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1) Reverie
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
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While recovering from an attack that leaves him without his memory, gay teenager Kane Montgomery stumbles into a world where dreams known as reveries take on a life of their own, and it is up to Kane and a few unlikely allies to stop them before they spillover into the waking world.
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English
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"The long-awaited new novel from Haruki Murakami, his first in six years, revisits a town his readers will remember, a place where a Dream Reader reviews dreams and where our shadows become untethered from our selves. A love story, a quest, an ode to books and to the libraries that house them, and a parable for these strange post-pandemic times, The City and Its Uncertain Walls is a singular and towering achievement by one of modern literature's most...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
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Haunted by dreams of the dead who seek to invade Earthsea through him, the sorcerer Alder enlists the aid of Ged, a former Archmage, who advises him to find the holiest place in the world, which holds the key to preserving Earthsea.
4) Island witch
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Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"Being the daughter of the village Capuwa, or demon-priest, Amara is used to keeping mostly to herself. Influenced by the new religious practices brought in by the British Colonizers, the villagers who once respected her father's craft have turned on the family. Yet, they all still seem to call on him whenever supernatural disturbances arise. Now someone-or something-is viciously seizing upon men in the jungle. But instead of enlisting Amara's father's...
Author
Series
Dream guardians volume 2
Publisher
Avon Red
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
He is a vision from every woman's erotic fantasies. Existing in the twilight beneath sleep and consciousness, Connor brings them decadent pleasures, fueled by their sexual energy. But violence and strife now tear apart both worlds, and Connor must embark upon a quest into the mortal realm . . . and into the arms of one intoxicating enchantress.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
"Sophie's parents run a secret shop where dreams are bought and sold. When Sophie dreams, her dreams become real, so she is forbidden to have any. Sinister events are set in motion when she is accidentally seen by one of her parents' customers, and it's up to Sophie to save her family"--
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Series
Scaredy Squirrel volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Scaredy comes up with a Bad Dream Action Plan to avoid sleep but between counting stars, playing cymbals and making scrapbooks, disaster still strikes and exhaustion takes its toll. Will Scaredy survive this ordeal? Will he find sweet dreams?
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Publisher
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Ever since she was a child, her nights have been haunted by nightmares of a figure from her adolescence, sinister hallucinations and episodes of sleepwalking. These are known as 'parasomnias' - and they're surprisingly common. Now a lecturer in Creative Writing, Vernon set out to understand the history, science and culture of these strange and haunting experiences. Night Terrors, her startling and vivid debut, examines the history of our relationship...
11) The dreamer's dictionary: from A to Z-- 3,000 magical mirrors to reveal the meaning of your dreams
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Pub
Pub. Date
c1974
Language
English
Description
Identifies the meaning of objects, animals, people, and events observed in dreams.
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"What is a dream? Why do we dream? How do our bodies and minds use dreams? These questions are the starting point for this unprecedented, astonishing study of the role and significance of dreams, from the beginning of human history. It is an investigation on the grand scale, encompassing literature, anthropology, religion, and science, one that articulates the essential place dreams occupy in human culture, and how they functioned as the catalyst...
Author
Publisher
Quadrille
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Dreams are a window into our subconscious. From flying high to spitting teeth, or being caught naked at the front of the classroom, this is the ultimate guide to decoding your night time adventures. Using the thematic guide in this book, you'll learn how to decipher the symbols your mind conjures up while you slumber.
18) The Elder Gods
Author
Series
Dreamers volume 1
Publisher
Aspect
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Sterling Ethos
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Dreams are a window into the subconscious, and for those who understand their meanings, they are also a crucial step in self-understanding. In this comprehensive volume, author Cassandra Eason shares her decades of study on the subject. From visions of angels to trips to the zoo, from buying a dream home to escaping from demons, Eason catalogs 1,001 scenarios, exploring different types of dreams, practical symbolic meanings, dreams' psychological...
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