orca currents - Chapter One - cinema posters

Oct 13, 2026

A middle-reader novel explores the mystery of a missing movie reel through the perspective of a blind filmmaker. In Chapter One, Preston Craft and Vivien Henry walk through the lobby of Preston’s favorite old cinema, lingering on sensory details like posters, sticky floors, and threadbare seats. Vivien teases Preston about exaggerated poster titles, blending warmth, friendship, and curiosity that sets the case in motion.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages132

Reading Time3 h 23 min

AccessFree to download

Chapter One

The favorite cinema

Posters and teasing

.SS Bolingbrook-Fountaindale PLDlI30401,528942695Mereogce rrents YA-SERIES ORCA Joyce,Mere,1988-author.Shadow Shadow 。 Shadow Mere Joyce Fountaindale Public LibraryBolingbrook,IL(630)759-2102 # orca currents Copyright ◎2018 Mere Joyce All ights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproducedor transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical,includingphotocopying,recording or by any information storage and retrieval system nowknown or to be invented,without permission in writing from the publisher. Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Joyce,Mere,I988-,authorShadow/Mere Joyce.(Orca currents) Issued in print and electronic formats. ISBN₉78-I-4598-1644-2(softcover).-ISBN 978-1-4598-1645-9(PDF).一 ISBN 978-1-4598-1646-6(EPUB) I.Title.II Series:Orca currents Ps8619.09755532018jc813'.6C2OI7-904499-0c2017-904500-8 First published in the United States,2018Library ofCongress Control Number:2017949693 Summary:In this high-interest novel for middle readers,blind flmmakerPreston Craft investigates the case of the missing movie reel Orca Book Publisbers is dedicated to preserving the envirozzment and basprinted tbis book on Forest Stezuardsbip Councilcertifed paper. Orca Book Publishers gratefully acknowledges the support for itspublishing programs provided by the following agencies:the Governmentof Canada through the Canada Book Fund and the Canada Councilfor the Arts,and the Province of British Columbia throughthe BC Arts Council and the Book Publishing Tax Credit. Edited by Tanya TraffordCover photography by iStock.comAuthor photo by Byron Cleversey www.orcabook.com Printed and bound in Canada. 2120 I918·432 I To Mom and Dad,for finally giving inand letting me buy that horror movie. 1 # Chapter One , There is no greater place on earththan the cinema.I don't mean the bigchain movie theaters with fancy seatsand overpriced food.I mean the oldcinemas.The kind that smell like butterand stale popcorn.The kind with thread-bare seats.The kind with sticky floors.The kind with velvety panels barelyclinging to the walls. Mere Joyce Vi holds my hand as we walk throughthe lobby of my favorite cinema,TheChestnut "Tell me about the posters,"I sayas she guides me past the ticket boothand into the cinema's lobby.She doesn'thave to guide me.I know this placealmost as well as I know my own livingroom.But I always let Vi hold my hand.Her skin is soft and warm. "Same posters as last week,Preston,"she laughs."Dracula Versusthe Zombies,Sweet Tooth:The UntoldLove Story of the World's Two GreatestChocolatiers and Secret Agent Granny.” "You're making those up."I nudgeher,and she lets out a chuckle. "You'll never know,"she teases. Vivien Henry always teases me.Ifit were someone else,maybe I wouldbe bothered by it.But Vi is one of thefew people who knew me before I wasblind.We met when we were babies. 2

FAQs

What is the missing element Preston Craft investigates?

He investigates the case of the missing movie reel.

Where does the story open in Chapter One?

It opens with Preston and Vivien walking through the lobby of Preston’s favorite cinema.

How does Vivien Henry interact with Preston in this chapter?

Vivien holds Preston’s hand and teases him, especially about the posters and the exaggerated titles she mentions.

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