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When two young people begin having the same frightening dream, they grow suspicious that the visions are connected. Determined to find an explanation, they investigate the strange coincidence, confronting the fringes of reality and the possibilities of extrasensory perception. Their quest leads them into a world where dreams intersect with unexplained phenomena, culminating in an unexpected revelation about the nature of their shared dreaming.
First publish date: 1979
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: William Sleator
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