Chocolate Cake

Amma makes a chocolate cake to appease Ethan’s spirit and to make him happy in the Otherworld. This causes the Greats to feel neglected because she is no longer baking for them.

Salt

Amma uses salt to keep spirits out of the house at Wate’s Landing. This frustrates Ethan who must find another way in.

Crosswords

Ethan uses crosswords in the local paper to talk to Lena while he is living in the Otherworld.

Stones

Ethan must find two stones, the Eyes of the River, to pay his toll to cross a river on his way to the Far Keep. Ethan discovers these rocks belong to Sulla and Lena.

Bottles

Ethan finds bottles in Amma’s room that hold memories from her past.

Crow

The Greats give Ethan the use of a crow to help him find his way to the Far Keep...