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2025 Eighteen-Month Challenges
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CFD's Library Adventure (July 2023 - Dec 2024) - Still Open
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Quick question re. #27 "Name of a flower in the title" - Would a title containing the word "orange" count since orange blossoms are flowers?
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Roll #13Start Space: 53
Rolled: 1
Landed on: 54
PET SHOP - Read a book with any animal on the cover.
Read: A Return of Devotion by Kristi Ann Hunter
Finished: 6/23/24
How it fits: There is a horse on the cover.
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Roll #14Start Space: 52
Rolled: 1
Landed On: 53 Read a book with a character who is an animal.
Read:
How it fits? Flo is Jalissas service dog.
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Second Go Round!Roll #3
Start Space: 5
Number Rolled: 4
Landed on: 9. Pass the SCHOOL - Read a book by an author whose first AND last initials appear in the word SCHOOL.
Book Read: Faceless (06/27/24)
How It Fit: Authors initials, CS, are in the word SChool.
Second Go RoundRoll #4
Start Space: 9
Number Rolled: 6
Landed on: 15. Your friend is driving past. Catch a lift. GO FORWARD 6 SPACES (#21).
21. Vehicles pass by you. Read a book with any mode of transportation on the cover.
Book Read: No Pit So Deep, 1 (07/03/24)
How It Fit: Airplane on the cover
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Roll #14Start Space: 54
Rolled: 4
Landed on: 58
PHARMACY – Read a book where the use of prescription drugs is important to the story.
Read: Anchor in the Storm by Sarah Sundin
Finished: 7/5/24
How it fits: The book is about large dose prescriptions of
phenobarbitals being filled at the pharmacy Lillian works at.
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Roll #15Start Space: 58
Rolled: 5
Landed on: 63
Time’s running out. Start jogging! GO FORWARD 7 SPACES (#70).
70. WORKOUT PLAZA - Read a book where a character does some sort of exercise (physical sports count).
Book Read: Love in Tandem by Becca Kinzer
Finished: 7/7/24
How it fits: The main characters ride a tandem bicycle for 500 miles.
Roll #24Start number: 92
Rolled: 2
Landed on: 94. You witness a fender bender. Read a book where a character is involved in an accident.
- 07/08/2024Roll #25
Start number: 94
Roll: 6
100. THE LIBRARY! Congratulations you have successfully returned your book! 07/09/2024
Done
Roll #16Start Space: 70
Rolled: 3
Landed on: 73
THRIFT SHOP – Read a book that you got secondhand or that you borrowed from somebody (not the library).
Read: Carolina Breeze by Denise Hunter
Finished: 7/9/24
How it fits: I borrowed the book from my sister.
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Sarita, congrats on finishing the game!
Roll #17Start Space: 73
Rolled: 5
Landed on: 78
POLICE STATION – Read a book that has an MPG of mystery or crime.
Read: Called to Protect by Lynette Eason
Finished: 7/10/24
How it fits: It's a mystery.
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Second Go RoundRoll #5
Start Space: 21
Number Rolled: 3
Landed on: 24. Cut through the PLAYGROUND. Read a book with any kind of playground equipment on the cover (swing, roundabout, etc.).
Book Read: Old Fashioned by Rene Gutteridge (07/13/24)
How It Fit: Swings on the cover
Roll #18Start Space: 78
Rolled: 1
Landed on: 79
POLICE STATION - Read a book where something is stolen.
Read: Bye Bye Birdie by Dana Mentink
Finished: 7/14/24
How it fits: Coins and documents from a safe and a bird are stolen.
I'm finished! Roll #1
Start Space: Home
Rolled: 4
Landed on: 4
You pet a neighbor’s dog before moving on. Read a book with a dog on the cover or the word ‘DOG’ in the title (in order).
Book Read: Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Finished 4/25/24
How it fits: There is a dog on the cover.
Roll #2
Start Space: 4
Rolled: 5
Landed on: 9
Pass the SCHOOL - Read a book by an author whose first AND last initials appear in the word SCHOOL.
Book Read: Fancy Pants by Cathy Marie Hake
Finished: 4/27/24
How it fits: The author's first and last initials (CH) appear in the word "SCHOOL ".
Roll #3
Start Space: 9
Rolled: 4
Landed on: 13
A woman in a car waves at you, and you smile in return. Read a book set in a small town.
Book Read: Love on the Mend by Karen Witemeyer
Finished: 4/28/24
How it fits: The story takes place in the small town of Cold Springs, Texas
Roll #4
Start Space: 13
Rolled: 4
Landed on: 17
Pass the CHURCH – Read a book with a cross, steeple, Bible, or church building on the cover.
Book Read: Stealing the Preacher by Karen Witemeyer
Finished: 5/2/24
How it fits: A church is on the cover.
Roll #5
Start Space: 17
Rolled: 6
Landed on: 23
Walk through the PARK. Read a book with a title that starts with one of the letters in BENCH (ignore articles).
Book Read: Crossed Lines by Jennifer Delamere
Finished: 5/8/24
How it fits: The title starts with C which is one of the letters in BENCH.
Roll #6
Start Space: 23
Rolled: 5
Landed on: 28
Take the long way around on the meandering sidewalk. Read a book that is longer than 300 pages.
Book Read: If for Any Reason by Courtney Walsh
Finished: 5/11/24
How it fits: The book has 408 pages.
Roll #7
Start Space: 28
Rolled: 4
Landed on: 32
ICE CREAM STAND - Read a book with an ice cream on the cover.
Book Read: The Sweet Life by Suzanne Woods Fisher
Finished: 5/18/24
How it fits: Ice cream is on the cover.
Roll #8
Start Space: 32
Rolled: 6
Landed on: 38
SHOE STORE - Read a book with a pair of shoes on the cover.
Book Read: These Tangled Threads: A Novel of Biltmore by Sarah Loudin Thomas
Read: 5/28/24
How it fits: The girl on the cover is wearing a pair of brown shoes.
Roll #9
Start Space: 38
Rolled: 6
Landed on: 44
NEWSAGENT - Read a book with a character who is a journalist.
Book Read:The Letter Tree by Rachel Fordham
Read: 5/30/24
How it fits: Isaac becomes a journalist by writing articles for the local newspaper which later turns into a full-time job.
Roll #10
Start Space: 44
Rolled: 4
Landed on: 48
COFFEE SHOP – Read a book with a title that starts with one of the letters in COFFEE (ignore articles).
Book Read: Foremost by Jody Hedlund
Read: 6/1/24
How it fits: The title starts with F, one of the letters in COFFEE.
Roll #11
Start Space: 48
Rolled: 2
Landed on: 50
CINEMA - Read a book that has been made into a film OR with a character who is an actor.
Book Read: The Convenient Groom by Denise Hunter
Read: 6/6/24
How it fits: The book was made into a Hallmark movie in 2016.
Roll #12
Start Space: 50
Rolled: 3
Landed on: 53
PET SHOP – Read a book with a character who is an animal (for example: Black Beauty, Charlotte’s Web, Blackberry Beach)
Read: Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell
Finished: 6/6/24
How it fits: The book is about Emily's dog Clifford.
Roll #13
Start Space: 53
Rolled: 1
Landed on: 54
PET SHOP - Read a book with any animal on the cover.
Read: A Return of Devotion by Kristi Ann Hunter
Finished: 6/23/24
How it fits: There is a horse on the cover.
Roll #14
Start Space: 54
Rolled: 4
Landed on: 58
PHARMACY – Read a book where the use of prescription drugs is important to the story.
Read: Anchor in the Storm by Sarah Sundin
Finished: 7/5/24
How it fits: The book is about large dose prescriptions of
phenobarbitals being filled at the pharmacy Lillian works at.
Roll #15
Start Space: 58
Rolled: 5
Landed on: 63
Time’s running out. Start jogging! GO FORWARD 7 SPACES (#70).
70. WORKOUT PLAZA - Read a book where a character does some sort of exercise (physical sports count).
Book Read: Love in Tandem by Becca Kinzer
Finished: 7/7/24
How it fits: The main characters ride a tandem bicycle for 500 miles.
Roll #16
Start Space: 70
Rolled: 3
Landed on: 73
THRIFT SHOP – Read a book that you got secondhand or that you borrowed from somebody (not the library).
Read: Carolina Breeze by Denise Hunter
Finished: 7/9/24
How it fits: I borrowed the book from my sister.
Roll #17
Start Space: 73
Rolled: 5
Landed on: 78
POLICE STATION – Read a book that has an MPG of mystery or crime.
Read: Called to Protect by Lynette Eason
Finished: 7/10/24
How it fits: It's a mystery.
Roll #18
Start Space: 78
Rolled: 1
Landed on: 79
POLICE STATION - Read a book where something is stolen.
Read: Bye Bye Birdie by Dana Mentink
Finished: 7/14/24
How it fits: Coins and documents from a safe and a bird are stolen.
Roll #19
Start Space: 79
Rolled: 6
Landed on: 85
BUS STOP - Catch the bus! GO DIRECTLY TO THE LIBRARY.
100. THE LIBRARY! Congratulations you have successfully returned your book!
Here's my last roll. I got ahead of myself and forgot to post this one first!Roll #19
Start Space: 79
Rolled: 6
Landed on: 85
BUS STOP - Catch the bus! GO DIRECTLY TO THE LIBRARY.
100. THE LIBRARY! Congratulations you have successfully returned your book!
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Second Go RoundRoll #6
Start Space: 24
Number Rolled: 6
Landed on: 30. You take what you think is a short cut. It isn’t. GO BACK 2 SPACES (#28).
Landed on: 28. Take the long way around on the meandering sidewalk. Read a book that is longer than 300 pages.
Book Read: Expired Refuge (07/20/24)
How It Fit: 312 pages
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Andrea wrote: "Great job, Lynnette!"Thank you!
But I rolled a 2 so now I have to do it all over again. LoL
Second Go RoundRoll #7
Start Space: 28
Number 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. Take the long way around on the meandering sidewalk. Read a book that is longer than 300 pages.
Book Read: Pearl in the Sand (07/24/24)
How It Fit: 320 pages
Finished #7, on to #8Roll #7
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:
Return to Sender by Janice Thompson (7/9/24)How it fits: MC receives a letter intended for someone else - so searches for sender
Roll #8
Start Space: 19
Number Rolled: 4
Landed On: 23/23. Walk through the PARK. Read a book with a title that starts with one of the letters in BENCH (ignore articles).
Book Read:
Capitol K-9 Unit Christmas: An Anthology by Shirlee McCoyHow It Fits: Starts with the letter C
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Start Space: 64. BURGER BARN - Read a book where somebody eats fast food.
Number Rolled: 3
Landed on: 67. MUSIC STORE - Read a book with an instrument on the cover.
Book Read: Everything Is Just Beginning
How it fits: A guitar is prominently featured on the cover.
I finished! See Spaces 130-133 to see my game.This was a fun game. I really enjoyed it.
Let me know if I need to copy it all here.
Help! All my messages on space 133 disappeared. I don't know where they went or how to find them. I really did finish.Do you want me to try to recreate what I did? I have a bookshelf with all the books I read on it and could probably figure it out.
I am working on redoing my game. Will post it here when I am doneRoll #1
Start Here
Rolled 6.
Landed on #6 The neighbour’s scary dog is out of the yard. GO BACK 2 SPACES (#4).
#4 You pet a neighbor’s dog before moving on. Read a book with a dog on the cover or the word ‘DOG’ in the title (in order).
Book Read: The Inquisitor's Tale Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog by Adam Gidwitz Has the word Dog in the title and on the cover.
Start on space #4
Roll #2--rolled a 6
Landed on #10--Read a book with a character who is a teacher.
Book Read-- The Unteachables by Gordon Korman
In this 5 star read Mr Kermit is the teacher of the unteachables.
Start on space #4
Roll #2--rolled a 6
Landed on #10--Read a book with a character who is a teacher.
Book Read-- The Unteachables by Gordon Korman
In this 5 star read Mr Kermit is the teacher of the unteachables.
Start on space #10
Roll #3--rolled a 2
Landed on #12--Read a book with a main character who is under 18 years old.
Book read-- Paul, Big, and Small by David Glen Robb
The main characters in this book, Paul, Big, and Small are all high school students.
Roll #4--Start on space 12
rolled 6
Landed on #18
Go Back 7 spaces (#11) or do a forfeit
Forfeit- rolled a 4
Read a book with a title that begins with J. U, X, Z
Book read-- Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg
Roll #5
Start on space 18
Rolled a 4
Landed on space 22
You enter the PARK. Read a book with a green cover or a tree on the cover.
Book read--
Book read-- The Secret of the India Orchid by Nancy Campbell Allen
Roll # 6
Start on space 22
Rolled a 1
Landed on space 23
Walk through the PARK. Read a book with a title that starts with one of the letters in BENCH (ignore articles).
Book read-- The Night Garden by Lisa Van Allen warning: mentions sex but not graphic
Book begins with letter "N"
Roll #7
Start on space 23
Rolled a 5
Landed on space 28
Take the long way around on the meandering sidewalk. Read a book that is longer than 300 pages.
Book Read-- The Memory House by Rachel Hauck
Has 374 pages
Roll # 8
Start on space 28
Rolled a 3
Landed on space 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 articles)
Book Read-- An Ivy Hill Christmas (Tales from Ivy Hill) by Julie Klassen 11-26-23
Has an I, C, A in the title
Roll # 9
Start on space 31
Rolled a 6
Landed on space 37
In the PARK-You finally reach the other end of the park. Read a book that is between 150 and 200 pages.
Book read- Christmas After All The Diary of Minnie Swift, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1932 (Dear America) by Kathryn Lasky 12-6-23
Contains 187 pages
Roll #10
Start on space 37
Rolled a 5
Landed on space 42
Grocery Store- Read a book with some kind of food on the cover OR in the title
Book read Hello, My Name Is Scrambled Eggs by Jamie Gilson 12-21-23
Book has scrambled eggs in the title
Roll #11
Start on space 42
Rolled a 1
Landed on space 43
Newsagent-Read a nonfiction book
Book Read-- History Smashers The Underground Railroad by Kate Messner 1-9-24
Roll # 12
Started on space 43
Rolled a 2
Landed on space 45
Your mom calls and asks you to pick up some orange juice. GO BACK 4 SPACES (#41).
Space 41
Juice Bar- Read a book with a cover that is mainly orange, bright pink or lemon yellow.
Book read-- The Muddle-headed Wombat on Holiday by Ruth Park 1-12-24 (the cover is more orange than the picture shows)
Roll #13
Start on space 41
Rolled a 6
Landed on space 47
Oh no! You left a pan on the stove. GO HOME OR DO A FORFEIT
Doing a forfeit.
Rolled a 1
Read a book that begins with Q, V, or Y
Book read-- Village Diary (Chronicles of Fairacre, #2) by Miss Read 1/26/24
Roll # 14
Start on space 47
Rolled a 5
Landed on space 52
Vending Machines-Read a book with any kind of drink on the cover
Book read-- Aunt Dimity's Death (Aunt Dimity Mystery, #1) by Nancy Atherton ----(2/10/24)
Roll #15
Start on space 52
Rolled a 3
Landed on space 55
A tourist stops you to ask for directions. GO BACK 4 SPACES (#51) OR DO A FORFEIT
Space #51 VACANT, DECREPIT STOREFRONT--Read a dystopian or post-apocalyptic book.
Book read-- Ella Minnow Pea A Novel in Letters by Mark Dunn 2-25-24 Tagged dystopian on Goodreads
Roll # 16
Start on space 51
Rolled a 5
Landed on space 56
SPORTS SHOP--Read a book with a character who is a professional athlete
Book Read-- The Chance by Karen Kingsbury 3-10-24--One of the main characters plays for the Atlanta Hawks basketball team.
Roll#17
Start on space 56
Rolled a 3
Landed on space 59
You notice in a shop window a sign that reads SHOPLIFTERS WILL BE PROSECUTED--Read a book that involves a bad boy OR a group of criminals
Book Read-- Walk of Infamy (Rhea Jensen #6) by Sheralyn Pratt -3-19-24--had a group of criminals called 'The Fours'.
Linda NielsonRoll #18
Start on space 59
Rolled a 2
Landed on space 61
Florist
Book Read Flowers for Sarajevo by John McCutcheon
The boy gave out flowers
Roll # 19
Start on space 61
Rolled a 1
Landed on Space 62
Bakery
Book read-- Blueberry Muffin Murder (Hannah Swensen, #3) by Joanne Fluke
Main character is a baker
Roll #20
Start on space 62
Rolled a 4
Landed on space 66
Music Store
Book Read-- The Cricket on the Hearth by Charles Dickens
Written by Charles Dickens
Roll # 21
Start on space 66
Rolled a 6
Landed on space 72
Travel Agency
Book read-- Smile and Be a Villain (Dorothy Martin #18) by Jeanne M. Dams
The couple take a vacation to the island of Aldernay
Roll # 22
Start on space 72
Roll and 6
Landed on space 78
Police station
Book Read-- The Quiche of Death (Agatha Raisin, #1) by M.C. Beaton
Has an MPG of Mystery
Roll # 23
Start on Space 78
Roll a 6
Landed on space 84
Bank-Read a book with the letters BANK in the title (in any order)
Book Read- No Brainer (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #18) by Jeff Kinney
Has the letters BANK in the title
Roll # 24
Start on space 84
Roll a 3
Landed on space 87
Bookstore-Read a book from your favorite genre
Book read- Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding (Her Royal Spyness, #12) by Rhys Bowen
Roll # 25
Start on space 87
Roll a 3
Landed on Space 90
Bookstore-Go back 4 spaces-# 86
Bookstore
Read a book by you favorite author
Book read- The Language of Sycamores (Tending Roses #3) by Lisa Wingate
By-Lisa Wingate Who is one of my favorite authors
Roll # 26
Started on space 86
Roll a 5
Landed on space 91
Bookstore-read a book bought in last 6 months
Book read- The Children's Train by Viola Ardone
Bought this book at our library's dime a book sell
Roll # 27
Started on space 91
Rolled a 3
Landed on space 94
Witness a fender bender
Book read-- The Cross Gardener by Jason F. Wright
The main character's wife and baby were killed in an accident
Roll #28
Started on space 94
Rolled a 3
Landed on space 97
Art Gallery
Book read- The Art of Love and Lies (Proper Romance) by Rebecca Anderson
Main character painted "reproductions" of paintings
Roll # 29
Started on space 97
Rolled a 5
Rolled of the game board
Finished the game!
All the links are in the other posts
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Oh no! But hey, at least you'll get to check off another to-be-read book!
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Linda, usually, yes, repost your completed challenges. However, with this game, as long as you're posting your completed tasks/books along the way (with links and finished dates), there's no reason to repost the whole game.
So sorry about the disappearing section! I have no clue what would have happened there. I log all my reading challenges in physical notebooks as well as in the threads here on Goodreads (when I have time for the latter around work), so I don't lose all my dates and titles if GR goes haywire on me.
Andrea wrote: "Great job, all!Linda, usually, yes, repost your completed challenges. However, with this game, as long as you're posting your completed tasks/books along the way (with links and finished dates), ..."
Luckily I did have a physical copy of my game so it wasn't too hard to repost it all except for the dates read.
Second Go Rpund!Roll #8
Start Space: 28
Number Rolled: 5
Landed on: 33. PUBLIC TOILETS - Nip into the toilets to ‘spend a penny.’ Read a book by an author whose initials are P.T. or T.P. (ignore middle initials).
Book Read: One More Sunrise (08/02/24)
How It Fit: One of the authors has the initials T.P.
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Great job, Lynnette!
Second Go RoundRoll #9
Start Space: 33
Number Rolled: 2
Landed on: 35. Take a stroll past the pond. Read a book with water on the cover.
Book Read: One Thursday Morning (08/09/24)
How It Fit: Water on the cover.
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Start Space: 67. MUSIC STORE - Read a book with an instrument on the cover.
Number Rolled: 4
Landed on: 71. TRAVEL AGENCY – Read a book set in a different country from where you live.
Book Read: The Metropolitan Affair
(finished 9 August 2024)How it fits: the story is set in New York City, USA, and I live in Canada 🙂
(also, my heart kinda sank at my next roll, which was "GO HOME" because I took too long . . . here we go . . . not sure if I can finish before year's end, but I surely will try!)
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(I totally get that. I’m currently stuck on a task—just need to specifically search for a book for it instead of hoping one will come along.)
Second Go RoundRoll #10
Start Space: 35
Number Rolled: 5
Landed on: 40. ANTIQUE SHOP – Read a book published before 2000.
Book Read: The Shoe Box: A Christmas Story (08/11/24)
How It Fit: Published in 1999
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Second Go RoundRoll #11
Start Space: 40
Number Rolled: 5
Landed on: 45. Your mom calls and asks you to pick up some orange juice. GO BACK 4 SPACES (#41).
41. JUICE BAR - Read a book with a cover that is mainly orange, bright pink, or lemon yellow.
Book Read: Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (08/15/24) GM
How It Fit: Cover is Orange
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Andrea - for #25 "main character who has children" - is one child okay or do there have to be more than one?
Second Go RoundRoll #12
Start Space: 41
Number Rolled: 6
Landed on: 47. Oh no! You left a pan on the stove. GO HOME OR DO A FORFEIT.
Number Rolled: 1
Landed On: 1. Leave your house. Read a book with a house on the cover.
Book Read: Someone in Sweet Grove (08/16/24)
How It Fit: House on the cover
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Any number of child or children works.
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Andrea wrote: "Karen wrote: "Andrea - for #25 "main character who has children" - is one child okay or do there have to be more than one?"Any number of child or children works."
Thanks, Andrea. That means the book I hoped to use works.
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Start Space: 59. You notice in a shop window a sign that reads SHOPLIFTERS WILL BE PROSECUTED - Read a book that involves a bad boy OR a group of criminals.
Number Rolled: 5
Landed on: 64. BURGER BARN - Read a book where somebody eats fast food.
Book Read: Heaven Sent Husband
How it fits: Jared and Ketura get hot dogs and sodas from a stand at the baseball field during their first date.