The Ghost of the Donner Party: A Scary 15-Minute Ghost Story for Brave Souls

The Ghost of the Donner Party: A Scary 15-Minute Ghost Story for Brave Souls
Author: Caitlind L. Alexander
Publisher: Learning Island
Total Pages: 43
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Genre: Juvenile Fiction
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“Is there any decent place to stop between here and the mountains?” I asked the storekeeper. “You can pretty much camp anywhere along the way,” he said. “The Indians are pretty friendly here abouts.” “If you’re at all concerned about making it over the mountains, though, I suggest you stop at old lady Williams’ place at the base of the mountains.” “What’s so special about Old lady Williams’ place,” Charlie asked. “Well, don’t laugh at me for saying so, but that old lady can tell the future. Some say it’s in her bones. Some say she talks to spirits. Either way, she seems to know when it’s safe to cross the pass and when it isn’t. You’d do best to listen to her.” I smiled to myself. Living out in the middle of nowhere could really play with a man’s head. Imagine believing in ghosts! Find out what happens to this wagon train in this short, but creepy tale. Ages 9 and up. Educational Versions have exercises designed to meet Common Core standards. LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

Scary Ghost Stories: A Set of Seven Scary 15-Minute Ghost Stories

Scary Ghost Stories: A Set of Seven Scary 15-Minute Ghost Stories
Author: Caitlind L. Alexander
Publisher: Learning Island
Total Pages: 102
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Genre: Juvenile Fiction
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Two girls discover a tree house in the woods. They climb the tree and begin to play in the tree house, only to discover they are not alone. They escape from the tree house and race through the woods, only to find themselves at a cabin that is rumored to belong to a witch. She seems nice enough, but then she makes a strange, frightening request. She asks them to return to the tree house and play with the ghost of her long lost daughter. Find out what the girls do, and the secret the tree house holds. Scary Ghost Stories contains a collection of seven 15-minute ghost stories, including: The Haunted Tree House, The Ghost of the Donner Party, The Hobo Graveyard, The Haunted Haystack, The Isle of Death, The Disappearance of Sara Oglethorpe, and The Werewolf of Walther Point These scary stories are designed for older children, aged 11-14. Educational Versions have exercises designed to meet Common Core standards. LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many of these books are suitable for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

The Scarecrow: A 15-Minute Horror Story for Brave Souls

The Scarecrow: A 15-Minute Horror Story for Brave Souls
Author: A.T. Davidson
Publisher: Learning Island
Total Pages: 44
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Genre: Juvenile Fiction
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The scarecrow in the Williams’s field was certainly scary, and not just to crows. Bobby couldn’t say why exactly he found it as scary as he did. He just did. He told himself it was only some material filled with straw, but avoided going near it, all the same. He preferred it if he didn’t have to even think about it. The scarecrow had been there forever, or so it seemed. It had certainly been there as long as he’d been around, and as far as Bobby was concerned that was forever enough. Find out what happens when Bobby is forced to go into the cornfield and face the scarecrow in this short but creepy tale. Ages 9 and up. Educational Versions have exercises designed to meet Common Core standards. LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

The Ghost of the Donner Party

The Ghost of the Donner Party
Author: Caitlind L. Alexander
Publisher: Learning Island
Total Pages: 15
Release: 2015-01-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN:

“Is there any decent place to stop between here and the mountains?” I asked the storekeeper. “You can pretty much camp anywhere along the way,” he said. “The Indians are pretty friendly here abouts.” “If you’re at all concerned about making it over the mountains, though, I suggest you stop at old lady Williams’ place at the base of the mountains.” “What’s so special about Old lady Williams’ place,” Charlie asked. “Well, don’t laugh at me for saying so, but that old lady can tell the future. Some say it’s in her bones. Some say she talks to spirits. Either way, she seems to know when it’s safe to cross the pass and when it isn’t. You’d do best to listen to her.” I smiled to myself. Living out in the middle of nowhere could really play with a man’s head. Imagine believing in ghosts! Find out what happens to this wagon train in this short, but creepy tale. Ages 9 and up. LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

The Toothless Hag: A 15-Minute Horror Story for Brave Souls

The Toothless Hag: A 15-Minute Horror Story for Brave Souls
Author: Cullen Gwin
Publisher: Learning Island
Total Pages: 42
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Genre: Juvenile Fiction
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It wasn’t fair! Why should Colin spend an entire week at his Aunt Kate’s house picking apples when she won’t even buy him a candy marble! Well, if life wasn’t going to be fair to him, he didn’t care about being fair. Colin cut out right after lunch and headed for the local cemetery down the road. He explored around, and stumbled upon a crypt with the bones of those long dead. That’s when he came up with a plan to get the money he needed for the candy marble. It only cost two dollars, but this would turn out to be the most expensive candy marble Colin ever thought of buying! Find out what happens when Colin raids the crypt of an old hag. Ages 9 and up. Educational Versions have exercises designed to meet Common Core standards. LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

The Ghosts in the Cellar: A 15-Minute Ghost Story for Brave Souls

The Ghosts in the Cellar: A 15-Minute Ghost Story for Brave Souls
Author: Cullen Gwin
Publisher: Learning Island
Total Pages: 44
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Genre: Juvenile Fiction
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This was our last chance. I know that my wife thought this was a folly at first, but tomorrow she would see how right I was. Tomorrow a lot of our dreams would come true. Let me give you a bit of background. I had been a normal working slob my whole life. I was unhappy at my job as an accountant, but I was even unhappier when I got laid off. It wasn’t my fault I wasn’t working anymore. The economy was bad and there weren’t as many businesses that needed auditing and bookkeeping. I was sick and tired of being at the mercy of someone else, so I decided to go into business for myself. Since I knew there wasn’t enough work for accountants, I decided I needed to do something new. Find out what happens when the author buys a vineyard and begins making wine. Ages 9 and up. Educational Versions have exercises designed to meet Common Core standards. LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

Haunted Indiana 4

Haunted Indiana 4
Author: Mark Marimen
Publisher: Haunted Indiana
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2005-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781933272054

Haunted Indiana 4 delves once more into the eerie side of Indiana history with new and old tales from across the state: * The spirit of America's most prolific female serial killer who is said to haunt her former home in La Porte; * The ghost of a grave robber said to walk the paths of a cemetery in New Albany; * A ghost town near Nashville that truly lives up to the term "Ghost Town;" * The gentle story of a grandfather's spirit who made a phone call from beyond the grave to aid his granddaughter when she needed it most; * Tales of enigmatic spirits of former prisoners who are serving a "more than life" sentence at the Old Jail Museum in Valparaiso; * A series of ghostly tales told within the ranks of the police from across the state; and many more. . .Also included in Haunted Indiana 4 is an audio CD narrated by Mark Marimen with four stories - including one never before published.

The Expedition of the Donner Party and Its Tragic Fate

The Expedition of the Donner Party and Its Tragic Fate
Author: Eliza Poor Donner Houghton
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 468
Release: 1997-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780803273047

George and Tamsen Donner and their children, among the very first to leave from Illinois, joined emigrants headed to California in the spring of 1846. Beyond Fort Bridger, Captain Donner led a large party through a much-advertised shortcut. Delays and difficulties caused them to be snowbound in the High Sierras, facing the grim specter of starvation and extreme suffering. Though only four years old at the time of the expedition, the captain’s youngest daughter, Eliza Donner, would never forget the excitement of crossing the prairies—or the horror of that winter. Details impressed on her young mind were later substantiated by the recollections of her older sisters and other survivors. Her book, originally published in 1911, is an intimate and authoritative account of the Donner disaster. George and Tamsen Donner and those who shared their fate are fully humanized in the telling. Eliza also relates what happened to her and a sister after being rescued and what it was like to grow up in a world that turned the Donners into a grisly legend.

The Snow Fell Three Graves Deep

The Snow Fell Three Graves Deep
Author: Allan Wolf
Publisher: Candlewick
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2020-09-08
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0763663247

In powerful, vivid verse, the master behind The Watch That Ends the Night recounts one of history’s most harrowing—and chilling—tales of survival. In 1846, a group of emigrants bound for California face a choice: continue on their planned route or take a shortcut into the wilderness. Eighty-nine of them opt for the untested trail, a decision that plunges them into danger and desperation and, finally, the unthinkable. From extraordinary poet and novelist Allan Wolf comes a riveting retelling of the ill-fated journey of the Donner party across the Sierra Nevadas during the winter of 1846–1847. Brilliantly narrated by multiple voices, including world-weary, taunting, and all-knowing Hunger itself, this novel-in-verse examines a notorious chapter in history from various perspectives, among them caravan leaders George Donner and James Reed, Donner’s scholarly wife, two Miwok Indian guides, the Reed children, a sixteen-year-old orphan, and even a pair of oxen. Comprehensive back matter includes an author’s note, select character biographies, statistics, a time line of events, and more. Unprecedented in its detail and sweep, this haunting epic raises stirring questions about moral ambiguity, hope and resilience, and hunger of all kinds.

Donners of the Dead

Donners of the Dead
Author: Karina Halle
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2014-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781494954666

The year is 1851 and pioneers in search of California gold are still afraid to travel on the same route as the tragic Donner party did years before. When the last wagon train to go into the Sierra Nevada mountains fails to arrive at their destination, Eve Smith, an 18-year old half-native girl with immense tracking skills is brought along with the search party, headed by an enigmatic former Texas Ranger, Jake McGraw. What they find deep in the snow-covered terrain is a terrifying consequence of cannibalism, giving new meaning to the term monster. While the search party is slowly picked off, one by one, Eve must learn to trust Jake in order to survive and prevent the monstrosities from reaching civilization.