The Stranger
Chris Van Allsburg
The enigmatic origins of the stranger that Farmer Bailey hits with his truck and brings home to recuperate seem to have a mysterious relation to the weather. Could he be Jack Frost?
Read Time: ~3.9 hr
Snake dreamer
by Priscilla Galloway (1998)
About this book
Haunted by terrifying dreams of snakes, Dusa goes to a clinic in Greece where two mysterious doctors, the Gordon sisters, promise to cure her of her nightmares.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreSnake dreamer Lead Character
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