The first day of Mary Paine's junior year is hard. Her brother Paul has just died and she's estranged from her best friend James. Even worse, she is seeing people who others say are not really there! One bright spot are three new kids, Abigail, Thomas, and Daniel. Dan asks Mary on a date and she learns that she--and they--are Seers. They can see ghosts! But who are these new kids and what are they doing in Hawthorne Harbor? Claw is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
After the Junior/Senior Lock-In fire the Portal in Hawthorne Harbor is wide open. The Seers are busy taking care of ghosts and are amazed at how many there are. Every day since the Portal opened, Mary has secretly gone there to watch all the ghosts come through. She is looking for her brother. A ghost that looks like Paul steps thorough, and Mary is disappointed when it is not him. But who is this ghost, and why can't Mary bring herself to take care of him? Claw is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
Mary Paine is not coming back. James wants to tell what happened, but who will believe she was killed by a ghost? And why is he hearing that voice in his head? Then a strange, blue glow leads Abigail, Thomas, and Daniel to an old book hidden in Daniel's bedroom. It looks like a forgotten diary, but it seems important. What is it? Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Claw is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
Ethan Hawthorne has waited a long time for this. He finally has his Token back. And he has a brand-new body. James Carter's body. Ethan wants to sacrifice Abigail to open the Portal in Daniel's bedroom. Thomas's ex-boyfriend Mark has come to help the Seers and steps in to stop him. Can the boys save Abby and James from Ethan's wrath? Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Claw is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
The Seers learn Abigail is in Seattle. As Tom and Mark search the city, Abby and Chloe track down Principal Flynn and learn that they must destroy Ethan's Token to save James. They send Dan to the cemetery to look for the Token where he is threatened by an armed couple. Can Dan find the Token? And just who are these people? Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Claw is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
From his research, Daniel suspects that some sort of ritual opens or closes a Portal. He thinks that four people are sacrificed near a Portal in the ritual. The Seers are not convinced he has enough evidence to prove his theory. But when three bodies are found near the Portal in Hawthorne Harbor, the Seers believe Dan may be right. But who or what is performing the ritual? And who will be the fourth sacrifice? Claw is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
Ethan Hawthorne is in possession of James's body. Mark, Daniel, and Thomas have him restrained. They want to kill James to get rid of Ethan. Abigail is incredulous, how could they do that to their friend? In a desperate move, Abby drugs the boys, steals Dan's car, and leaves with James in the trunk. Will she be Ethan's next victim? Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Claw is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
Mark is sure he can evict Ethan from James's body. But in the fight, Ethan leaves James's body for Mark's. Ethan heads to the yellow house, where the armed couple is holding Dan. Dan tries to escape and sees Ethan at the Portal in his bedroom, sacrificing people. The Portal explodes open and ghosts come pouring out. Can Dan get away before Ethan gets him? Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Claw is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
At the house shared by Abigail, Thomas, and Daniel the three explain to Mary and James that they search the country for Portals to the dead. They believe a Portal exists in Hawthorne Harbor and the Fire that destroyed the old high school had something to do with it. When a fire breaks out during the Junior/Senior Lock-In exactly fifty years after the Fire, it seems they are right! But are they? And if so, who--or what--is controlling it? Claw is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
The Hawthornes are the founding family of Hawthorne Harbor. The Hawthornes have always been close to the Owens--another of the town's old families. Aaron Hawthorne is the principal at Hawthorne Harbor High School. He and his nephew John are Seers, as have been other Hawthornes through the generations. What do they know about the Portal and its rituals? Does history teacher Jane Owens have something to do with it too? Claw is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
Violet Oakley: An Artist's Life is the first full-length biography of Violet Oakley (1874–1961), the only major female artist of the beaux-arts mural movement in the United States, as well as an illustrator, stained glass artist, portraitist and author. There is much human interest here: a pampered and spoiled young woman who suddenly finds herself in near poverty, forced to make a living in illustration to support her parents; a sensitive and idealistic young woman who, in a desperate attempt to save her neurasthenic father, embraces Christian Science, a religion derided by her family and friends; a 28 year old woman who receives one of the plum commissions of the era, a mural cycle in the Pennsylvania State Capitol, in a field dominated by much older and predominantly male artists; a woman in her forties who although professionally successful finds herself very much alone and bonds with her student, Edith Emerson; a friend of artists like dancer Ruth St. Denis and violinist Albert Spalding who nevertheless was supremely conscious of social mores, the “Miss Oakley” of the Social Register who preferred the company of upper class to bohemian society; the tireless self-promoter who traveled abroad to become the unofficial visual historian of the League of Nations yet who ironically was increasingly regarded as a local artist.
Milton Kaiser is a quiet, unassuming individual, living in a small crossroads community in Kansas. No one thinks him a nerd, just a mild mannered family man who runs the country store. Milton is also the town Marshal, a part time job that has more title than substance. Milton's life of near boredom takes an exciting turn when a local recluse is found dead from an apparant hunting accident and the Marshal is summoned to investigate the old man's death. Milton soon receives harrassment from the local sheriff, he finds his wife is cheating on him and his store is burned to the ground, but Milton is stubborn and chases the truth, sorting out the puzzle behind the so called accident. He dispenses simple justice as he sees it, doing it Milton's Way.
The Portal in Hawthorne Harbor is opening. Aaron Hawthorne must keep it closed. He plans the ritual and counts on his nephew John to assist him. But John is preoccupied with strange dreams, and thoughts that do not seem to be his own. When John steals items from Aaron's house that jeopardize the ritual, it seems he wants the Portal to open. Then John threatens Aaron's life, and Aaron admits what he has feared. That's not really John who is trying to kill him. But if it's not John, who is it? Claw is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
The tragic saga of a nineteenth-century fugitive, ne'er-do-well, and would-be savant that touches on themes as compelling today as they were in Victorian times
With John Hawthorne's ghost's help, Abigail and Thomas finally have Ethan's Token. They head to the bunkers where Ethan has stashed Daniel. Mary Paine's ghost senses Dan's danger and comes to help him. When Ethan comes for Dan, John, Abby, and Tom arrive with the Token. Can the Seers stop Ethan and close the Portal? What will it cost? Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Claw is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
People today refer to the Midwestern and prairie states as flyover country. During the Civil War, crossing those areas was the biggest obstacle in uniting the East and West Coasts of our divided nation. An act of Congress in 1862 authorized the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific railroad companies to build a railroad that would link the coasts. Seven years later, on May 10, 1869, an overwhelmingly immigrant labor force completed the task when a rail line was join in Promontory, Utah. The states had become united at last.
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