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Some, such as the Hawaiian Good Luck Totem, which has spread in thousands of forms, threaten users with bad luck if not forwarded. [8] Platforms such as Twitter and YouTube can host chain letters playing with users' emotions. They may also be in the form of warnings, such as stories of escaped convicts, which urge the reader to pass the message on.
A good luck charm is an amulet or other item that is believed to bring good luck. Almost any object can be used as a charm. Coins, horseshoes and buttons are examples, as are small objects given as gifts, due to the favorable associations they make. Many souvenir shops have a range of tiny items that may be used as good luck charms.
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life is a realistic fiction novel by James Patterson that serves as the beginning of Patterson's Middle School series. [1] Published in the United States by Little, Brown and Company on June 27, 2011, the book follows sixth grader Rafe Khatchadorian as he begins middle school and copes with the awkwardness of adolescence, "crushes, bullying, family issues ...
Yesterday was the first activity, which was supposed to take place at my place. We agreed to meet at 4:30 PM, but at 4:20 PM, she texted me saying she just got home and still needed to shower and ...
Legislation in the House is targeting books in public schools, with two bills specifically making a rating system for books in public school libraries, much like how there is a rating system for ...
First edition (publ. Feiwel and Friends) It's the First Day of School...Forever! is a children's horror novel by R. L. Stine. The novel is about a middle school boy who relives a terrifying first day of school over and over again. [1] It was reported in 2011 that the book was in works for a film. [2] An audio book of the novel was released. [3]
Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger is a 1995 children's short story cycle novel by American author Louis Sachar, and the third book in his Wayside School series. In the book, while the teacher on the 30th story of Wayside School, Mrs. Jewls, goes on maternity leave , her students must deal with multiple problematic substitute teachers .
The Wheel on the School is a novel by Meindert DeJong, a Dutch-born American, that won the 1955 Newbery Medal for children's literature and the 1957 Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis. The book was illustrated by noted author and illustrator Maurice Sendak .