superstition

Going to a baseball game? Don't expect the teams to care about a rookie's first home run. But do watch for Bryce Harper's bat tapping ritual each time he's up for bat. But first, slide into the ins and outs of good fun and good luck in baseball. With engaging text and striking photos, this book will delight young sports fan with some of the best and weirdest practices on the field and in the stands.

Nia, who dreams of an education and the chance at a better life, must battle the dangers of local superstition and thwart her father's plans for her future.

"When someone close to Ava Thorn is brutally murdered and Ava becomes the primary suspect, she starts to wonder if ghostly legends surrounding her town might be more fact than fiction"--Provided by publisher.

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.