urban folklore

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Urban legends exposed!

"Did a spider actually lay its eggs in a woman's face? Do alligators really live in the New York City sewers? Readers will [learn of] mysterious urban legends while also learning the facts about each claim. Which rumors hold a hint of truth and which claims are totally bonkers?"--Provided by publisher.

Bury the lead

2021
"Sherlock Holmes may not have been a journalist, but that doesn't stop high school senior Kennedy Carter from embracing his methods. With her sights set on becoming an investigative reporter, Kennedy lives by the famous detective's rules: observe the obvious, eliminate the impossible, and avoid romantic entanglements at all costs. Kennedy has her heart set on winning the $10,000 Excellence in Emerging Journalism award so she can finally escape her small town and see the world with her very own kind-hearted Watson--best friend and school photographer Ravi Burman. But research into a local urban legend and a murder investigation she can't resist are threatening to derail her plans. To find the killer preying on her graduating class, she and Ravi team up to investigate the deaths and work to uncover the story of a lifetime--if it doesn't cost them their lives first"--Publisher description.

12 creepy urban legends

Examines 12 creepy urban legends. Each spread provides information about a legend and how it came to be talked about.

Urban legends

2012
"Tall tales of horror that pass down through the ages. We take comfort in the knowledge they are only stories. Except the urban legend has a history. No one knows where they come from or why they persist. Maybe it's because they are true? Thirteenurban legends old and new [are presented in this book]"--Provided by publisher.

Haunting urban legends

2014
"Spooky retellings of well-known urban legends"--Provided by publisher.

Legends

2020
An introduction to legends and how the tradition is passed down.

Sewer gators

2018
". . . explores . . . stories of gators in the sewer from history to speculation to scientific explanation"--Provided by publisher.

Urban legendz

"When classic urban legends start terrorizing present-day Brooklyn, a motley crew of teens must fight to protect their city from the ruthless creatures trying to reclaim it"--Back cover.

Bacteria

Mythbusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman test various myths related to bacteria, including whether or not a wet toothbrush will pick up bacteria from a nearby toilet if the brush is left in the bathroom.

Botanical growth

Mythbusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman conduct experiments to determine if there is any truth or scientific basis to the myth that plants grow better when people talk to them.

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