Part of Series
Bestselling authors Ellie Crowe and Scott Peters tackle the mysterious Winchester House during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake in this latest installment of the trailblazing I Escaped series. 15-year-old Jesse longs to be a famous news photographer. What better way to get started than by sneaking into the haunted Winchester House and snapping photos of the weird place? But once inside, Jesse and his friends become lost on staircases that lead to nowhere and in hallway mazes with dead ends. When the house starts to jolt and sway, Jesse is convinced that spirits are at work. Little does he know they're caught in one of history's most significant earthquakes. Bricks are tumbling down, and walls are moaning. But his inner strength is seriously tested when he's trapped in the tilting mansion. He's no superhuman who can knock down walls. He's just a kid! Can Jesse survive the 1906 San Francisco disaster?
Authors
Ellie Crowe loves to read and to write and is the author of Surfer of the Century, The Life of Duke Kahanamoku,(Lee and Low NY 2008), Hardcore Inventing, Invent, Protect, Promote and Profit (Skyhorse Publishing, NY 2009), Hawaii, A Pictorial Celebration, (Sterling Publishing NY), Exploring Lost Hawaii, Places of Power, History, Mystery and Magic, (Island Heritage, Hawaii 2003), content featured on the History Channel and the Travel Channel, and Hoku the Stargazer, The Exciting Pirate Adventure, (Island Heritage, Honolulu, Hawaii 2009), Gatorlands, Harold and the Poopy Little Puppy, The Story of Olympic Swimmer Duke Kahanamoku, I Escaped North Korea, I Escaped the World's Deadliest Shark Attack, I Escaped Amazon River Pirates. Awards: 2008 Asian/Pacific American Award for Children’s Literature, 2008 Simon Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance Once Upon a World Award, Carter G. Woodson Award, Texas Bluebonnet Master List 2010/2011 selection, Bank Street College Books of the Year, The Bloomsbury Review Editors Favorite, Cleveland Public Library Distinguished Children’s Biography List, Texas Women’s University Librarians’ Choice 2008, Kiriyama Notable Books 2008, BookList Best Children’s Books 2007, Five awards for literary excellence in 2004 from the Hawaii Book publishers Association, The Kahili Award in Literary Arts in 2004, 2002 Hawaii Tourism Association Award for Excellence; Starred review from School Library Journal.
