Books with author Jan Thornton

Haunted Fairy Tales Volume 1 has 10 Haunted Spooky stories for ages 6-12. This book has over 184 pages with 90 BW pictures plus a glossy 5.5x8.5 cover. story 1 Something in my closet story 2 Alone in the house story 3 A Scarecrow in the field story 4 A Howling in the woods story 5 Haunted house on the hill story 6 The Gatekeeper story 7 Stay Out - It's haunted story 8 Something in the attic story 9 The Death Ship story 10 An Evil little man Do you like haunted houses, vampires, werewolves, rats, monsters, graveyards, scarecrows, and bats? If you do, then this book is for you. Fun to read on a stormy night.

Spooky Haunted Stories - Part 1 is a collection of 5 of 10 spooky stories previously published. These two books are in a black and white interior with a glossy cover. The size is 5.5x8.5 and contains 204 pages in rhyme. Age groups from 3-12. Stories to read by candle light. story 1 The Spooky Haunted House story 2 The Spooky Haunted Mansion story 3 The Spooky Haunted Forest story 4 The Spooky Haunted Hollow story 5 The Spooky Haunted Castle Fun to read on a stormy night

“For I was hungry and you fed me; I was thirsty and you gave me water…When you did it to these my brothers you were doing it to me…” While sitting in church with her family, Sadie hears this scripture. On the way home from church on this bitterly cold and snowy night, Sadie sees a fire in the park and discovers for the first time that there are people who are without homes and who may be cold and hungry. With her mother’s help, Sadie decides to take some food and a warm blanket to the park where she leaves them at the stone statue of an angel. The word is spread at school, and soon other children and adults in the community begin to do the same. This is the story of a young child's ability to make a difference in her community. By doing so, has Sadie actually served an angel in disguise?

"Why Me?" is the story of Dallas, a very active and impulsive little boy who feels that troubles follow him everywhere. Because of the many problems that occur around him, he asks "Why Me? Why does everything always happen to me?" After falling off of a swing at school, Dallas ends up in the hospital with a broken leg. He feels sad because of his "bad luck" and is afraid that all of his friends are mad at him. Through the kindness and wisdom of an elderly man that he meets in the hospital, Dallas begins to realize that what he thought was "bad luck" is really the natural consequences of his own actions. Jan Thornton Jones is a retired early childhood teacher. Jan attended West Virginia University where she earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education, a master's degree in communication studies and another master's degree in early intervention special education. She resides in New Martinsville, West Virginia with her husband.

In this thrilling second book in the Doormaker series from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jamie Thornton, discover the magic of the doormakers and begin an epic journey of secrets, betrayal, and power.“…traveling to other worlds is hardly a new concept in fantasy, [but] the idea of having no control over it as well as it affecting mundane life like being unable to open doors is wonderfully terrifying. It’s something Stephen King would come up with and makes the opening very evocative…” - BookNest, C.T. Phipps ★★★★★"Imagine not being able to open a door without mistakenly opening a portal to another world. It might sound glamorous to some people, but this "gift/curse" occurs whenever any type of door is opened, even a refrigerator...Once again Jamie Thornton has created a winner." - Amie's Book Reviews ★★★★★Protected by the hestroth, hunted by the Sechnel.Maella has broken the one family rule. She has (accidentally) unleashed otherworldly violence on her friends, herself, and all 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 while keeping her doormaker abilities secret from Doormaker Tain, learning the truth about Maella's father, escaping the Tower of Shadows, and discovering her special role in the search for the One Door.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).

"Why Me?" is the story of Dallas, a very active and impulsive little boy who feels that troubles follow him everywhere. Because of the many problems that occur around him, he asks "Why Me? Why does everything always happen to me?" After falling off of a swing at school, Dallas ends up in the hospital with a broken leg. He feels sad because of his "bad luck" and is afraid that all of his friends are mad at him. Through the kindness and wisdom of an elderly man that he meets in the hospital, Dallas begins to realize that what he thought was "bad luck" is really the natural consequences of his own actions. Jan Thornton Jones is a retired early childhood teacher. Jan attended West Virginia University where she earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education, a master's degree in communication studies and another master's degree in early intervention special education. She resides in New Martinsville, West Virginia with her husband.

"For I was hungry and you fed me; I was thirsty and you gave me water...When you did it to these my brothers you were doing it to me..." While sitting in church with her family, Sadie hears this scripture. On the way home from church on this bitterly cold and snowy night, Sadie sees a fire in the park and discovers for the first time that there are people who are without homes and who may be cold and hungry. With her mother's help, Sadie decides to take some food and a warm blanket to the park where she leaves them at the stone statue of an angel. The word is spread at school, and soon other children and adults in the community begin to do the same. This is the story of a young child's ability to make a difference in her community. By doing so, has Sadie actually served an angel in disguise?

Building self esteem in kids and keeping them safer!It's as easy as Black & White, Happy & Sad Hot & Cold, Good & Bad. This rhyming story book teaches children which secrets are safe to keep and which ones aren't... There are two kinds of secrets that you need to know One is your friend and one is your foe The best way to tell you, how to tell them apart Is to trust in your instincts and follow your heart.Written from one child's perspective, as he goes through the day surrounded by secrets. There are some he'll want to keep and some that make him feel sick inside, and he knows these are the kind that he'll have to ask for help with - from an adult he can trust. Book is written in verse and easy and fun to read. Children feel empowered after hearing or reading it. Appropriate for ages 3-8 to teach them when it is safe to keep a secret and when they need to tell an adult they trust. Great for dealing with the school bully. Approved for day care and elementary school bully-proofing programs! No more kids keeping other kids' 'dirty little secrets.' A rhyming picture book told from the only perspective your child knows - their's!Read a free preview of this building self esteem in kids book now by clicking on the cover of I Have a Secret