Orion O’Brien and the Phantoms of Wakarusa (The Ghost Adventures of Orion O’Brien Book 3) Kindle Edition

What? The barn is...haunted? Orion and her brother, Ollie, just want to have fun at their uncle’s farmoutside of Lawrence, Kansas, for a few days before school starts, but odd things start happening as soon as they arrive—annoying at first, but growing more sinister day by day. Orion thinks the weird farmhand is picking on them, but Ollie just knows it’s a mean ghost. Could the funny-looking little girl following them around have something to do with it? And what about that ancient watch they found in the cellar? Then they hear the rumor that their uncle’s barn is haunted by two kids who were caught in a fire when Quantrill’s Raiders burned and looted Lawrence. With friends Sal and Sofi, a Ouija Board and a drone, they start unraveling the mystery. Then one terrifying night, with a tornado raging outside, they come face-to-face with the phantoms and the secret behind it all!Orion O’Brien and the Phantoms of Wakarusa is the third in a series of finely-crafted historical fiction books about eleven-year-old Orion O’Brien and her younger brother, Ollie. In this volume, the two again encounter phantoms–this time, the ghosts of two siblings who tragically died in 1863. Middle-grade students and others will enjoy following their dramatic adventures as they attempt to solve a mystery involving freedom seekers on the Kansas Underground Railroad. This book helps fill a gap in the literature about an often-overlooked period in our nation’s history–the pre-Civil War period. --Judith Sweets, Historian and author specializing in Territorial Kansas, Underground Railroad and Douglas County topicsOrion and Ollie O’Brien and their friends, Sal and Sofi Martelli, expect a boring week-long visit to their aunt and uncle’s blueberry farm near Baldwin, Kansas, but are surprised to find the freedom of farm life and the fear and excitement of discovering two phantoms from the Civil War era. Once again, history is seamlessly woven into the storyline. Without even realizing it, young readers will learn factual details about the history of Baker University and the importance of the Civil War Battle of Black Jack. -- Shannon Shore Howell, Direct descendant of Samuel T. Shore, Co-Captain with John Brown at the Black Jack Battle Read more