Wake by Lisa Mcmann

Wake is a riveting story of a girl named Janie Hannagan who is unwillfully thrust into the dreams of others. The book begins with multiple flashbacks, all revealing Janie’s extraordinary powers. Janie is forced into independence, for her mother is an alcoholic. Also she is alway trying to find ways to fund her future college education, because of her impoverished situation. Janie discovered this ability at 8 years old, when she was able to witness a businessman’s dream of him giving a presentation in his underwear. From that day on, she is continually tormented by the dreams and nightmares of others. This puts Janie in the awkward position of knowing the darkest secrets of others. Whenever someone falls asleep near Janie, she automatically becomes unable to move and is once again sucked into another unknown world. All of this becomes a problem for Janie, especially during junior and senior years. While most of her classmates have dreams typical of adolescent anxieties, Cabel,a mysterious loner, has frighteningly morbid dreams that Janie can't understand.

After several encounters, Janie and Cabel fall for each other on a class trip to Canada, soon after Cabel learns of Janie's strange powers. Although Cabel helps Janie protect her secret, they are unable to maintain a close relationship because of peer pressures, secrecy (on both sides), and Cabel's growing reputation as a drug dealer to the wealthy.

Even while Janie and Cabel begin grow apart, their desire for each other increases. As Cabel begins to  fall away from Janie and into the drug trade, she realizes things are not always exactly as they seem. Soon she learns that she can control her power to change the dream. With the help of Miss Stubin, at Heather Home, Janie discovers her true potential and has the power to help others resolve the dreams which are tormenting them.

The climax of the story comes as Cabel, along with a number of other Fieldridge students and parents, are imprisoned on narcotics charges. Janie witnesses a dream that helps the police and allows her to free her friends. Because of the information she obtains from the dream she is offered a police contract, a scholarship, and a hefty check by the police captain.

Wake by Lisa Mcmann has received several awards including: the 2008 American Library Association Best Book for Young adults, 2008 Cybil Award Finalist, and the American Library Association Top Ten Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers 

This fantastic book has also been made into a film starring Miley Cyrus as Janie. The screen play was by Paramount Films, MTV Film, and Christopher B. Landon.
For more information check out: http://www.lisamcmann.com/ 
 http://books.simonandschuster.com/Wake/Lisa-McMann/Wake/9781416595151
http://www.karinsbooknook.com/2008/03/16/wake-by-lisa-mcmann/
If you enjoyed Wake by Lisa Mcmann you will also enjoy the rest of her Wake trilogy including Fade and Gone!!