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Don't Get Fined! A Library Adventure
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Start space: 27
Number rolled: 4
Space landed on: 31
31. ICE-CREAM STAND – Read a book with a title where each word begins with one of the letters in ‘ICE-CREAM’ (two word minimum – includ..."
I'm sorry but Ice Cream only has one A and your title has 2 As - Aidan and Ethan does not complete the task.
JoAnne wrote: "Brigia wrote: "Roll #9Start space: 27
Number rolled: 4
Space landed on: 31
31. ICE-CREAM STAND – Read a book with a title where each word begins with one of the letters in ‘ICE-CREAM’ (two word m..."
Oh, I see - it didn't say that I can use letters only as often as they appear. I thought they just need to be found in the word. I'll find something else, sorry!
Roll #25Start space: 46
Number Rolled: 2
Space Landed On: 48 - COFFEE SHOP – Read a book with a title that starts with one of the letters in ‘COFFEE’ (‘the’, ‘a’, and ‘an’ should be ignored)
Book: Fierce Kingdom, Gin Phillips
Date read: 27.04.2018
How it fits: Title starts with F.
Roll #31 Start Space: 91
Number Rolled: 6
Space Landed On: 97. ART GALLERY – Read a book with a character who is an artist.
Book:
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Roll #26Start space: 48
Number Rolled: 6
Space Landed On: 54 - PET SHOP - Read a book with any animal on the cover.
Book: Magic Slays, Ilona Andrews
Date read: 02.05.2018
How it fits:
Final RollRoll #32
Start Space: 97
Number Rolled: 4
Space Landed On: 100. THE LIBRARY! Congratulations you have successfully returned your book!
Book:
Roll #27Start space: 54
Number Rolled: 6
Space Landed On: 60 - FLORIST – Read a book with flowers on the cover.
Book: The Shop on Blossom Street, Debbie Macomber
Date read: 04.05.2018
How it fits:
Only took me a year but I've finally reached the library. lolRoll #32
Start Space: 97
Number Rolled: 4
Space Landed On: 100. THE LIBRARY! Congratulations you have successfully returned your book!
Book: Midnight's Kiss - Thea Harrison
Date: 5/4
How It Fits: choice
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Roll #28Start space: 60
Number Rolled: 5
Space Landed On: 65 - BURGER BAR - Read a book with a title where all the words start with the same letter (including ‘the’, ‘a’, ‘an’ etc)
Book: Blood Bound, Patricia Briggs
Date read: 05.05.2018
How it fits: All words start with B.
I finally finished Roll # 14! This challenge is taking me FOREVER!! Roll # 14
Start Space: 13
Number Rolled: 6
Landed on: 19. Pass the POST OFFICE – Read a book where a letter or parcel is important to the plot
Book Read: Words in Deep Blue Cath Crowley | 4/29/18 ****
Im almost finished with Roll #15 though so thats good!
Went to the grocery store:
Roll 31 6/42 42. GROCERY STORE - Read a book with some kind of food on the cover OR in the title - Who Killed Blanche DuBois? by Carole Buggé (5/13/18)
Roll 31 6/42 42. GROCERY STORE - Read a book with some kind of food on the cover OR in the title - Who Killed Blanche DuBois? by Carole Buggé (5/13/18)
Roll #5Start Space: 21
Number rolled: 4
Landed on: 25. Cut through the PLAYGROUND - Read a book with a main character who has children.
Book: The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman
Roll 8Start: 28
Rolled: 4
Space landed on: 32. ICE-CREAM STAND - Read a book with an ice-cream on the cover.
Book Read: Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen - Ice-cream on cover
JoAnne wrote: "Yahoo! Did you like it??"Mmmmm, good question! It was a kind of sweet coming of age story but there was quite alot of bible content which put me off as it was very contradictory with most of the book. I only read it because I nedded an ice cream on the cover, that will teach me not to read the synopsis first! ;)
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Roll 2 Start: 7
Rolled: 3
Space Landed On: 10. Pass the SCHOOL - Read a book with a character who is a teacher.
Book Read: Big Bad Wolf by Christine Warren
Read: 10 June 2018
I started May 7, 2017 and I'm only on #39. I'm never gonna get to the library... lol
Carrie, you're doing great! Keep up the good work, and I know you'll make it!
Andrea wrote: "Carrie, you're doing great! Keep up the good work, and I know you'll make it!"Thanks. Went on a 4 month hiatus too, so that has a lot to do with it. Then I got the orange cover challenge. I was like... really?! I just finished
like a week or two before that. LOL I'm gonna read
to my son.
Had some coffee:
Roll 32 6/48 48. COFFEE SHOP – Read a book with a title that starts with one of the letters in ‘COFFEE’ (‘the’, ‘a’, and ‘an’ should be ignored) - Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich (5/26/18)
Roll 32 6/48 48. COFFEE SHOP – Read a book with a title that starts with one of the letters in ‘COFFEE’ (‘the’, ‘a’, and ‘an’ should be ignored) - Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich (5/26/18)
Carrie, I understand that. I just started recently but haven't been able to fit in my second book yet because of an editing job and finishing up some other challenges. I hope you find a great rhythm again!
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It happened to me too when I played. I think a month went by before I read a book that fit. That is a long time for me because I read a book a day!
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I don't have a real job and no little kids.
That does free up a lot of reading time, doesn't it? :) Happy reading!
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Exactly! LOL
I wish I could read a book a day. I don't have a job either. Stay-at-home mom, which of course is a tough job anyway. I have an almost 5 year old and one on the way. It takes a lot of my time, but if I'm honest, I still have a lot of time to read. But even if I took advantage of that time, I'm still too slow of a reader to do a book a day unless it's a quick read. Like the Dahl books. I could read 1-2 a day if I wanted, of course. I'm reading them out loud to my son though. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda was a book that I read in one day, but let me tell ya... it took me all day and half the night of diligent reading with very little breaks to get it done. Same with Twilight.
Happy mothering, Carrie. That is definitely a huge job! May you have a safe delivery when the little one makes its appearance. :)
Andrea wrote: "Happy mothering, Carrie. That is definitely a huge job! May you have a safe delivery when the little one makes its appearance. :)"Thank you so much! I really need all the good vibes I can get right now. :)
Aw, sweetie, I hear you. When I need good vibes, I look to Jeremiah 29:11-13. God has great plans in store for you.
Sometimes I think slow readers can enjoy the books more. Like when you eat slow, you can taste the food better. If you read too fast, you can't appreciate the nuances as well, and if you read too much in a too short time, the books tend to blend in together (at least, I feel that way)
Rosa wrote: "Sometimes I think slow readers can enjoy the books more. Like when you eat slow, you can taste the food better. If you read too fast, you can't appreciate the nuances as well, and if you read too m..."That's a good way to put it. I agree, to an extent. When it comes down to it, reading a book every day, being that fast at reading, probably wouldn't be that enjoyable. But I do wish I could read a bit quicker. Just so that it wouldn't take so long to get through the books I'm excited to read. That's part of the reason I went through a slump. I'm not super slow, but I do feel like it takes forever to get through books. Especially like the two I'm reading now, Renegades & A Court of Mist & Fury. They're so LONG!
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I remember when Cat was young, I could read or cross stitch while she played or watched TV. But when Sophia was young, I could not do anything! She wanted to be entertained. She still does and she'll be 19 in July!
I can't remember how much I read when I worked, which was off and on while the kids were growing up.
I do read fast though - and sometimes the books are not that large. It depends.
I think everyone has different abilities, and some folks are able to soak up amazing amounts of detail while still reading fast. I am not one of those people. Lol! But I know a few who are.
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I was working in the yard this after noon so I need to get back to my book!! I want to know what's going on.
I think most of it comes with practice and what age you start. If you start at a very young age and make yourself read on a daily basis, you'll get quick by the time you're a teenager. I have a feeling my little cousin will be one of these people. He'll be 10 in August and has been reading small chapter books like Goosebumps and Dahl for the past 2-3 years. His younger brother, almost 8, isn't into reading as much, so he's reading at his age level.
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Start space: 27
Number rolled: 4
Space landed on: 31
31. ICE-CREAM STAND – Read a book with a title where each word begins with one of the letters in ‘ICE-CREAM’ (two word minimum – include ‘the’, ‘an’ or ‘a’)
Aidan and Ethan; finished: 04/20
Roll #10
Start space: 31
Number rolled: 5
Space landed on: 36
36. In the PARK - Feed the ducks. Read a book with the letters ‘D U C K’ in the title (in any order)