Test Prep- Blue is for Nightmares

In the book, “Blue is for Nightmares” by Laurie Faria Stolarz. My main character Stacey has been having nightmares and this has been causing her to have difficulty sleeping. Drea, her roommate has been appearing in them constantly. In her most recent nightmare, Stacey was coming home from her grandmother’s house and she heard Drea calling her name dramatically while whimpering. As Stacey went looking for her she fell into sinking mud in the ground and her killers shadow was standing behind her with lilies. Shortly after this nightmare she had, she woke up and she wet her pants. Drea had to come to her rescue once again as a good friend would.

            Stacey has been facing various conflicts so far in this book. She has numerous nightmares that prevent her from sleeping well and she wets her bed because of this. Her bed wetting has caused her to pay extra money on incense and cleansers to fix her problem. She also, has a major crush on Drea’s boyfriend Chad, which she’s trying to hide because that is her close friend and her roommate. Plus, it would cause too much conflict if she ever found out. These conflicts have put a toll on Stacey. She gets fidgety and touchy about certain subjects involving these and her mindset has changed about many things and people. I personally think that these nightmares are a symbol of something that’s aching her deep inside and it could be connected to Drea, since they are about her. These terrible dreams are occurring almost every night for the past three years. Now Stacey is currently in her junior year at boarding school. They are becoming too real to ignore for her. *Hence the title “Blue is for Nightmares” and based on my reading so far possibly Stacey will need to use a spell. I think this is a great idea because if she has the ability to vanish all of this mischief it would be better for her and Drea.

            I can tell that this is a realistic issue that many people have to face. Many kids have bed wetting problems and don’t stop until a certain age. In this case, Stacey is seventeen and having bad dreams that become too real for her to ignore. She even chokes and mumbles to herself depending on how frightening the nightmare is. She is constantly shouting and Drea is always there to save her. This is similar to when a younger kid is having a terrible nightmare and he or she calls out for their parents help and sometimes even asks to check if “monsters” are in their closet for their safety.