{"id":1469,"date":"2018-06-04T11:52:41","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T18:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.doramitchell.com\/?page_id=1469"},"modified":"2020-11-12T10:27:19","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T18:27:19","slug":"the-haunted-serpent-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/doramitchell.com\/portfolio\/the-haunted-serpent-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Haunted Serpent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1473\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/doramitchell.com\/portfolio\/the-haunted-serpent-2\/hauntedserpent_frontcover-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/doramitchell.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/HauntedSerpent_frontcover.jpg?fit=769%2C1144&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"769,1144\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"HauntedSerpent_frontcover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/doramitchell.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/HauntedSerpent_frontcover.jpg?fit=688%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1473\" style=\"background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-color: #ffffff; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position-x: 0%; background-position-y: 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; color: #000000; float: left; font-family: &amp;quot; vegur&amp;quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 100; height: 395.83px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; max-width: 700px; orphans: 2; outline-color: #72777c; outline-style: solid; outline-width: 1px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 15px 15px 15px 0px; border: 0px none #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/doramitchell.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/HauntedSerpent_frontcover.jpg?resize=266%2C430&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"430\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1506\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/doramitchell.com\/portfolio\/the-haunted-serpent-2\/booklist\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/doramitchell.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/booklist-e1536009123226.png?fit=400%2C242&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,242\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"booklist\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/doramitchell.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/booklist-e1536009123226.png?fit=1024%2C618&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1506 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/doramitchell.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/booklist-e1536009123226.png?resize=400%2C242&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"242\" \/>Spaulding Meriwether, Thedgeroot Middle School&#8217;s new resident weirdo and son of questionable television ghost hunters, just wants to fit in. But after a revenant chases him through the woods, Spaulding suspects there\u2019s something afoot in Thedgeroot. (At least he thinks it\u2019s a foot. Maybe it was a hand. It\u2019s hard to tell when you\u2019re running away.)<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1519\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/doramitchell.com\/portfolio\/the-haunted-serpent-2\/8_mrs-welliphaunt-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/doramitchell.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/8_mrs-welliphaunt-1.png?fit=319%2C403&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"319,403\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"8_mrs welliphaunt\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/doramitchell.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/8_mrs-welliphaunt-1.png?fit=319%2C403&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1519 alignright\" style=\"background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-color: #ffffff; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position-x: 0%; background-position-y: 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; color: #000000; float: right; font-family: &amp;quot; vegur&amp;quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 100; height: 403px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; max-width: 700px; orphans: 2; outline-color: #72777c; outline-style: solid; outline-width: 1px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px none #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/doramitchell.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/8_mrs-welliphaunt-1.png?resize=319%2C403&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"319\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/doramitchell.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/8_mrs-welliphaunt-1.png?w=319&amp;ssl=1 319w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/doramitchell.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/8_mrs-welliphaunt-1.png?resize=198%2C250&amp;ssl=1 198w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/doramitchell.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/8_mrs-welliphaunt-1.png?resize=275%2C348&amp;ssl=1 275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\" \/>Then he notices the chimneys of the abandoned factory at the edge of town puffing smoke\u2014and his dead next-door neighbor materializes, along with David, the missing pet boa constrictor that supposedly ate him. Spaulding can\u2019t help wondering if these strange happenings have anything to do with his undead friends in the forest. Of course, Spaulding just has to investigate\u2014but he may be biting off more than he can chew&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sterlingpublishing.com\/9781454927853\/\">Sterling Children&#8217;s Books <\/a><\/strong>(2018)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Looking for book club or classroom resources?\u00a0Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/doramitchell.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HauntedSerpent_DiscussionGuide.pdf\">downloadable discussion guide<\/a>!<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Want to learn more about the story and hear Dora read excerpts? Check out this interview on North State Public Radio program\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mynspr.org\/post\/nancys-bookshelf-dora-mitchell-and-robyn-engel\">Nancy&#8217;s Bookshelf!<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1503\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/doramitchell.com\/portfolio\/the-haunted-serpent-2\/kirkus\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/doramitchell.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/kirkus.png?fit=1434%2C1386&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1434,1386\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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But after a revenant chases him through the woods, Spaulding suspects there\u2019s something afoot in Thedgeroot. (At least he thinks it\u2019s a foot. Maybe it was a hand. 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