Liana's Nightmare

When Liana learned that her big brother Trevor knew how to fight the monsters of his nightmares, she asked him to share his secret. "There are three things you have to do to beat the boss monster in a nightmare," Trevor said quietly. "The first thing is that you can't run away. If you run away, it will chase you. The second thing is that you have to look into its eyes." "I'd be too scared to do that!" Liana interrupted. "You have to, Liana or I'm not going to tell you the rest," Trevor...
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When Liana learned that her big brother Trevor knew how to fight the monsters of his nightmares, she asked him to share his secret. "There are three things you have to do to beat the boss monster in a nightmare," Trevor said quietly. "The first thing is that you can't run away. If you run away, it will chase you. The second thing is that you have to look into its eyes." "I'd be too scared to do that!" Liana interrupted. "You have to, Liana or I'm not going to tell you the rest," Trevor said, raising his voice. "I could try," she said. "Please tell me the rest."But just as Trevor was about to continue, Mom called him away. And when Liana fell asleep in the car on their way home from the Library, she was not completely prepared for a scary dream.This is a story about the fears that sleep during the day and awaken as nightmares in the night. It's about finding courage when we are alone and discovering that when we are with family and friends, we're all a little bit braver together.