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Author's Explanation:

Avi visits a lot of schools because he writes books 

for young people. When he goes to this school he 

meets this kid named Kenny and Kenny tells Avi 

a very strange story and Avi spends all afternoon 

listening to his story and then ask him if he can 

turn it into a book and Kenny agrees.

Chapter 1:

Kenny used to live in Los Angeles, California he thought it was 

perfect. He loved the climate and he liked to play baseball, he 

liked the dodgers so he kept a dodgers key chain in his 

pocket. So when his parents told him they were moving to 

Providence, Rhode Island to take new jobs he wasn't a happy 

camper. When his school year was done with they headed to 

their new home which was on Sheldon Street. The house had 

a plaque it said   Daniel Stillwell House Built 1789. When they 

entered the house they showed Kenny his room in the attic he 

was very happy it was his. But there was a dark stain 

covering the center of the floor he thought it was human 

blood. That night he was sleeping and heard a sound and got 

up to inspect and he saw a hand come up from a box and got 

scared then he say a boy come up and search the walls.

Chapter 2:

When Kenny wakes he checks the small room to only 

see boxes. That day kenny goes to the library in search 

for information on this house he is now living in. He 

goes and meets this man named Pardon Willinghast 

who helps him find information on his house. Then 

when Kenny goes home he is inspecting the wood with 

the stain and he takes a splinter of the wood and some 

money to the pharmacy. He ask for a test to see what 

it is from and the lady said she will call him when the 

results are in. And when he got home he made a 

decision to set his alarm for two- fifteen and see if the 

ghost would come back.

Chapter 3:

He did wake up but not from the alarm the sound was 

coming from the small room. Kenny started asking the 

ghost questions and he didn't anwser at first then Kenny 

figured out he was a slave after he gave Kenny hints. 

The next morning the pharmacy called and the stain 

was blood from over hundred years ago. Then he went 

to Pardon and was talking about the stain and if slaves 

used to live in the house. That night the ghost appeared 

and after awhile he started to speak and his name is 

Caleb and he was murdered in that room and he needs 

Kennnys help to find his murderer. And when he started 

to ask more questions Caleb got mad and ignored him 

then Kenny went back to his room and it had completly 

changed.

Chapter 4:

The room was dirty and hot and Caleb didn't give Kenny 

an explanation. When Kenny looked out the window he 

say a man in a black cape. When the man was leaving 

he stumbled over a step. Kenny ran after him realizing 

he was in the past. When he got to town he saw these 

two men arguing over slavery rights and to mark the 

one mans meaning he put an "x" on the brick wall. Then 

after the argument was over he called Kenny over and 

gave him a folded piece of paper, told him to take it to 

eighty-four Benefit. Kenny was walking and decided to 

read the note it didn't help him much though. When 

Kenny delivers the note he runs home and he jumps in 

his bed and the next thing he knows it is morning in the 

present time.

Chapter 5:

When Kenny woke up he thought the whole thing was a 

dream, until his father called asking if he went up the 

stairs during the night so it was proof that what 

happened wasn't a dream. When Kenny left he knew he 

needed to find the "x" in the brick because it could help 

him and his search to find the murderer. After he 

searched for awhile he finally found it. That night Caleb 

was talking to Kenny and he said that he was just a 

memory that was why Kenny needed to find his killer 

and keep him from killing him. The next day he goes to 

the library and reads a film that says Caleb's death was 

a sucide and the door was locked from the inside.

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