Don't Get Fined! A Library Adventure Showing 1,001-1,050 of 1,967

[Andrea]

JoAnne, I appreciate that so much! I've learned this year that I need a few open-ended challenges to relax with, because I tend to be competitive even with myself to finish deadline challenges on time. And I tend to collect quite a few of them that end up being due at similar times. Not always easy to balance it all! So the open-ended ones, I have decided, are to be relaxing treats for me. Thank you for creating fun options to choose from in the open-endeds you offer.

[JoAnne]

Andrea wrote: "JoAnne, I appreciate that so much! I've learned this year that I need a few open-ended challenges to relax with, because I tend to be competitive even with myself to finish deadline challenges on t..."

Thanks! I hope that you are getting enough time on the other challenges. The only challenges that I really care about the time limits are the monthly challenges since they repeat.

[Dana]

Andrea wrote: "JoAnne, I appreciate that so much! I've learned this year that I need a few open-ended challenges to relax with, because I tend to be competitive even with myself to finish deadline challenges on t..."

This is my plan for 2019 as well! Especially with challenges where I am on a team I feel like I own it to my teammates to get through all the books and so I end up reading things but hating it or putting an audiobook on that I don't truly give my attention to just to get it done. I'm gonna restart this one in January I think because I don't even remember when or where my start post is

[Andrea]

JoAnne, yes, I am getting enough time. I have challenges in four different groups, including TLC, so that's where the deadlines may be so similar and tough to balance. But I've figured out when to trim back or not take on any additional ones, and when to allow myself to miss those last one or two books... and accept it gracefully. I love the challenge of fitting all the books in! I'm very deadline-oriented, so it's a dare I love taking on.

[✟Roxanne✟(Death by Book Avalanche) ☠]

Roll: #5
Start Space: 21
Rolled: 5
Landed on: 26 - Cut through the PLAYGROUND - Read a book with a child on the cover.
by Bunmi Laditan
How it fits: Picture of a small child using a laptop on the front cover.
Start Date: 03/12/18
Finish Date: 06/12/18

[JoAnne]

Dana wrote: "Andrea wrote: "JoAnne, I appreciate that so much! I've learned this year that I need a few open-ended challenges to relax with, because I tend to be competitive even with myself to finish deadline ..."

I quit doing team challenges. I feel the same as you and it bothered me that the others on the team weren't giving it their all like I was. Plus now I have this group so I'd rather put time in here.

[JoAnne]

Yay Roxanne!!

[Hannah]

I enjoy team challenges but I always request that the leader place me with friends so I don’t have to stress about the final score. I’m the flake this round—800 pages to read today!! 😬

[Brittany]

Roll #19
Start space: 59
Number rolled: 6
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) Bruja Born by Zoraida Córdova finished 12/09/2018

Roll#20
Start space: 65
Number rolled: 2
Landed on: 67. MUSIC STORE - Read a book with an instrument on the cover

[Brittany]

Roll#20
Start space: 65
Number rolled: 2
Landed on: 67. MUSIC STORE - Read a book with an instrument on the cover Guitar Notes by Mary Amato finished 12/09/2018

The 'notes' in guitar notes didn't just mean musical notes, almost all of this book was written in notes and text messages between the two main characters so it made for a very quick read. It was a cute book though.



Roll#21
Start space: 67
Number rolled: 3
Landed on: 70. Read a book where a character runs to keep fit.

[Andrea]

Brittany, that book sounds really unique! Thanks for sharing about its set-up.

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Brittany,
2/3rds of the way to the library!!

[Brittany]

Roll#21
Start space: 67
Number rolled: 3
Landed on: 70. Read a book where a character runs to keep fit Not If I See You First finished 12/11/2018

Roll#22
Start space: 70
Number rolled: 3
Landed on: 73. THRIFT SHOP – Read a book that you got second hand or that you borrowed from somebody (not the library)

[Hannah]

Okay, might have actually found a Christmas one that works for the "religious symbol" category. This one has a church on the front. Will that work, JoAnne?

[JoAnne]

Hannah wrote: "Okay, might have actually found a Christmas one that works for the "religious symbol" category. This one has a church on the front. Will that work, JoAnne?

"

Of course!!

[JoAnne]

Great going Brittany and Frankie!

[Hannah]

Great! Thanks, JoAnne. I finally get to move to the next category. :)

[[deleted user]]

"76. Read a book with cake on the cover."

would you take this for cake?

[✟Roxanne✟(Death by Book Avalanche) ☠]

Roll: #6
Start Space: 26
Rolled: 1
Landed on: 27 - In the PARK - Take a moment to smell the flowers. Read a book with the name of a flower in the title.
Sing Roses For Me by Ben Marney
How it fits: The word 'Roses' in the title.
Start Date: 06/12/18
Finish Date: 09/12/18

[✟Roxanne✟(Death by Book Avalanche) ☠]

Roll: #7
Start Space: 27
Rolled: 3
Landed on: 30 - You take what you think is a short cut. It isn’t. GO BACK 2 SPACES (#28)
Landed on: 28 - Read a book that is longer than 300 pages.
Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer
How it fits: 341 pages
Start Date: 09/12/18
Finish Date: 13/12/18

[JoAnne]

Rosa wrote: ""76. Read a book with cake on the cover."

would you take this for cake?

"

OMG yes - give me a piece!! LOL

[JoAnne]

Making progress Roxanne!!

[[deleted user]]

JoAnne wrote: "Rosa wrote: ""76. Read a book with cake on the cover."

would you take this for cake?

"

OMG yes - give me a piece!! LOL"

ok, thank you! I was not sure if it is a cake or a christmas pudding, but I'm never quite sure what a christmas pudding IS, to begin with, lol

[JoAnne]

Rosa wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "Rosa wrote: ""76. Read a book with cake on the cover."

would you take this for cake?

"

OMG yes - give me a piece!! LOL"

Me either!! Pudding in the US is a custard.



ok, thank you! I w..."

[Krissy]

ROLL #13 COMPLETED!!

✓13. Rolled 2
Start Space: 43
End Space: 45--->41 (Read a book with a cover that is mainly orange)
Book: Winter's Fire
How it Fits: mostly orange cover
Completed: 12/14
Rating: ★★★

[JoAnne]

Yay Krissy!

[[deleted user]]

Had a look through the thrift shop and then I was in need for cake (could have been a RL scenario)

Roll 38 6/73 73. THRIFT SHOP – Read a book that you got second hand or that you borrowed from somebody (not the library) - The Listerdale Mystery by Agatha Christie (bought at the flea market) (12/12/18)

Roll 39 3/76 76. Read a book with cake on the cover. - In Peppermint Peril by Joy Avon (12/17/18)

[JoAnne]

LOL I could eat some cake!! Great job Rosa!!

[Brittany]

Roll#22
Start space: 70
Number rolled: 3
Landed on: 73. THRIFT SHOP – Read a book that you got second hand or that you borrowed from somebody (not the library)
The Murder House by James Patterson finished 12/26/2018

Roll #23
Start space: 73
Number rolled: 2
Landed on: 75. You took too long. The library has closed. GO HOME.

Merry Christmas to me I guess

Roll #24
start space: home
Number Rolled: 3
Landed on: 3. The neighbour kid gives you a ride on his handle bars to the end of the street. GO FORWARD 4 SPACES (#7)

7. Pass the SCHOOL - Read a Young Adult or Children’s book. (Must meet the 150 page minimum)

(this is exactly how I started off the first time around)

[[deleted user]]

I'm at the cake again... would you also accept a pie or cupcake?

[JoAnne]

Rosa wrote: "I'm at the cake again... would you also accept a pie or cupcake?"

Sure!!

[JoAnne]

Brittany wrote: "Roll#22
Start space: 70
Number rolled: 3
Landed on: 73. THRIFT SHOP – Read a book that you got second hand or that you borrowed from somebody (not the library)
The Murder House by ..."


LOL Brittany!

[[deleted user]]

JoAnne wrote: "Rosa wrote: "I'm at the cake again... would you also accept a pie or cupcake?"

Sure!!"

thank you!

[Brittany]

Roll #24
start space: home
Number Rolled: 3
Landed on: 3. The neighbour kid gives you a ride on his handle bars to the end of the street. GO FORWARD 4 SPACES (#7)

7. Pass the SCHOOL - Read a Young Adult or Children’s book. (Must meet the 150 page minimum) Once and for All by Sarah Dessen finished 12/30/2018

Roll #25
Start space: 7
Number rolled: 2
Landed on: 9. Pass the SCHOOL - Read a book by an author whose first AND last initials appear in the word ‘SCHOOL’

Still exactly the same as my first time through. How weird!!

[JoAnne]

YAY Brittany!

[[deleted user]]

had a second slice of cake:

Roll 40 4/80 80. CAFÉ - Stop for cake and a rest. GO BACK 4 SPACES (#76) OR DO A FORFEIT*

no roll/76 76. Read a book with cake on the cover. - Apple Die by Chelsea Thomas (1/3/19)

[JoAnne]

Yum Rosa!!

[Brittany]

Roll #25
Start space: 7
Number rolled: 2
Landed on: 9. Pass the SCHOOL - Read a book by an author whose first AND last initials appear in the word ‘SCHOOL’ Homicide: The View from Inside the Yellow Tape by Cloyd Steiger finished 1/4/2019

Roll #26
Start space: 9
Number rolled: 1
Landed on: 10. Pass the SCHOOL - Read a book with a character who is a teacher.

[JoAnne]

Good one Brittany!

[Dana]

So it's been awhile since I posted but I did finish Roll 2 with Before I Fall back on November 27th and am ready for my next turn! It was space 8 which was a book that takes place in a school and Sam and her friends are at school for a lot of the book.

I am hoping to focus in on this challenge this year rather than competitions or timed challenges.

Roll #3
Start Space: 8
Number rolled: 2
Landed on: 10 Pass the SCHOOL - Read a book with a character who is a teacher.
Book To Read: I am going to read The Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt

[JoAnne]

Good luck Dana!! You can do it!

[Brittany]

Roll #26
Start space: 9
Number rolled: 1
Landed on: 10. Pass the SCHOOL - Read a book with a character who is a teacher. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone finished 1/9/2019

Roll #27
Start space: 10
Number rolled: 2
Landed on: 12. Pass the SCHOOL - Read a book with a main character who is under 18 years old.

[Elle]

New year, new adventure. Here we go!

[Elle]

Don't Get Fined! Library Adventure
Duration: January 9, 2019 - December 26, 2021

Tasks
Forfeits

Roll #1
Start space: Home
Number rolled: 5
Landed on: 5 - Read a book with a title that begins with one of the letters in ‘STREET’
Read: Two Witches and a Whiskey | Annette Marie - Feb 12

Roll #2
Start space: 5
Number rolled: 2
Landed on: 7 - Pass the SCHOOL - Read a YA or Children’s book. (Must meet the 150 pg. min.)
Read: The Prince and the Dressmaker | Jen Wang - Mar 16

Roll #3
Start space: 7
Number rolled: 6
Landed on: 13 - Read a book set in a small town
Read: Wild Country | Anne Bishop - Apr 23

Roll #4
Start space: 13
Number rolled: 3
Landed on: 16 - Read a book where a wedding, funeral or christening takes place.
Read: Prick | Sabrina Paige - Jun 16

Roll #5
Start space: 16
Number rolled: 6
Landed on: 22 - Read a book with a green cover or a tree on the cover.
Read: Blood Ties & Brown Liquor | Sean Hill - Jul 29

Roll #6
Start space: 22
Number rolled: 1
Landed on: 23 - Read a book with a title that starts with one of the letters in BENCH
Read: Clap When You Land | Elizabeth Acevedo - June 9, 2020

Roll #7
Start space: 23
Number rolled: 3
Landed on: 26 - Read a book with a child on the cover
Read: The Saturdays | Elizabeth Enright - Sep 7, 2020

Roll #8
Start space: 26
Number rolled: 4
Landed on: 30 - Go back two spaces (#28). 28 - Read a book that is longer than 300 pgs.
Read: Gideon the Ninth | Tamsyn Muir - Oct 19, 2020 (479 pages)

Roll #9
Start space: 28
Number rolled: 3
Landed on: 31. Each title word begins with one of the letters in ‘ICE-CREAM’
Read: Ella Enchanted | Gail Carson Levine - Nov 20, 2020

Roll #10
Start space: 31
Number rolled: 4
Landed on: 35. Read a book with water on the cover.
Read: Hex Hall | Rachel Hawkins - Nov 23, 2020

Roll #11
Start space: 35
Number rolled: 2
Landed on: 37. Read a book that is between 150 and 200 pages.
Read: The Eleventh Orphan | Joan Lingard - Nov 30, 2020 (192 pages)

Roll #12
Start space: 37
Number rolled: 1
Landed on: 38. Read a book with an alcoholic beverage on the cover or in the title.
Read: The Master and Margarita | Mikhail Bulgakov - Mar 6, 2021

Roll #13
Start space: 38
Number rolled: 2
Landed on: 40. Read a book published before 2000.
Read: Sideways Stories from Wayside School | Louis Sachar - Mar 9, 2021
(orig. pub. in 1978)

Roll #14
Start space: 40
Number rolled: 4
Landed on: 44. Read a book with a character who is a journalist.
Read: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder | Holly Jackson - Mar 19, 2021

Roll #15
Start space: 44
Number rolled: 2
Landed on: 46. Read a book with jewellery on the cover.
Read: The Gilded Ones | Namina Forna - Mar 25, 2021

Roll #16
Start space: 46
Number rolled: 5
Landed on: 51. Read a dystopian or post-apocalyptic book.
Read: Brown Girl in the Ring | Nalo Hopkinson - Apr 8, 2021

Roll #17
Start space: 51
Number rolled: 3
Landed on: 54. Read a book with any animal on the cover.
Read: The One and Only Ivan | Katherine Applegate - Apr 28, 2021

Roll #18
Start space: 54
Number rolled: 5
Landed on: 59. Read a book that involves a bad boy OR a group of criminals.
Read: Hench | Natalie Zina Walschots - May 4, 2021

Roll #19
Start space: 59
Number rolled: 6
Landed on: 65. Read a book with a title where all the words start with the same letter
Read: Brimstone Bound | Helen Harper - May 13, 2021

Roll #20
Start space: 65
Number rolled: 1
Landed on: 66. Read a book by an author whose initials are CD or LP
Read: The Austen Playbook | Lucy Parker - Jun 10, 2021

Roll #21
Start space: 66
Number rolled: 2
Landed on: 68. Read a book with a music related word in the title
Read: Songs for Ophelia | Theodora Goss - Jun 21, 2021

Roll #22
Start space: 68
Number rolled: 3
Landed on: 71. Read a book set in a different country from where you live.
Read: Hellbound Guilds & Other Misdirections | Annette Marie - Jun 23, 2021
Set in Canada; I live in the US

Roll #23
Start space: 71
Number rolled: 5
Landed on: 76. Read a book with cake on the cover.
Read: Sweet Revenge | Maisy Morgan - Jun 28, 2021

Roll #24
Start space: 76
Number rolled: 2
Landed on: 78. Read a book that is tagged mystery or crime.
Read: Good Girl, Bad Blood | Holly Jackson - Jul 14, 2021

Roll #25
Start space: 78
Number rolled: 2
Landed on: 80. GO BACK 4 SPACES OR DO A FORFEIT.

FORFEIT
Number rolled: 4
Task: Read a book with a title that begins with U, X or Z.
Read: The Unknown Ajax | Georgette Heyer - Aug 22, 2021

Roll #26
Start space: 80
Number rolled: 3
Landed on: 83. Read a book with a wealthy main character.
Read: The Hawthorne Legacy | Jennifer Lynn Barnes - Sep 16, 2021

Roll #27
Start space: 83
Number rolled: 1
Landed on: 84. Read a book with the letters ‘B A N K’ in the title (any order).
Read: Blacktop Wasteland | S.A. Cosby - Sep 22, 2021

Roll #28
Start space: 84
Number rolled: 4
Landed on: 88. Read a book by a new to you author.
Read: I'd Rather Be Reading | Anne Bogel - Oct 3, 2021

Roll #29
Start space: 88
Number rolled: 2
Landed on: 90. GO BACK 4 SPACES ->86. Read a book by your favourite author.
Read: The Ocean at the End of the Lane | Neil Gaiman - Oct 11, 2021

Roll #30
Start space: 86
Number rolled: 3
Landed on: 89. A book from a genre you wouldn't normally choose.
Read: Horror - The Haunting of Hill House | Shirley Jackson - Oct 18

Roll #31
Start space: 89
Number rolled: 6
Landed on: 95. Read a book that is tagged historical fiction
Read: A Rising Man | Abir Mukherjee - Nov 25

Roll #32
Start space: 95
Number rolled: 1
Landed on: 96. A book that involves grandparents or MC is over 60
Read: The Thursday Murder Club | Richard Osman - Dec 11

Roll #33
Start space: 96
Number rolled: 2
Landed on: 98. Book with a cover you think is artistic.
Read: Firekeeper's Daughter | Angeline Boulley - Dec 26

Roll #34
Start space: 98
Number rolled: 4
Landed on: THE LIBRARY! Congratulations you have successfully returned your book!

[Brittany]

Roll #27
Start space: 10
Number rolled: 2
Landed on: 12. Pass the SCHOOL - Read a book with a main character who is under 18 years old My Friend Dahmer finished 1/9/2019

This was interesting. It was about Jeffrey dahmer from middle school on through high school written by someone who went to school with him.

Roll#28
Start space: 12
Number rolled: 3
Landed on: 15. Your friend is driving past. Catch a lift. GO FORWARD 6 SPACES (#21).


21. Read a book with any mode of transportation on the cover.

[JoAnne]

Great job Brittany!

Welcome Elle!

[Amber]

Don't Get Fined! Library Adventure
Duration: Open Ended

Tasks
Forfeits

Roll #1
Start space: Home
Number rolled: 3
Landed on: 3 - The neighbour kid gives you a ride on his handle bars to the end of the street. GO FORWARD 4 SPACES (#7).
Landed on: 7 - Pass the SCHOOL - Read a Young Adult or Children’s book. (Must meet the 150 page minimum)
Read: Scarlet
How it fits: It's a YA book.
Start Date: 10 Feb 2019
Finish Date: 15 Feb 2019

Roll #2
Start space: 7
Number rolled: 4
Landed on: 11 - Read a book where the main characters are a group of friends.
Read: Six of Crows
How it fits: Admittedly it's a bit of a stretch, but there are 6 main characters and they're all at least friendly towards one another and care about each other and work together to pull off a heist. I'm going with it.
Start Date: 13 July 2019
Finish Date: 28 July 2019

Roll #3
Start space: 11
Number rolled: 2
Landed on: 13 - Read a book set in a small town
Read: The Secret Life of Bees
How it fits: Set in Tiburon, SC
Start Date: 31 Jul 2019
Finish Date: 4 Aug 2019

Roll #4
Start space: 13
Number rolled: 5
Landed on: 18 - You meet your friend and stop to chat. GO BACK 7 SPACES (#11) OR DO A FORFEIT*
Landed on: 11 - Read a book where the main characters are a group of friends.
Read: New York 2140
How it fits: There are 8 main characters, some are friends from the beginning and some become friends over the course of the book, they all are working together by the end of the book.
Start Date: 21 Aug 2019
Finish Date: 25 Sep 2019

Roll #5
Start space: 11
Number rolled: 6
Landed on: 17 - Pass the CHURCH – Read a book with a religious symbol on the cover.
Read:
How it fits: Has "pearly gates" on the cover
Start Date: 16 Oct 2019
Finish Date: 19 Oct 2019

Roll #6
Start space: 17
Number rolled: 6
Landed on: 23 Walk through the PARK - Read a book with a title that starts with one of the letters in BENCH (‘the’, ‘a’ and ‘an’ should be ignored)
Read: Circe
How it fits: Starts with C
Start Date: 18 Jan 2020
Finish Date: 24 Jan 2020

Roll #7
Start space: 23
Number rolled: 1
Landed on: 24 Cut through the PLAYGROUND - Read a book with any kind of playground equipment on the cover (swing, roundabout etc)
Read:
How it fits:
Start Date:
Finish Date:

[✟Roxanne✟(Death by Book Avalanche) ☠]

Roll: #8
Start Space: 28
Rolled: 2
Landed on: 30 - You take what you think is a short cut. It isn’t. GO BACK 2 SPACES (#28)
Landed on: 28 - Read a book that is longer than 300 pages.
Do Not Disturb by A.R. Torre
How it fits: 368 pages
Start Date: 18/12/18
Finish Date: 27/12/18

[✟Roxanne✟(Death by Book Avalanche) ☠]

Roll: #9
Start Space: 28
Rolled: 6
Landed on: 34 - You take what you think is a shortcut. You’re correct. GO FORWARD 3 SPACES (#37)
Landed on: 37 - Read a book that is between 150 and 200 pages.
A Living Nightmare by Darren Shan
How it fits: 173 pages
Start Date: 27/12/18
Finish Date: 29/12/18

[✟Roxanne✟(Death by Book Avalanche) ☠]

Roll: #10
Start Space: 37
Rolled: 6
Landed on: 43 - NEWSAGENT – Read a non-fiction book
Women Who Love Too Much by Robin Norwood
How it fits: Book is non-fiction
Start Date: 31/12/18
Finish Date: 07/01/19