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Gr. 4-8. Here are a couple of sure bets for trivia nuts, or anyone who wants a good chuckle. Readers will be surprised and amused at the importance players attach to their jersey numbers and marvel at the many rituals and superstitions they observe. Take the case of basketball great Michael Jordan: Any Number recounts how Jordan's return to his 23 jersey cost the Bulls $125,000 in fines. The book also covers how numbers are retired, banned, and who uses the unlucky 13. Stranger yet are the superstitions revealed in Foul Lin e. How about a San Francisco Giant and his lucky teddy bear, or a hockey players' ritual that led to an all out brawl? Babe Ruth took a swat at butterflies on the diamond; he thought they were bad luck. The great thing about the oddities in both these volumes is that you don't have to be a sports fan to enjoy them. Denia Hester
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