Explores myths and folktales across cultures and centuries, and discusses magic and witchcraft, taboos and sexual rites, nature of the soul and of religion, and human sacrifice.
Sean and Melissa investigate when the entire town goes haywire after a mysterious woman puts a curse on the Midvale Tigers' new football field--a situation that teaches them about the power of God's protection.
The time travel missions continue for Mattie, her brother Alex, and sister Sophie when they meet the superstitious villagers in Washington Irving's classic story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," and must help fearful Ichabod Crane win the heart of Katrina Van Tassel.
Colette's family in torn apart by events and attitudes she cannot control, but she is determined to find a way to mend the rifts that threaten to destroy the people she loves.
A compendium of folklore lists spells, omens, rituals, and other superstitions surrounding love, family life, animals and objects, death, and many other topics--all arranged by theme and traced over time.
