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Lore and Legends
By Jen Breach and Joshua Janes
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Legends have a way of working themselves into our lives. You may not know the stories, but you know the signs. Discover the chilling tale of the jack-o-lantern, learn the legacy of the witch, and find out why you think breaking a mirror will have consequences… if you dare.
Explore the origin stories of Halloween, witches, and different superstitions and how they came to be the versions we know today.
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- Glossary words defined on the pages they appear
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Jen Breach
Jen Breach (they/them) grew up queer and nonbinary in an otherwise cishet family of three big brothers, two parents, and one pet duck. Jen has worked as a bagel-baker, a code-breaker, a ticket-taker and a trouble-maker. They now work as a writer, the best job ever, in Philadelphia, PA.
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