresses.”
Cabel Strumheller -
“Because there is no way on earth she's going to make it in college unless she grows some serious ovaries and turns this train wreck around.”
Janie -
“Who asked you out?" "Stu. From the body shop." "You mean that old guy?" "He's twenty-two." "You're sixteen! And he looks older than that." "Not up close. He's cute. He has a nice ass." "Maybe he plays Dance Dance Revolution at the arcade.”
Janie & Carrie Brandt -
“No, No, no, no. Don't even tell me you've been there." "Well, maybe if you stopped sleeping during study hall, I wouldn't have a clue." "Good God! Is nothing sacred? Sheesh.”
Cabel & Janie -
“Oh, fuckity-fuck.”
Janie -
“And his Jimmy doesn't get near me without a raincoat, yadamean? Ain't nothin' getting through my fortress.”
Carrie -
“Dreams are not memories, Janie. They’re hopes and fears. Indications of other life stresses. I thought you of all people would know the difference.”
Cabel Strumheller
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“Dreams are not memories, Janie. They’re hopes and fears. Indications of other life stresses.
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Because there’s no way on earth she’s going to make it through college unless she grows some serious ovaries and turns this train wreck around.
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She’s a dare girl. That way, nobody gets inside. She can’t afford to let anyone inside. They might find out about her secret.
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That was the Goth stage, where I decided I’d never get the girl of my dreams because of my scars. Not to mention the hairstyle. (pause) But then she slammed a door handle into my gut. And when a girl does that to a boy, it means she likes him.
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And he’s touching her shoulders. Wrapping his arms around her. Stroking her hair. Whispering, his lips to her ear. “He’s not here. It’s just a dream. That never happened.
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She is cursed for life. She will never have a boyfriend. Much less get married. Hell, she’ll never be able to sleep with anybody.
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Now she writes. From a green chair. Overlooking the Superstition Mountains. Sometimes she wears a cowboy hat. She’s not really a cowboy. She just likes hats.
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She falls into a hard sleep until late afternoon. Decides sleepovers are not for her. They’ll never be for her.
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“Come on, Cabel,” Carrie says. “Let me give you a ride, at least. Unless you want Shay to—hey, here she comes now.” Carrie titters, her eyes dancing. Cabel’s eyes grow wide. He slips into the backseat of Carrie’s car without a word. “Get me outa here. Fuckin’ creepy cheerleaders.”
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She waves frantically to him, and he can’t see her. She slips under the water slowly. Under the water, she sees others like her. Babies, children, teens, adults. All of them floating just under the surface of the water, no one able to help.
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Setting & Locations edit
- Stratford
- Seil
- Zeitlupe
- Savannah
- Fieldridge Highschool: Janie and most of the other characters go to school here.
- Heather Home: The Nursing home Janie works at.
First Sentence edit
December 9, 2005, 12:55 p.m. Janie Hannagan's math book slips from her fingers.
Table of Contents edit
1. Six Minutes.
2. Where It Begins.
3. And Picks Up Speed.
4. In Earnest.
5. Oh, Canada.
6. Truth Or Dare.
7. What Becomes The Longest Day.
8. Busting Out All Over.
9. Glory And Hope.
Hours and dates in each chapter. Like sections.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 3 in Wake Trilogy. (standard series)
Followed by Fade.
This book is in Abraham Lincoln Illinois High School Nominees 2011. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Lisa McMann (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2008
ISBN: 9781416953579
Page Count: 224
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2008
ISBN: 9781416953579
Page Count: 224
Awards edit
- Abraham Lincoln Award (Finalist, 2011: Teen fiction, Nominee)
- ALA Best Book for Young Adults (2009, #7)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PZ7.M478757 Wak 2008
- Dewey: 813.54
Notes for Parents edit
Reading Level: Young Adultsnot a good book for kinda protective parents.... too sexual, too much swearing....
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Movie Connections edit
- Wake: This book is under contract with Paramount Pictures and MTV Films and has already offered the leading role to Miley Cyrus. (but cast has not been chosen officially yet)
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