Many children have imaginary friends. Many children have nightmares. In Not Just a Dream, Mandy finds out that hers are real. And that reality has her fighting aliens, hiding the truth from family and friends, and feeling like her humanity is slipping away. When the hideous creatures of her dream catch her, Amanda realizes her life will never be the same. Can she keep the secrets from her family and, more importantly, from the guy whose love is worth any sacrifice? How can she continue the lies and fail to disclose her new reality? That new reality of facing a daily struggle with danger, magic, and the threat that the Earth itself may not survive.