I feel so bad for never updating this or going on very often so ive decided that who ever would like to help with this page, just post a comment on why you like the books of elsewhere series. It is about a young girl named olive, her three cats, and a ton of mysteries that go on inside of her new old house. Twitter instagram picsofareader frivolousconsumption beauty channel. Powered by create your own unique website with customizable templates. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the shadows. The shadows 2010 spellbound 2011 the second spy 2012 the strangers 20 still life 2014. Elsewhere definition of elsewhere by merriamwebster. Poly bernatene illustrator illustrator when elevenyearold olive and her distracted parents move into an old victorian mansion, olive finds herself ensnared in a dark plan involving some mysterious paintings, a trapped and angry. The mysteries grow deeper and the secrets darker want to read. The shadows there were only two main places in the book. The shadows is creative, exciting, hilarious, spooky, mysterious, adventurous, and heaps of fun, all wrapped between two covers. This is a great book for children to read, it is full of fantasy and helps kids open their imaginations.
Enhancements were made to more precisely measure materials read in k2 classrooms. In the shadows, olive dunwoody moves into a new house. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The books of elsewhere, though quite middle grade appropriate, plays off of several of my personal fears and is the creepiest kids book ive read since i was a kid myself. Books of elsewhere audiobooks listen to the full series. The book of elsewhere the shadows flashcards quizlet. Jun 15, 2010 for fans of pseudonymous bosch, coraline, and septimus heap comes the first book in the awardwinning, new york times bestselling books of elsewhere series. Smart series starter for kids who love haunted houses. When elevenyearold olive and her dippy mathematician parents move in, olive is right to think theres something odd about the place not least the strange antique paintings hanging on its walls. It is the first book in the books of elsewhere series. Then, when she finds a pair of oldfashioned glasses and puts them on, olive discovers that she can travel inside the paintings to elsewhere. The fast moving plot aided by talking cats and excellent black and white drawings will grab the attention of even the most reluctant middle school reader. The books of elsewhere is a fantasy series for young readers written by jacqueline west.
From twotime newbery honoree and printz honoree, gary d. The shadows is a middlegrade series starter that features a creepy house and dead witches who return to take back ownership of their family property. The drawings, though cartoonish, are dark and often from odd perspectives. I always take time perusing the shelves looking for titles, covers, and teasers on the back of the book. Author interview jacqueline west, author of the books of. One of the secrets is a boy named morton who has lived in a painting for years and wants to return to the real world. For fans of pseudonymous bosch, coraline, and septimus heap comes the first book in the awardwinning, new york times bestselling books of elsewhere series. The dunwoodys, a pair of more than slightly dippy mathematicians, and their 11yearold daughter, olive, have just moved into an old victorian house. Authors background this book has five main events including the conflict, rising action, exposition, falling action and resolution.
I would suggest this book to older readers, 4th grade and up. I did enjoy the shadows, the first book in the books of elsewhere series. The shadows by jacqueline west dial, 2010 olive dunwoody and her parents have just moved into an old house. Poet wests debut novel is a quirky and clever beginning to the books of elsewhere series. The cats are keeping some secrets and olive is trying to figure them out. Conflict when olive moves into the new house on linden street she realizes that she can go into the paintings.
Mar 31, 2012 a book trailer we created for the shadows. There was some let me start off by saying that lexy fridell has a perfect voice with which to narrate the books in the books of elsewhere. The shadows book trailer for our october school reading project. The books of elsewhere series poly bernatene and jacqueline west when olive dunwoody and her parents move into an old, creaky mansion, she discovers the paintings inside are far more than just artand far more dangerous, too. The first book in the books of elsewhere series has a tall order to fill. Listen to the complete books of elsewhere book series. The glasses allow her to travel into the paintings, into another world called elsewhere. See the complete the books of elsewhere series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or. The house isnt the only one keeping secrets anymore. There was some let me start off by saying that lexy fridell has a perfect voice with which to narrate the books in the books of elsewhere series. Its one of those books where the adult in me thinks, cue high. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. The shadows the books of elsewhere series book 1 jacqueline west author lexy fridell narrator 2010 the shadows the books of elsewhere series book 1.
An 11yearold misfit, olive, is in peril after her own family moves into the house. This is a site of the book the shadows here is a video trailer. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the shadows. Apr 29, 2011 if she can find the mcmartins spellbook, maybe she can help morton escape elsewhere for good. The shadows the books of elsewhere series plugged in. It is an old house that annabelles grandfather built. Jacqueline west is the author of the awardwinning middle grade series the books of elsewhere. For fans of pseudonymous bosch, coraline, and septimus heap comes the first book in the awardwinning, new york times bestselling books of elsewhere. Finding strong upper elementary novels can be tricky. Then, when she finds a pair of oldfashioned glasses and puts them on, olive discovers that she can travel inside the paintings to elsewhere, a quiet world thats as weird as the paintings themselves. The books of elsewhere is a series of fantasy novels for kids and young teens by jacqueline west that centers on the mcmartins house on linden street, which has lots of magical paintings. There is also a sinister force in the shadows that wants out and wants olive gone.
Olive dunwoody is an eleven year old outsider, both in her home and at school. Jacqueline west weaves a tale at turns haunting, moving, and darkly. When elevenyearold olive and her parents move into the crumbling mansion on linden street and find it filled with mysterious paintings, olive knows the place is creepybut it isn. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. I did a search with the name, the other series popped up, ordered all of those books and was shocked to open and see the comics. The shadows, is a phenomenal book of mystery and suspense. About jacqueline west, author of the books of elsewhere. We had just finished reading the books of elsewhere. Mcmartin is definitely dead, and her crumbling victorian mansion lies vacant. She discovers mysterious things and tries to solve problems. The mysteries grow deeper and the secrets darker in the second volume of the new york times bestselling books of elsewhere series. With no way into the mcmartin houses magical paintings and its three guardian cats reluctant to help, olives friend morton is still trapped inside elsewhere.
Please note that the lexile measures for a small population of books have been recently updated. It was good fantasy aimed at older elementary school kids. We made these fantastic shadow puppets as part of to be continued, our chapter book story time for kids ages 68. When elevenyearold olive and her parents move into the crumbling. When elevenyearold olive and her parents move into the crumbling mansion on linden street and find it filled with mysterious paintings, olive knows the place is creepy but it isnt until she encounters its three talking cats that she realizes theres something darkly magical afoot. Author jacqueline west talks about the books of elsewhere.
Readers will be looking forward to the second installment in the books of elsewhere series. The books of elsewhere beginning with new york times best seller the shadows, follow the adventures of elevenyearold olive dunwoody as she travels to elsewhere. The angry customer said he would take his business elsewhere. Although the vast majority of books that have lexile measures did not. When elevenyearold olive and her parents move into the crumbling mansion on linden street and find it filled with mysterious paintings, olive knows the place is creepybut it isnt until she. The mcmartin house is the house that olives parents bought. The shadows, written by jacqueline west and illustrated by argentinian born poly bernatene seems like something like something you might have already read. Jun 14, 2011 the shadows the books of elsewhere, vol. In her first book for young readers, westwho is also a poetintroduces a spooky, magical world that will captivate middle schoolers. The shadows for fans of pseudonymous bosch, coraline, and septimus heap comes the first book in the awardwinning, new york times bestselling books of elsewhere series. Luckily for readers, the shadows does not disappoint. The fifth and final book in the books of elsewhere, the awardwinning, new york times bestselling, fanfavorite.
Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Beginning with the shadows, the series follows the adventures of elevenyearold olive dunwoody as she travels to elsewhere. The shadows 1 by jacqueline west 2010, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Mystery, magic, corruption, and betrayal abound plus just enough laughs to take the edge off. The books of elsewhere has a similar title comic series that i ordered by accident. Its up to olive to save the house from the dark shadows, before the lights go out for good. Elevenyearold olive thinks theres something odd about her new home especially the strange old paintings that cover its walls.