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Synopsis
"What if you could dream your way into a different life? What if you could choose to live that life forever? Sloane and Maggie have never met. Sloane is a straight-A student with a big and loving family. Maggie lives a glamorously independent life as an up-and-coming actress in New York. The two girls couldn't be more different--except for one thing. They share a secret that they can't tell a soul. At night, they dream that they're each other. The deeper they're pulled into the promise of their own lives, the more their worlds begin to blur dangerously together. Before long, Sloane and Maggie can no longer tell which life is real and which is just a dream. They realize that eventually they will have to choose one life to wake up to, or risk spiraling into insanity. But that means giving up one world, one love, and one self, forever--
Is Lucid appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 14 and up.
Two girls experience each other's lives through shared dreams but struggle to distinguish reality from fantasy, leading to psychological distress and an impossible choice. Themes of identity crisis and mental stability may be intense for younger readers.
What to know going in
This book has no graphic violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include mental illness, dissociation, and identity crisis (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens will be captivated by the mysterious connection between two very different girls and the mind-bending question of which life is real.