Maybe it's because she wears wire bread ties in her hair to hold up her pigtails. Or maybe it's due to the fact that her best friend is a key collecting ferret named Lawrence. However, it just might be because she is able to play her clarinet - while it floats in the air untouched! What is clear to all is that Amanda Sneed is different. Amanda just doesn't know why. That is, until something truly splendorific happens.It is upon meeting an enigma of a man and school janitor, Master Hemlock, that Amanda is given a magical gold coin, allowing her to make one wish. But her misinterpreted wish leaves Amanda in the mesmerizing dream world of Maldderan, where all of her dreams have come true, and her nightmares are very much real. While in Maldderan, Amanda not only discovers a mysterious diary that archives every dream she has ever had, but also the revelation as to why she is different. Amanda is a Dream Caster.