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When Jessica relocates to her grandmother’s childhood home, she quickly forms a bond with the handicapped girl who lives next door. As their friendship deepens, recurring nightmares haunt Jessica, centering on an old schoolhouse deep within the woods. These visions pull her into a mystery that merges the ordinary with the uncanny, challenging her perceptions of reality and memory.
First publish date: 1995
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Betty Ren Wright
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