Fortune Falls

Author: Goebel, Jenny

Number Of Pages: 208

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Don't step on a crack or you'll break your mother's back. Hold your breath when you pass a graveyard. Find a penny pick it up, all day long you'll have good luck. Welcome to Fortune Falls, a magical town where superstitions are real. Four-leaf clovers really do bring good fortune, and owning a rabbit's foot is the secret to success.However, there aren't enough charms in the universe to help Sadie Bleeker. She can't pass a ladder without walking under it, and black cats won't leave her alone.That's because Sadie is an Unlucky. And things will only get worse as she gets older, which is why Unluckies are sent away at age twelve to protect those around them.Sadie can't stand the thought of leaving home, so she and her friend, Cooper, devise a plan to reverse her bad luck. But when their scheme accidentally results in a broken mirror, the situation turns dire. Because for Sadie, seven years bad luck isn't an inconvenience-it's practically a death sentence. Can a girl who's never so much as found a single lucky penny change her fortune? Or will she be forced to celebrate her twelfth birthday by saying farewell to everyone she loves? From School Library Journal Gr 4–6—Fortune Falls is a special place where luck is serious business and superstitions are real. Those who have good luck enjoy life and success, but those who don't are sent away. Unfortunately for Sadie, she's an Unlucky. Born on Friday the 13th, the girl is seemingly followed by bad luck. Soon she'll have to take the Spring Luck Test, which will determine if she gets to stay with her family and the other Luckies or be sent away so she won't be a danger to everyone around her. Sadie tries everything to change her luck: searching for a lucky penny or a four leaf clover and even making a wish in the wishing well, but nothing seems to be able to turn her luck around. When Sadie and her best friend devise a desperate plan that goes terribly wrong—resulting in seven years bad luck!—all hope seems lost. But can an unlucky girl change her fortune through smarts and resolve? This novel is brimming with subtle lessons about family, hard work, and overcoming bullying. VERDICT Bad luck has never been so interesting; hand this to middle grade readers who enjoy tales with a touch of magic and a plucky underdog.—Ashley Prior, Lincoln Public Library, RI

Reviews:

Praise for Fortune Falls“Rich language, well-paced plotting, and rounded characters create an enchanting, hard-to-leave world. Sadie is a clever, resourceful, and brave heroine who is unwilling to abandon her family and friends, even when facing insurmountable odds. Make space on your shelves for this one.” -- Booklist , Starred Review“Bad luck has never been so interesting; hand this to middle grade readers who enjoy tales with a touch of magic and a plucky underdog.” –School Library Journal Praise for Fortune Falls“Rich language, well-paced plotting, and rounded characters create an enchanting, hard-to-leave world. Sadie is a clever, resourceful, and brave heroine who is unwilling to abandon her family and friends, even when facing insurmountable odds. Make space on your shelves for this one.” -- Booklist , Starred Review“Bad luck has never been so interesting; hand this to middle grade readers who enjoy tales with a touch of magic and a plucky underdog.” –School Library Journal

About the Author:

Jenny Goebel is the author of Grave Images, The 39 Clues: Mission Hurricane, and Fortune Falls. She lives in Denver with her husband and three sons. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Petey gave my hand a tense squeeze, drawing me back to the present day. “Sadie, we're almost there.”Of course we were. Part of my superbly awful lot in life included living on the far side of Fortune Falls Cemetery. It was bad enough that my brother and I were forced to navigate the most treacherous stretch of sidewalk on a near-daily basis, but we also had to trek past the gates of the ol...

EAN: 9780545811903

Release Date: 05-01-2016

Languages: English

Item Note: Great shape- pages are unmarked and sharp.Has a remainder mark. Hardcover Used - Like New Ships fast! 2016

Item Condition: UsedLikeNew

Binding: Hardcover