The Adventures of Anna of Waverly Manor

By Jack Sorenson

Anna, a ghost witch, lives in the attic of Waverly Manor with two ghosts, Boo and Tomfoolery. They don't like humans and frighten away everyone who tries to live there...

...until Jackie moves in with her parents. While Jackie's special needs make some things difficult for her, they also enable her to see Anna and the ghosts. After Jackie befriends Boo, things change in Anna's world, leading her on one adventure after another. (For ages 3 and up)

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jack Sorenson
• Release date: Oct 19, 2011
• ISBN: 9781466152182

Jack Sorenson

The Adventures Of Anna of Weatherly Manor.Thanks to my readers the book now ebook nook reader.As been a New York Times bestseller since 2011.Thank you so much...I do mean thank you readers ur so kind.Author Jack Sorenson

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The Adventures of

Anna of

Waverly Manor

by

Jack Sorenson

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Copyright © 2011 by Jack Sorenson

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ABOUT JACK SORENSON

Jack R. Sorenson is an accomplished author who has published in many genres including fantasy, fiction, horror, and non-fiction. He lives in Los Gatos, a small town nestled between the Santa Cruz Mountains and San Jose, California, the heart of Silicon Valley. The Adventures of Anna of Waverly Manor makes Jack’s 27th publication.

DEDICATIONS

Magnolia Belle, my special friend, saved the day for coming back to help me finish this little story. Belle took the time to pull herself away from her book for mine. They say there is a special place in heaven for people like her. Thank you, Belle. She is a book editor, author, best seller and song writer. In 2010 Belle worked with me on my novels: Jacks School of Shines, and the Alana Weatherbee books series, including Spooks and Magic.

People from a planet without flowers would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such things about us. ~Iris Murdoch, A Fairly Honourable Defeat

To a great lady, and friend, Laura Garcia Cannon, anchor of weekday mornings NBC News Today in the bay. Thank you for your praise and friendship shown so often to me. What a sweet, kind and wonderful lady you truly are.

Sweetness

Is the most powerful strength

of the heart.

And to my dear friends, Ralph and Sue, my true friends. I am surely the lucky one for all you do, wow. I am amazed by your talent and thank you for all your hard work that you do out of true kindness; I surly enjoy my time talking with you.

The Sacred Heart of the Moon smiles upon you.

Spirituality encompasses everything; therefore, it includes human character, too. To have a good character is to have honesty, simplicity, spontaneity, absence of anger, pride and so forth. When an ordinary human being possesses all these qualities, we call him a man of good character.

Sri Chinmoy

Jerry Starr, thanks always for the glad tidings and encouragement. You're a true gentleman if I ever met one. I sure have in you.

True love is just around the corner for you one day.

To the staff at Viva Los Gatos, and to Jeff (the owner), thank you for all your kindness and friendships and, best of all, your smiles. You are truly the nicest people in my home town of Los Gatos. Great food and great drinks. It's all worthwhile to sit and watch the world go by outside of Viva’s huge windows.

Thank you, Randy Froh. You are one wonderful, amazing guy and much appreciated for your words of kindness shown always to me.

Thank you, Amanda, Elizabeth, Steve, Jackie, Natasha and Jeff for being characters in this story.

Yulia Vólkova from t.A.T.u., thank you, my friend. It's been wonderful chatting with you and listening to your great music. It's fun to talk with you often as we have gotten the chance to.

Zahi Hawass, my friend. I always wish you well and the best of discoveries to come.

Shannon Nicole, best of luck with your new book. I'm glad to have you back in my life.

Darkness and Light

Darkness wants to devour light.

Light wants to transform darkness.

God says to darkness: Darkness, stop!

God says to light: "Light, start!

Lo, you have won the goal."

Daisy, thanks for your patience. We could all stand to laugh a whole lot more in life! We will grow old together, my dear, sweet kitty!

Maria Bartiromo, Anchor CNBC Closing Bell and host/managing editor of The Wall Street Journal Report with Maria Bartiromo: thank you for the many talks and daily advice; you are the one of the few who really understands and knows the market.

A thank you goes out to Alizée, my friend. Love your hopes and dreams and your so-famous style.

Lisa Kelly from Ice Road Trucker, thanks for all the talks we have had. You have an amazing life.

Lindsay Lawler, singer-songwriter, keep a rocking. You're an amazing lady.

Jamie Lynn Spears, thanks for the many talks. I appreciate it. You're sweet and kind.

Oscar, we watched you grow to a handsome young cat. You  climbed to the treetops and to the peaks of the two story building. I describe that for Logan’s point of view in the Alana Weatherbee series, high atop a building, gazing up at the sky and far and away, sitting as a statue to admire the sun setting each and every day. Your freedom was marvelous. We loved you as much as your own family. It was fun to have the privilege to known you, my friend. I cherish that memory of our short time together with fondness and much love.

A huge thank you goes out to those who believe in me. To Mother and to Father, thank you for all you have done and said, and for your understanding kindness in standing by my side with reassurances and praises, compassion and for hearing the endless ramblings of book blurbs weekly only to respond with cheerfulness and reassuring comments and much congratulations no matter how big or small the steps I've taken that week.

One day someone will ask if you felt you lived your life well. In my case, I can safely say at this point, it's not how I lived it or enjoyed it as much as, when I left, did I leave the few behind who knew me and what I tried to achieve? Did I make you smile or laugh, did I love you enough, and was I mean or nice? Did I keep all my promises that I made? In my time remaining, I feel it best to say my true feelings daily to others, as what I have said will be truly most remembered.

Author Jack Sorenson, Los Gatos, CA

The two strongest women I've know in my life are my mother and Belle. The two men I feel have been the strongest are my father and Ralph.

Who is Anna of Waverly Manor?

Anna had a short life, one that she loved and missed dearly. But her feelings ran cold when her thoughts turned to memories of her past life. She adored the feeling of a family bond when she was alive. But it was all in vain; her life was never to be what she truly wanted, and now she yearned to heal from her past scars.

She was not an unkind witch for a young girl, nor was she a brutal witch either, though her looks could be incredibly cruel and make a living person or ghosts shake in their boots. When Anna wanted to do something, no one stood in her way. That's just the way it was in the attic of Waverly Manor.

Anna was more thoughtful and caring than most people knew, and she watched over her ghost friends, Tomfoolery and little Boo. She was neither good, nor evil, but rather a sad, tormented and twisted creature, overrun with power and insatiable loneliness that would be unbearable if it weren't for Tomfoolery and Boo…and soon, for little Jackie McCaulou.

One night, Boo saw Anna stir and toss in her sleep. Tomfoolery and he hovered by the corner of the attic crawl space where they watched from a safe spot. Anna flipped wildly and flicked her wand at any general direction, scaring Tomfoolery and Boo, trying their hardest to stay away from any mislaid spell cast in Anna’s sleep.

Anna woke up in a fright, half asleep, and screamed into the darkness like she was out