The Dreamers – Karen Thompson

Summary:

A strange new disease has hit the town of Santa Lora, a viral sleeping sickness that first evidences on the college campus, then quickly envelopes the whole town.

Main Characters:

Mei: Shy, introverted, and first time away from her mother’s controlling influence, it Is she who first discovers her sleeping roommate Kara.

Rebecca: From a highly religious family, she takes advantage of college life to the full, before succumbing.

Sara and Libby: The animal-loving pre-teen sisters whose down-at-heel yet highly protective father has been preparing for just such a dystopian eventuality, with a basement full of provisions to last for years.

Minor Characters:

Catherine: A high-powered psychiatrist, she is stranded in the town, and having to rely on others to look after her far-away young daughter.

Ben: Suspicious about his wife’s potential affair, he moved them to this town to start over, but finds himself at sea when having…