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SOME NIGHTMARES NEVER END.

For Janie and Cabel, real life is getting tougher than
the dreams. They're just trying to carve out a little (secret)
time together, but no such luck.

Disturbing things are happening at Fieldridge High, yet
nobody's talking. When Janie... read more

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Janie must use her gift of seeing into peoples' dreams to catch a sex offender. Her boyfriend Cabe's gotta stay cool and not be too overprotective of Janie during the investigation.

Characters/People edit see section history

  • Janie Hannagan: The main character. She sees into other peoples' dreams. Undercover agent.
  • Cabel Strumheller: Janie's secret boyfriend, who is also under cover.
  • Carrie: Janie's Best Friend.
  • Martha Stubin: The deceased dream watcher who Janie replaced.
  • Dave Durbin: The chem. 2 teacher. Code-name Happy.
  • Captain Fran Komisky: The Captain of the under-cover youth agency group. A strict but kind-hearted figure who likes to be called "sir".
  • Mr. Wang: Code-name Doc, one of Janie's teachers.
  • Coach Crater: The gym teacher, his code-name is Dumbass.
  • Stu: Carrie's boyfriend. He is 24 and occasionally plays poker with his friends.
  • Stacey: A chem. 2 student whose dreams Janie is watching. She is also a chem. nerd.
  • Mrs. Pancake: A teacher who works at her school.
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  • “"Mr. Green, Mrs. White, Miss Scarlet... Well, if it isn't Professor Plum. So where the hell is Colonel Mustard?"”
    Janie
  • “Endless speculation only leads to dead ends.”
    Captain Fran Komisky
  • “You- best secret boyfriend ever.”
    Janie Hannagan
  • “You two are going to piss me off today, I can just feel it.”
    Captain
  • “So, who's your baby daddy?”
    Mr. Durbin
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  • “Can we rearrange the furniture this weekend?” she asks sleepily. “So when I sleep out here, you don’t shine all of Satan’s fiery hell lights in my eyes first thing in the morning?”
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  • There’s something about a guy who admits he’s a jerk that makes him forgivable.
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  • Maybe it’s because she’s numb so often. Or because she was so numb inside, before she let him in.
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  • Bashful=Spanish, Miss Gardenia Doc=Psychology, Mr. Wang Happy=Chemistry 2, Mr. Durbin Dopey=English Lit., Mr. Purcell Dippy=Math, Mrs. Craig Dumbass=PE, Coach Crater
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  • “Um…” He clears his throat. “The gift, see, is actually inside the box. The box is like an extra bonus gift. It’s how we do things here on planet Earth.”
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  • Cabel gives her a quizzical look. “I am totally not getting enough attention here.”
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  • He runs his fingers through her hair, slips his hands in the back pockets of her jeans, and leans down to kiss her. Their glasses clink.
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  • Janie always hated Bashful. Stupidest. Dwarf. Ever.
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  • “Why can’t you just be the one safe thing in my life?” he whispers.
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  • “You’re asking for trouble, Hannagan,” he growls. “And you would be…?” Janie asks. She giggles. “Trouble.”
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Setting & Locations edit see section history

Modern America.

First Sentence edit see section history

Janie sprints through the snowy yards from two streets away and slips quietly through the front door of her house.

Table of Contents edit see section history

1. A New Year (Jan. 1,2006, 1:31 a.m.) - Page 1
2. Assignments and Secrets (Jan. 2, 2006, 11:54 a.m.) - Page 5
3. Pointed Views (Jan. 6, 2006, 2:10 p.m.) - Page 42
4. Birthday, Undercover (Jan. 9, 2006, 7:05 a.m.) - Page 63
5. The Green and The Blues (Jan. 26, 2006, 9:55 a.m.) - Page 84
6. On Her Own (Feb. 5, 2006, 5:15 a.m.) - Page 104
7. Nitty-Gritty (Feb. 13, 2006) - Page 111
8. Durbin Daze (Feb. 15, 2006, 8:04 p.m.) - Page 130
9. Road Trip (Feb 19, 2006, 12:05 p.m.) - Page 139
10. Showtime (March 3, 2006, 10:04 a.m.) - Page 156
11. Not All Right (March 5, 2006, 6:13 a.m.) - Page 191
12. Nothing Left To Lost (March 24, 2006, 3:00 p.m.) - Page 204
13. Glimmers - Page 236
14. Don't Look Back (May 24, 2006, 7:06 p.m.) - Page 245

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 2 of 3 in Dream Catcher. (standard series)

Preceded by Wake, and followed by Gone.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Lisa McMann (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 9781416974482
Page Count: 272

Classification edit see section history

  • Library of Congress: PZ7.M478757 Fad 2009
  • Dewey: 813.54

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Young Adults

More Books Like This edit see section history

   
  • Wake
  • Gone

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • Wake

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