Somnium

Isla finds her younger brother, Ethan, frustrating; he finds her overbearing. When a traumatic event puts Ethan in a coma, Isla grapples with feelings of guilt. Isla soon becomes concerned that her brother might be in real danger. Their lives turn upside down when Isla learns of a family secret that her father has worked hard to keep hidden. Why don’t they ever see their grandmother? And what happened to their mother on the day she died? What secrets did she know? Ethan and Isla's destinies become entwined as they begin a journey neither could have imagined.

Sometimes the best way to get over our fears is to face them head-on. Ethan is terrified of the dream realm, his older sister Isla finds it exhilarating. After months of begging, Ethan finally agrees to dream. Soon after, Ethan is forbidden from returning to Somnium when he becomes injured. It’s not long until the children rationalize breaking the rules.