The Dream Thing
Digital version – browse, print or download
Can't see the preview?
Click here!
How to print the digital edition of Books for Keeps: click on this PDF file link - click on the printer icon in the top right of the screen to print.
BfK Newsletter
Receive the latest news & reviews direct to your inbox!
The Dream Thing
Jen, half-gypsy, is the butt of jokes and taunts by other pupils at school. When gypsies arrive and set up camp in neighbouring wasteland, she is troubled by a disturbing vision of a malevolent spiky creature. At first she's convinced the gypsies have conjured up the 'dream thing', but eventually realises the creature is a manifestation of her own fear and hatred of the gypsies. It's somewhat over-schematised, they fantasy elements more strongly drawn than the real-life happenings, but is an imaginative portrayal of insecurity and prejudice.