Not only do we get to read about Dinnie's experiences, but Creech also includes her dreams. Dinnie keeps a notebook listing the addresses of each of the places she has ever lived, as well as a notebook describing the dreams she has at night. Each dream in the book relates to an experience she has while awake, and appears either at the beginning of a chapter or interrupts it; some chapters have more than one and some do not have any. The dream is set off from the rest of the text in italics and with dotted lines, and each is titled "The Dreams of Domenica Santolina Doone." All of her dreams reflect her reaction to the world around her and reveal her anxieties, insecurities, and often humorous outlook on life.

As a complement to her theme of diversity in the novel, Creech strongly emphasizes sight...