Books with author Jan Thornton

Did George Washington really cut down his father's cherry tree? Who was the last president to have facial hair? Which U.S. president had a country's capital city named after him? Which president earned the nickname, "His Accidency"? With The Everything Kids' Presidents Book, you'll be at the head of your class after learning about the lives, legacies, and impact that our country's 44 leaders had on the history of the United States. Filled with fun facts, trivia, and 30 puzzles, The Everything Kids' Presidents Book introduces you to everyone from our first president, George Washington, through George W. Bush. Learning about the people who shaped the history of our country has never been so much fun!

Which lake in Massachusetts has one of the longest names of any body of water in the United States?Which U.S. state began as a prison?In which state is half of the popcorn eaten in America is grown and packaged?You'll learn all of this and more fun facts and interesting trivia about the history, geography and landmarks in all of the 50 states - from California and Washington all the way to Maine and Florida--in The Everything Kids' States Book. Packed with 30 puzzles like dot-to-dots, mazes, word searches, rebus puzzles riddles, and more, The Everything Kids' States Book will take you on an unforgettable journey across the U.S. of A.!

Read the fourth and final book in the Doormaker series from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jamie Thornton. Finish the epic journey of magic, other worlds, and power.“…very evocative…” - BookNest, C.T. Phipps ★★★★★Who will win control of the three worlds?Maella’s been captured by General Foster—the very person hunting her family into extinction. He plans to force Maella and her brother, Esson, to use their doormaker powers to open access to the One Door. Once General Foster controls the One Door, he’ll control all the worlds and hunt down the rest of Maella’s doormaker family. But when the relic that controls access to the One Door is discovered to be incomplete, Maella is confronted with what seems like her only option for survival: to align herself with Doormaker Tain—the uncle who drove her family so many years ago to take refuge on Earth—to defeat General Foster. Maella must return to Earth to complete the relic, but what awaits her at the One Door will determine the fate of all the worlds.Interview with the AuthorQ - In what order should people read the Doormaker series? Who is likely to enjoy the series? The short story (Devil’s Harvest) and the short novel (Torchlighters) could be read and enjoyed at any point during the series, but otherwise I recommend the following reading order: Devil’s Harvest (Prequel Short Story), Rock Heaven: Book 1, Torchlighters, Tower of Shadows: Book 2, Library of Souls: Book 3, The One Door: Book 4.Reviewers describe the Doormaker series like HIS DARK MATERIALS meets SLIDERS. Also, the Doormaker series has dragons. These dragons don’t breathe fire (sorry), and are called Klylups. And there are some seriously dark secrets and history you'll discover about them.Q - Why did you decide to write the Doormaker series? I’m a voracious reader of fantasy and science fiction: Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series, Cassandra Clare, Bella Forrest Jeff Wheeler, Sarah J Maas, Rachel E Carter, Philip Pullman, to name a few of my favorites. I wanted to write a story about “The One,” but with some major twists. My main character, Maella (May-ella), starts totally unskilled and has been kept in the dark for her entire life about her family history, her magical abilities—everything. There’s a very good reason why, but no one will tell her that either! When I kept showing people the short story, they kept asking—actually demanding—to know what happened next. So I wrote how Maella starts so unskilled and innocent to eventually holding the fate of three worlds in her hands. So now there are 6 books in the series (lol). 4 full length novels, 1 short novel, and 1 short story.Q - Thanks for talking with me today. Any last words? Hmmm. This is toughest question of them all, but…To all the readers out there—may light show you the way and darkness show you the stars.Q - Do we have to read the Doormaker series to understand why these are your last words to this interview? Maybe. (Yes).

Did George Washington really cut down his father's cherry tree? Who was the last president to have facial hair? Which U.S. president had a country's capital city named after him? Which president earned the nickname, "His Accidency"? With The Everything Kids' Presidents Book, you'll be at the head of your class after learning about the lives, legacies, and impact that our country's 44 leaders had on the history of the United States. Filled with fun facts, trivia, and 30 puzzles, The Everything Kids' Presidents Book introduces you to everyone from our first president, George Washington, through George W. Bush. Learning about the people who shaped the history of our country has never been so much fun!

Which lake in Massachusetts has one of the longest names of any body of water in the United States?Which U.S. state began as a prison?In which state is half of the popcorn eaten in America is grown and packaged?You'll learn all of this and more fun facts and interesting trivia about the history, geography and landmarks in all of the 50 states - from California and Washington all the way to Maine and Florida--in The Everything Kids' States Book. Packed with 30 puzzles like dot-to-dots, mazes, word searches, rebus puzzles riddles, and more, The Everything Kids' States Book will take you on an unforgettable journey across the U.S. of A.!

From New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Jamie Thornton.LIGHT SHOW THE WAY. DARKNESS SHOW THE STARS.Maella has broken the one family rule. She has (accidentally) unleashed otherworldly violence on her friends, herself, and the three worlds.But then Maella and her friends are captured and forced to work as torchlighters inside the Tower of Shadows.Now Maella must race against the prediction of her death all while keeping her doormaker abilities a secret, uncovering the truth about her own father, and escaping the Tower of Shadows with her friends. But Maella will also discover her terrifying role in the search for the One Door.Start reading and get ready for a late night.

An evil old witch has taken Pandora Pumpkin's little sister and is turning her into a witch. With the help of the O'Lantern brothers, they try to find the witch's house in the woods. Spooky Story to read by candle light. What a great place to live in this fantasy land... A child does not need to be held by the hand... A child lies in the grass and looks up to the sky... To watch the clouds and the birds fly by... The sound of their laughter is refreshingly loud... Their innocence is like a snowy white cloud... I wish childhood would never go away... But growing up just gets in the way... Jan Thornton

A Spooky Haunted House with many haunted rooms and ghostly characters. Two children get lost in the woods. They come across an old woodsman who just happens to be a skeleton. He introduces himself as Captain Bones. He takes them to the nearest house in the woods. Captain Bones then ventures off to find their parents. Little did he know that he left the children with an evil old witch. This book is fun for all ages. Rhyming words

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jamie Thornton discover the magic of the doormakers and begin an epic journey of mysteries, monsters, puzzles, and power. Magically unskilled. Innocent of her family's dark history. The quest to uncover the truth and tame her magic will determine the fate of three worlds.“…something Stephen King would come up with…very evocative…” - BookNest, C.T. Phipps ★★★★★"Imagine not being able to open a door without mistakenly opening a portal to another world…even a refrigerator..." - Amie's Book Reviews ★★★★★“This book series is haunting me…” ★★★★★“…too stressful…everything keeps going wrong and the main character cannot catch a break…” ★★★★★“…I enjoyed this book immensely…” ★★★★★THREE WORLDS. ONE RULE. SHE MUST NEVER OPEN A DOOR.Before Maella’s father left, he made her promise to never, ever open a door.Maella still didn’t understand why those were his last words to her.She knew the family rule.She had kept her promise even as her family had broken it again and again.Since before Maella can remember, one family rule has shaped her life: never open a door. Maella comes from a family of doormakers—people who unleash otherworldly violence when they open something even as simple as a cabinet door.But when Maella is forced to open a portal, she discovers worlds of nightmarish dragon-like monsters, magical drug deals, political prisoners, religious cults, and a terrifying prediction: Maella will die upon opening her seventh door. In order to survive, Maella must uncover her family’s secrets, all while hiding her identity and outrunning the prediction of her death.But what do you do when the truth you need could destroy the universe? Find out in this first book of the Doormaker fantasy series from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jamie Thornton.Interview with the AuthorQ - In what order should people read the Doormaker series? Who is likely to enjoy the series? The short story (Devil’s Harvest) and the short novel (Torchlighters) could be read and enjoyed at any point during the series. Otherwise I recommend: Devil’s Harvest (Prequel Short Story), Rock Heaven: Book 1, Torchlighters, Tower of Shadows: Book 2, Library of Souls: Book 3, The One Door: Book 4.Reviewers describe the Doormaker series like HIS DARK MATERIALS meets SLIDERS. Also, it has dragons. Though these dragons don’t breathe fire (sorry), they are involved in some seriously dark secrets.Q - Why did you write the Doormaker series? I’m a voracious reader of fantasy: Cassandra Clare, Bella Forrest, Jeff Wheeler, Sarah J Maas, Rachel E Carter, Philip Pullman, to name a few of my favorites. I wanted to write a story about “The One,” but with some major twists. My main character, Maella (May-ella), starts totally unskilled and has been kept in the dark for her entire life about her family history, her magical abilities—everything. There’s a very good reason why, but no one will tell her that either! When I kept showing people the short story they kept demanding to know what happened next. So I wrote how Maella starts unskilled and innocent to eventually holding the fate of three worlds in her hands. Now there are 6 books in the series. 4 full length novels, 1 short novel, and 1 short story.Q - Thanks for talking with me today. Any last words? Hmmm. This is toughest question of them all, but…To the readers out there—may light show you the way and darkness show you the stars.Q - Do we have to read the Doormaker series to understand why these are your last words to this interview? Maybe. (Yes).