Susan Meddaugh

When Martha rolls in garbage, she smells so bad that Helen's father refuses to let Martha back inside the house until she has a bath.

"Martha worries that her recent bouts of bad luck might be contagious! Uh-oh. Martha walked under a ladder--and then she broke a mirror--so now she thinks she's jinxed! Helen tries to explain that all the accidents are just coincidence. But when a nearby toddler stumbles and a waiter takes a clumsy spill, Martha worries that her bad luck might be rubbing off on everybody else. Will Martha be spreading bad luck for seven whole years?"--Publisher.

"Who ordered flowers at the spooky old house? Was it really a ghost that Martha saw?"--P.[4] of cover.

Martha and Skits take over baking responsibilities for mom when a last-minute order at the flower shop prevents her from finishing the cake she was making to cheer up Helen.