Through the 7 Doors

By Elizabeth Anne Schirra

Janie and Jason Dorset thought nothing exciting could ever happen at their house deep in the woods.  Then when a violent storm hit, Janie and Jason found themselves lost in the forest completely alone.  When the snow cleared Jason found his sister Janie frozen stiff in the middle of seven ghostly doors.  One door leading them to a land entirely made of candy while another leads them to an enchanted forest.  Follow Janie and Jason through seven magical lands filled with fantasy and mystery.  Beyond each new door is a new adventure filled with laughter, surprise and intrigue.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Dec 22, 2004
• ISBN: 9781467871761

Elizabeth Anne Schirra

Elizabeth Schirra was born in Buffalo, New York.  She is the daughter of David and Anna Schirra.  She has a B.A. dual degree in Psychology and Criminal Justice and a M.S. in Elementary Education from Canisius College.  Her interests include winter and summer sports, Tae Kwon Do, art, playing guitar and piano, and modeling with a local agency.  She has always loved to write and has some other finished works that she hopes to get published in the near future.  She is now pursuing her Teaching Career in an Elementary classroom.

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Table of Contents

Dedication

Birthday Wishes

Lost in a Snowstorm

Frozen Stiff

The Seven Doors

Sweet Treats

Animal Kingdom

Magic and Muttons

What Month Is It Again?

If Not in the Middle of the Seven Doors …

Stop Means Go!

One Last Time

Dedication

This book is dedicated to my father, David P. Schirra, in spirit, who told me stories as a child of magical lands and creatures, which I still remember to this day.

Birthday Wishes

Jason and Janie Dorset were bundled up to keep themselves from being hit with pelts of snow. The snow this year was unusually hard and hurt when it hit either of their faces. This year’s snow wasn’t the white, fluffy snow that was fun to play in but was more like hail or hard rain. Janie and Jason had to dress in layers in order to provide enough cushion from the fierce flurry. However, snow was snow, and Jason and Janie were not about to give up playing in it during their winter vacation. It was the beginning of January, and the New Year had just passed; there were only a few days left of break until school started up again.

Janie was ten minutes older than her twin brother, Jason. They were born eleven years ago as of tomorrow. Their mother, Anna, was a single parent for the next few weeks while her husband was off traveling for work. Anna was a stay-at-home mother who cared for her children very much. Although she was sad because of her husband’s absence, she was thankful to have her two healthy children to keep her spirits high.

It began to get darker and colder as the sun began to set far off into the horizon. The twins were having so much fun outside they didn’t even realize how late it was getting. Jason managed to make one more snowball, which smacked Janie square in the forehead before she could run inside.

Jason, stop fooling around and get inside. Mom is keeping dinner warm, Janie screamed as she started to walk indoors. Her voice sounded so distant and faint through the high-pitched winds and snow that Jason just wanted to ignore her and stay outside. You know Mom wants us inside once we can see the stars in the sky. And that constellation of stars that looks like a seven is brighter than ever. Hurry up, Jason!

Jason replied, Hold on! Wait for me; I can barely see my hand in front of my face.

Inside the Dorset house there was