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-Friday the thirteenth
-Walking under a ladder
-Step on a crack, break your mother's back
-Breaking a mirror equals 7 years of bad luck

-Letting a Black cat cross your path �

-Opening an umbrella in a house- �

-Spilling salt
-If you spill salt take a pinch of it and throw it over your left shoulder
-Crossing your fingers

-Knocking on wood- �

-Four leaf clover
-Lucky Rabbit's foot (although considered unlucky for the rabbit)
-Horseshoe
-Lady Bug
-Lucky Number Seven
-Pig

-Find a penny pick it up and all the day you'll have good luck �

-Throwing a penny into a well or other body of water will gain you a wish �

- When your necklace clasp makes contact with the charm/pendant on your necklace in the front, you get to make a wish before you fix it.
- A person will be granted a wish if they end up with the larger half of a wishbone when two people each grab one end and pull.
- If you blow out all the candles on your cake on your birthday and you don't tell anyone what you wished for, it will come true.
- Wishing on the first star you see

- A large gap between the teeth = lucky in life; Large teeth = physical strength; Small, regular teeth = careful and methodical in your habits �

-Chew poison ivy leaves occasionally and you'll never be poisoned by it �

-The first corpse laid in a new churchyard is claimed by the devil �

-A circle of salt can protect you from the supernatural �

-the Chinese do not sweep during the New Years because if one does so he will sweep away all the good fortune. Hence the sweeping on the New Year is to be done the day previous/ just before the Spring Festival, Kitchen God returns to heaven to report back to the Jade Emperor about the activities of every household. After seeing his report, the Emperor will either reward or punish a family, based on what he has heard �

October's Superstitions Challenge
Duration: 10/1/2012 - 10/31/2012
Easy 2/4

L - Little Stalker by Jennifer Belle Finished 04/10/12
U - Ulrik in Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater Finished 11/10/12
C -
K -

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I'm aiming low cos this is tricky!

Level 1 1-4 books

1. Black Cat - One Grave at a Time - Jeaniene Frost
2. Wish on a star - (Starlight)Vampires not invited - Cheyenne McCray
3. Knock on wood - Ghoul interrupted - Victoria Laurie
4. Itchy Nose - Siren Song - Cat adams

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Finished! Updated message 17.

Level: Easy 1-4 books

READ: 5/5
�1. If a black cat walks towards you, it brings good fortune, but if it walks away, it takes the good luck with it.
Charmed to Death - Shirley Damsgaard (black cat on cover) 10/28

�2. If you spill pepper you will have a serious argument with your best friend.
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch - Terry Pratchett (character named Pepper) 10/8

�3. To kill a raven is to harm the spirit of King Arthur who visits the world in the form of a raven.
Steampunk Poe - Edgar Allen Poe (raven on the cover) 10/29

�4. Rosemary planted by the doorstep will keep witches away.
Wages of Sin - Jenna Maclaine (heroine is a witch) 10/4

�5. A girl standing under a mistletoe cannot refuse to be kissed by anyone who claims the privilege.
Simply Irresistible - Jill Shalvis (lots of kissing under the mistletoe) 10/18



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Nothing but Reading Challenges
October's Superstitions Challenge
Duration: 10/1/2013 - 10/31/2013

title, name of characters, or the name of an author

Progress: 13 out of 13 - Difficult

SUPERSTITION
S: Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow - **** - 10/21/2013
U: Uncharted by Tracey Garvis-Graves - - 10/2/2013
P: R.J. Palacio; Wonder - *** - 10/1/2013
E: Barbara Ehrenreich; Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America - - 10/15/2013
R: Rush by Maya Banks - *** - 10/3/2013
S: ShadowsJennifer L. Armentrout - *** - 10/29/2013
T: Tessa Dare; Once Upon a Winter's Eve - - 10/25/2013
I: India Savage: Rock Chick by Kristen Ashley - - 10/20/2013
T: Taming Natasha by Nora Roberts - - 10/31/2013
I: It's All Greek to Me by Katie MacAlister - - 10/31/2013
O: One Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLean - - 10/26/2013
N: Nora Roberts; Face the Fire - *** - 10/8/2013
S: Summer by the Sea by Susan Wiggs - 10/31/2013

I'll try this one :)

Superstitions associated with bad luck:
Friday the thirteenth
Walking under a ladder
Step on a crack, break your mother's back
Breaking a mirror equals 7 years of bad luck
Letting a Black cat cross your path
Opening an umbrella in a house
Spilling salt


Superstitions to prevent bad luck:
If you spill salt take a pinch of it and throw it over your left shoulder
Crossing your fingers
Knocking on wood

Superstions associated with Good Luck and Good Luck Charms:
Four leaf clover
Lucky Rabbit's foot (although considered unlucky for the rabbit)
Horseshoe
Lady Bug
Lucky Number Seven
Pig (It's a German thing)
Find a penny pick it up and all the day you'll have good luck

Wishful Superstitions:
-Throwing a penny into a well or other body of water will gain you a wish.
- When your necklace clasp makes contact with the charm/pendant on your necklace in the front, you get to make a wish before you fix it.
- A person will be granted a wish if they end up with the larger half of a wishbone when two people each grab one end and pull.
- If you blow out all the candles on your cake on your birthday and you don't tell anyone what you wished for, it will come true.
- Wishing on the first star you see:

Star light, star bright,
First star I see tonight;
I wish I may, I wish I might,
Have the wish I wish tonight


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Easy - Read 1 to 4 books
- with a superstition revealed in it
- something associated with a superstition on the cover (cat or coin on the cover or in the title)
- opt for our ever popular spell-it-out challenge. For the spell-it-out challenge read books associate with the amount of letters appropriate for your challenge level which make up some aspect of the superstition. As always you may use the title, name of characters, or the name of an author to link it to the letters.You may ignore the 'A', 'An', 'The', etc. at the beginning of titles to get to the first significant word. So "The Virgin's Secret" would be a 'V' title and "A Highlander Christmas" would be an 'H' title." You pick which word you want or come up with one we haven't.
Example:
C - Comeback Love: A Novel by Peter Golden
A - Alice (character in Tangle of Need by Nalini Singh)
T - Wild Magic by Tamora Pierce

Moderate - Read 5 to 8 books
- with a superstition revealed in it
- something associated with a superstition on the cover (cat or coin on the cover or in the title)
- opt for our ever popular spell-it-out Challenge.

Hard - Read 9 to 12 books
- with a superstition revealed in it
- something associated with a superstition on the cover (cat or coin on the cover or in the title)
- opt for our ever popular spell-it-out Challenge.

Difficult - Read 13 or more books
- with a superstition revealed in it
- something associated with a superstition on the cover (cat or coin on the cover or in the title)
- opt for our ever popular spell-it-out Challenge.

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... (M - Z)

... (Halloween specific superstitions)

Here are books that list more superstitions if you'd like more variation than what I listed:

Welcome to the challenge, Suzanne and Catherine!

I'm in.

H. Herman, Kathy - Not by Sight finished 10/4/13
O. The Outcast by Jolina Petersheim finished 10/15/13
R. The Rebel's Pledge by Rita Gerlach finished 10/4/13
S. Somewhere to Belong by Judith Miller finished 10/6/13
E. Eason, Lynette - When a Secret Kills finished 10/5/13
S. Shelley Shephard Gray - Ray of Light finished 10/7/13
H. Hannah's Dream by Jerry Eicher finished 10/8/13
O. Orchard Valley Brides by Debbie Macomber finished 10/19/13
E. Eicher, Jerry - A Hope For Hannah finished 10/21/13

I'm finished with this one.

Welcome, Phyllis!

H. Herman, Kathy - Not by Sight finished 10/4/13
O. The Outcast by Jolina Petersheim finished 10/15/13
R. The Rebel's Pledge by Rita Gerlach finished 10/4/13
S. Somewhere to Belong by Judith Miller finished 10/6/13
E. Eason, Lynette - When a Secret Kills finished 10/5/13
S. Shelley Shephard Gray - Ray of Light finished 10/7/13
H. Hannah's Dream by Jerry Eicher finished 10/8/13
O. Orchard Valley Brides by Debbie Macomber finished 10/19/13
E. Eicher, Jerry - A Hope For Hannah finished 10/21/13

I'm finished with this one.

Woohoo! Congrats, Phyllis!

Superstitions Challenge
Duration: 10/1 - 10/31/14
Level: Easy - Read 1 to 4 books
Progress: 12/4 (4 is the ultimate bad luck # for Japanese & Chinese)

These look tough, I will start in October but I probably won't finish within the month, but I underestimated the superstitions in the Drums of Autumn by Diana Galbaldon. Tower Teams III Challenge starts 11/8/14, so I'm going to wait to finish Drums of Autumn until then.

Superstitions associated with bad luck:
- Friday the thirteenth
- Walking under a ladder
- Step on a crack, break your mother's back
� Breaking a mirror equals 7 years of bad luck - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
- Letting a Black cat cross your path
- Opening an umbrella in a house
- Spilling salt

Superstions associated with Good Luck and Good Luck Charms:
- Four leaf clover
- Lucky Rabbit's foot (although considered unlucky for the rabbit)
� Horseshoe - Drums of Autumn by Diana Galbaldon - nailed to mast for luck
- Lady Bug
- Lucky Number Seven
� Pig (It's a German thing) - Drums of Autumn by Diana Galbaldon
- Find a penny pick it up and all the day you'll have good luck

Wishful Superstitions:
- Throwing a penny into a well or other body of water will gain you a wish.
- When your necklace clasp makes contact with the charm/pendant on your necklace in the front, you get to make a wish before you fix it.
- A person will be granted a wish if they end up with the larger half of a wishbone when two people each grab one end and pull.
- If you blow out all the candles on your cake on your birthday and you don't tell anyone what you wished for, it will come true.
- Wishing on the first star you see

Superstitions to prevent bad luck:
- If you spill salt take a pinch of it and throw it over your left shoulder
� Crossing your fingers - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
- Knocking on wood

More superstitions:
� Opals are unlucky stones - Drums of Autumn by Diana Galbaldon
� Baby born with caul - Drums of Autumn by Diana Galbaldon - lucky hood and will protect you from drowning later in life
� Bad luck to see a fetch (seeing someone who isn't there) - Drums of Autumn by Diana Galbaldon
� Rub a ring for good luck - Drums of Autumn by Diana Galbaldon
� Bad luck to wear jewelry of someone who is ill or dying - Drums of Autumn by Diana Galbaldon
� Sign of the cross after you're spared from something bad - Drums of Autumn by Diana Galbaldon
� Rubbing a religious medal to ward against evil - Drums of Autumn by Diana Galbaldon
� Circle of salt to keep out evil - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

Welcome to the challenge Marla! :D

Thanks Amanda, this is going to be tough!

Ha, ha. Well, I guess it depends what books you read, because 2 books were filled with superstitions. Of course, they were both chunksters, so there were lots of pages too. :D

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Moderate - Read 5 to 8 books
- with a superstition revealed in it
- something associated with a superstition on the cover (cat or coin on the cover or in the title)
- opt for our ever popular spell-it-out Challenge.

Welcome Vickie & Celia!