Dream Catcher
Story Stats
Rating: 5
Grade Level: 5, 6, 7, 8
Page count: 19
Appeared in
The Most Important Thing: Stories About Sons, Fathers & Grandfathers
Story Summary
Thirteen-year-old Paul has to spend a week with an estranged grandfather he has never met. He finds his grandfather unfriendly, weird and possibly dangerous, living is a house filled with dream-catchers. The week goes from bad to worse until his grandfather tells him about his horrifying experience in the Vietnam war. With a new understanding, a friendship forms and they both agree they would like to see each other again.