Hubknuckles
Emily Herman
Lee, certain that the Halloween ghost that visits her family is just a trick played by her mother or father, decides one year to go outside and dance with Hubknuckles the ghost.
Read Time: ~2.5 hr
Fear Street - Bad Dreams
by R.L. Stine (1994)
About this book
Every night Maggie has the same horrible dream. Every night she is forced to watch the same murder. And every night the girl in her dream cries out for help. Maggie is afraid to go to sleep again, but when the terrifying dream starts to come true, staying awake is the real nightmare.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreFear Street - Bad Dreams Lead Character
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