superstition

Dan's family moves next door to a woman called Old Auntie who claims she is a witch, and he finds he must take action when his little sister, Erica, is 'took' to become Auntie's slave for fifty years.

Presents a collection of bizarre behavior rituals, routines, and superstitions by a number of baseball players throughout the history of the game.

"On her first day at a new school, Ana finds a surprise from her mom in her backpack. The good luck charm turns her whole day around. But the lucky object has a dark side too. Can Ana get rid of it before her luck runs out?"--Back cover.

Explores strange superstitions involving hairy babies, belly buttons, chewing gum, cheese, and more.

"When the Alden siblings visit their grandfather's friend in an apartment building, they begin to wonder about the many mysterious events that keep happening on the thirteenth floor of that building" OCLC.

"The Bentley family is peculiar indeed. Twins Eliza and Leander and their parents always seem to know more, dream more, and do more than the other families in town. When they decide to head west toward promise of the unknown, every day becomes a new adventure. But when one wild night causes Eliza to lose her most precious possession, it seems to curse the entire Oregon Trail. Could a thirteen-year-old girl be the downfall of the pioneers?"--Provided by publisher.

In one week Sabrina will be eleven years old and she would really like to get her estranged parents and her older sister Nadine together for the celebration, especially since the black butterfly landing on her locket has convinced her that she is going to die; Sabrina and her friend Pepper come up with a bucket list, and enlist Nadine's help--but aspiring reporter Nadine is working on a story about the Philippines' war on drugs, and she has uncovered something that may endanger them all, and prove the butterfly is indeed a harbinger of death in Manila.

Luis is convinced that he will not perform well on the baseball field without following his unique pre-game ritual.

Catie has never been superstitious, but when bad things start happening after she throws away a chain letter, she begins to wonder if the letter's curse is real.

Upon superstitious headmaster Mordred's orders, the returning students and new classes of Dragon Slayers' Academy deck themselves in lucky charms on Friday the thirteenth, but luck may not help when a wicked dragon arrives seeking revenge.