Fortune Falls

About this book

Will good fortune find these journeys?

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.

All this is second nature for the residents of Fortune Falls, a town where superstitions are deadly serious. (Just ask the poor moms walking around in scary back braces.) That’s why the “Lucky” kids are separated from the “Luckless” for their safety. But eleven-year-old Sadie doesn’t want to spend the rest of her life on the fringes, not when her best friend, Cooper, is destined to spend his charmed existence with the other Luckies.

Reviews

Praise for Grave Images

"Will please readers who like character development mixed with delicious creepiness. Fans of books by Mary Downing Hahn or Peg Kehret will find this a good match." -- School Library Journal

"Goebel's debut has some scary moments, but they're all countered by warm, fuzzy interactions with her good-hearted family and neighbors. Give to young readers who want a spooky story without the nightmares." -- Booklist