The Chain Letter
by Julie Schumacher
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When sixth-grader Livvie decides to throw a chain letter in the trash, bad luck ensues.Tags
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Livie and her best friend, each get a chain letter on the same day. Livie, who is not superstitious, tears her letter in half and tosses it in the trash. Joyce on the other hand, who is not only superstitious, but a bit compulsive hand writes all her letters on the same day she gets her chain letter; unfortunately, her letters go astray. Joyce claims that all of the unfortunate events are a direct result of Livie tearing up her letter.
This story contains suspense, a little horror, some slapstick and characters that you will care about.
This story contains suspense, a little horror, some slapstick and characters that you will care about.
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Julie Schumacher received an undergraduate degree from Oberlin College and an MFA degree in fiction from Cornell University. She is a professor of English at the University of Minnesota. A short story she wrote while attending Oberlin College was reprinted in The Best American Short Stories. She is the author of several books for adults and show more younger readers including The Book of One Hundred Truths, The Chain Letter, Grass Angel, and Dear Committee Members. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Kids, Fiction and Literature, Tween
- DDC/MDS
- 256 — Religion Christian pastoral practice & religious orders [Formerly: Societies for Parish Work, Ladies guilds]
- LCC
- PZ7 .S3916 .C — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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- English
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