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Bad luck Brad Bad luck Brad Gail Herman On the last day of school Brad keeps running into bad luck, but by the end of the day he realizes that there is always a chance things will get better. OL14934970W
The very bad day The very bad day Mary Packard A young girl is having a very bad day, from falling out of bed in the morning to not being able to find her friends, but when she returns home from a rainy trip to the park her friends are waiting fo… OL15126026W
The silver penny The silver penny Randall Wright A rare silver coin and a mysterious red-haired boy seem entangled in eleven-year-old Jacob "Deb" Corey's fate when he is laid up with a badly broken leg on his family's farm in the mid-1800s, just af… OL15857913W
The unfortunate son The unfortunate son Constance Leeds Luc, a youth born with one ear and raised by a drunken father in fifteenth-century France, finds a better home with fisherman Pons, his sister Mattie, and their ward Beatrice, the daughter of a disgr… OL16151934W
Lucky me Lucky me Cindy Callaghan After neglecting to follow the rules of a chain letter from Ireland said to grant luck, eighth grader Meghan McGlinchey begins to experience a lot of bad luck. She hopes her upcoming family trip to I… OL17061024W
Big Nate in the Zone Big Nate in the Zone David walliams Nate always on a bad strike, but when he touches Chad's lucky foot, everything comes together. The question is, "How long will this strike last?" Find out in Big Nate in the Zone. OL17534061W
The 13th warning The 13th warning R. L. Stine The thirteenth of 13 children, Joseph's always had good luck that comes in 13s, but his luck's about to change after two mysterious strangers warn him not to collect 13 thirteens by midnight on his t… OL17791583W
Penelope Crumb Finds Her Luck Penelope Crumb Finds Her Luck Shawn K. Stout,Valeria Docampo Blaming The Bad Luck for not being anyone's Favorite, fourth-grader Penelope Crumb hopes to change this situation by becoming the lead artist for the mural her class is painting for the residents of … OL18823232W
Lost in Ireland Lost in Ireland Cindy Callaghan When superstitious Meghan receives a chain letter from Ireland, she takes a shortcut in its directions, and soon finds herself in a streak of bad luck that she must travel to Ireland to break. OL19713819W
The clover curse The clover curse Poppy Green Discovering a rare four-leaf clover while painting in the clover patch, Sophie Mouse is dismayed when the clover's discovery appears to coincide with a streak of bad luck. OL19728193W
Good Luck Frenchy Good Luck Frenchy Alain Olivier Être mépris pour quelqu’un d’autre, être faussement dépeint comme un important trafiquant et importateur d’héroïne à l’échelle internationale, et devenir involontairement complice d’un meurtre, ne so… OL20892145W
Miss Mopp's lucky day Miss Mopp's lucky day Leslie McGuire While walking through the woods to deliver her cakes, the unobservant Miss Mopp avoids disaster when the threat of a rain storm makes her remember something she forgot. OL2464015W
Un Telar de cuentos Un Telar de cuentos Rodolfo A. Anaya Se presentan 3 cuentos folklóricos que vienen de distintas partes de las Américas. Presents 3 folk stories from different parts of the Americas. OL26441816W
Angelita's magic yarn Angelita's magic yarn Doris Lecher Bad luck strikes Angelita, the fastest and finest knitter in the village of Oru, and she must get help up where the earth meets the sky. OL4110780W
Who Has the Lucky-Duck in Class 4-B? Who Has the Lucky-Duck in Class 4-B? Maggie Twohill Nine-year-old Victoria's lost lucky charm comes eventually into the hands of six of her fourth-grade classmates, making wishes come true for the deserving, but withholding its power for others. OL4457018W
The Cookie Company The Cookie Company Ross Venokur Thirteen-year-old Alex, the unluckiest boy alive, opens an unusual fortune cookie and is whisked into another world, where he is endangered and threatened by the evil game show hostess Cypress Vine. OL473057W
Serendipity Serendipity Tobi Tobias A child ponders the pleasant results of serendipity, such as getting extra pieces from the gumball machine, having a peanut in your pocket when you meet a squirrel, or finding a five-dollar bill. OL547643W
The real lucky charm The real lucky charm Charisse K. Richardson Thinking that luck--rather than hard work--has helped her succeed on the court and at school, ten-year-old Mia panics and turns to her twin brother for help when her lucky gold basketball goes missin… OL5733101W
Lucky socks Lucky socks Carrie Weston Knowing that terrible things happen to him when he does not wear his lucky yellow socks, Kevin despairs when he cannot find them, but then he is surprised by what happens. OL6210457W
Mary Anne's Bad-Luck Mystery Mary Anne's Bad-Luck Mystery Ann M. Martin Mary Anne should never have thrown away that chain letter she got in the mail. Ever since she did, bad things have been happening - to everybody in the Baby-sitters Club. With Halloween coming up, Ma… OL818069W
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