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Katrina
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Jan 07, 2025 12:36PM
I am happy if you keep this open for a while, I also just thought of not finishing as I am way behind, but will keep playing for now. Yay!
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Katrina, I'm glad to hear that. Have fun!
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Start Space: 41. JUICE BAR - Read a book with a cover that is mainly orange, bright pink, or lemon yellow.
Number Rolled: 6
Landed on: 47. Oh no! You left a pan on the stove. GO HOME OR DO A FORFEIT.
Number Rolled for Forfeit: 4
Landed on: Forfeit 4. Read a book with a title that begins with J, U, X, or Z.
Book Read: Undercover Christmas Escape
(finished 22 January 2025)How it fits: title begins with the letter 'U'
Yay, this is still open, then I’ll keep playing. I really enjoyed this one.
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Fifi, I'm glad to hear that. Have fun!
After 3 months of being stuck in one spot I'm finally moving on! Feeling hopeful I might actually get to the end!Roll #: 18
Start Space: 64
Rolled: 2
Landed On: 66
How It Fits: Read a book by an author whose initials are CD or LP
Read:
Lisa Phillips
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Roll #19Start Space: 66
Rolled: 6
Landed On: 72 Read a book where someone takes a vacation.
Read:
Page 204-Nick and his family have come to the estate for a long summer vacation.
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Start Space: 47. Oh no! You left a pan on the stove. GO HOME OR DO A FORFEIT.
Number Rolled: 3
Landed on: 50. CINEMA - Read a book that has been made into a film OR with a character who is an actor.
Book Read: Love Comes Softly
(finished 8 February 2025)How it fits: This book was turned into a Hallmark-style movie in 2003.
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Looks like I got myself caught in a loop. Hopefully I can break out of it on the following roll.Roll #10
Start Space: 25
Number Rolled: 5
Landed On: 30/30. You take what you think is a short cut. It isn’t. GO BACK 2 SPACES (#28).
28. Take the long way around on the meandering sidewalk. Read a book that is longer than 300 pages.
Book Read:
Always Look Twice by Elizabeth Goddard (1/9/25)How It Fits: It's 367 pages.
Roll #11
Start Space: 28
Number Rolled: 1
Landed On: 29/29. Stop to eat the sandwich tucked into your backpack. Read a book where a character has a picnic.
Book Read:
Vivian by Amelia C. Adams (2/7/25)How It Fits: Vivian and Lane go on a picnic
Roll #12
Start Space: 29
Number Rolled: 1
Landed On: 30. You take what you think is a short cut. It isn’t. GO BACK 2 SPACES (#28).
28. Take the long way around on the meandering sidewalk. Read a book that is longer than 300 pages.
Book Read:
How It Fits:
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Roll #20Starting Space: 72
Rolled: 5
Landed On: Read a book where somebody celebrates a birthday.
Read:
Vitellius throws Emperor Vespasian a birthday party. A birthday party in which an enormously important scene takes place!
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Start Space: 50. CINEMA - Read a book that has been made into a film OR with a character who is an actor.
Number Rolled: 6
Landed on: 56. SPORTS SHOP – Read a book with a character who is a professional athlete.
Book Read: Sisters and Champions: The True Story of Venus and Serena Williams
{GM children's} (finished 21 February 2025)How it fits: Venus and Serena Williams, professional tennis players, are the MCs of this biography.
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Roll: #21Starting Space: 77
Rolled: 1
Landed On: 78 Read a book that has an MPG of mystery or crime.
Read:
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Finally I finished one for this challenge!!Roll #7
Start Space: 11
Number rolled: 4
Landed on: 15 | Your friend is driving past. Catch a lift. Go Forward 6 Spaces
Landed on: 21 | Vehicles pass by you. Read a book with any mode of transportation on the cover.
Book read:
Don't Take any Wooden Nickels by Mindy Starns Clark (March 11, 2025)How it fits: A boat and cars on the cover.
Since this is open, I would like to play again in one of my extra threads from last year.
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Start Space: 56. SPORTS SHOP – Read a book with a character who is a professional athlete.
Number Rolled: 6
Landed on: 62. BAKERY - Read a book with a character who cooks for a living.
Book Read: Spring Story
{GM children's} (finished 19 March 2025)How it fits: One of the characters, Mrs. Crustybread, is the cook for Lord and Lady Woodmouse.
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Start Space: 62. BAKERY - Read a book with a character who cooks for a living.
Number Rolled: 2
Landed on: 64. BURGER BARN - Read a book where somebody eats fast food.
Book Read: Under the Magnolias
(finished 22 March 2025)How it fits: Austin and her father go to a local fast food joint to get a hamburger and fries towards the end of the book.
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Start Space: 64. BURGER BARN - Read a book where somebody eats fast food.
Number Rolled: 5
Landed on: 69. A group of thugs blocks your path. Run away! GO BACK 10 SPACES (#59).
Landed on: 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: Love Finds You in Calico, California
(finished 27 March 2025)How it fits: a group of 'thugs' and their leader cause a fire and other mayhem in a mine
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Michelle, I'll get right on that.
Roll #1Start Space: Home
Rolled: 3
Landed on: 3
The neighbor kid gives you a ride on his handlebars to the end of the street. GO FORWARD 4 SPACES (#7).
Landed on: 7
Pass the SCHOOL - Read a Young Adult, Juvenile, or Children’s book.
Read: Always by Jody Hedlund
Finished: 4/2/25
How it fits: Young Adult
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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: 1
Landed on: 60. FLORIST – Read a book with flowers on the cover.
Book Read: The Divine Proverb of Streusel
(finished 13 April 2025)How it fits: there's a small posy of purple flowers at the top left corner of the cover
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Thank you for keeping this challenge open! I finally finished it :) Do I need to repost it here?
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Thank you! I just added the books to my original thread so here is the completed challenge!Roll #1
Start: Start Here
Rolled: 2
Landed on: #2 Wave to your neighbor. Read a book involving neighbors.
Book:
This book is about neighboring families. One is Amish and one is not, but friendships still form between them.Roll#2:
Start Space #2
Rolled: 5
Landed on #7 Pass the SCHOOL - Read a Young Adult, Juvenile, or Children’s book
Book:
Tagged as Young AdultRoll #3:
Start Space: #7
Rolled: 6
Landed on: #13: Read a book set in a small town.
Book:
Takes place in a small lakeside town.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:
Has a church on the cover.Roll #5:
Start Space: #17
Rolled: 4
Landed on #21: Vehicles pass by you. Read a book with any mode of transportation on the cover.
Book:
Has airplanes on the cover.Roll #6:
Start Space: #21
Rolled: 5
Landed on #26: Cut through the PLAYGROUND. Read a book with a child on the cover
Book:
Has a child on the coverRoll #7:
Start Space: #26
Rolled: 3
Landed on: #29: Stop to eat the sandwich tucked into your backpack. Read a book where a character has a picnic.
Book:
The couple go on a picnic together. (GM but clean)Roll: #8
Start Space: #29
Rolled: 3
Landed on: #32: ICE CREAM STAND - Read a book with an ice cream on the cover.
Book:
Roll: #9
Start Space: #32
Rolled: 3
Landed on: #35: Take a stroll past the pond. Read a book with water on the cover.
Book:
Roll: #10
Start Space: #35
Rolled: 4
Landed on: #39. DEPARTMENT STORE - Read an anthology of short stories.
Book:
(Finished 3/26/24)Roll: #11
Start Space: #39
Rolled: 5
Landed on: #44. NEWSAGENT - Read a book with a character who is a journalist.
Book:
Grace is an investigative journalist in 1912. Finished 5/20/24Roll: #12
Start Space: #44
Rolled: 6
Landed on: #50 -CINEMA - Read a book that has been made into a film OR with a character who is an actor.
Book:
- Made into a movie (Finished 8/1)Roll: #13
Start Space: #50
Rolled: 6
Landed On: #56 - SPORTS SHOP – Read a book with a character who is a professional athlete.
Book:
(Has a character that is an NFL Quarterback) (Finished 8/23/24)Roll: #14
Start Space: #56
Rolled: 5
Landed On: #61 - FLORIST - Read a book where a character receives flowers.
Book:
Zoe recieves flowers from her ex-boyfriend. (Finished 9/30)Roll: #15
Start Space: #61
Rolled: 6
Landed On: #67 - MUSIC STORE - Read a book with an instrument on the cover.
Book:
The woman on the front is holding a violin. (Finished 11/29)Roll: #16
Start Space: #67
Rolled: 4
Landed On: #71. TRAVEL AGENCY – Read a book set in a different country from where you live.
Book:
takes place in France. Finished 1/25/24Roll: #17
Start Space: #71
Rolled: 1
Landed On: #72 - Read a book where somebody takes a vacation.
Book:
the characters take a honeymoon to Egypt. (Finished on 2/21/25)Roll: #18
Start Space: #72
Rolled: 5
Landed On: #77 - CARDS & GIFTS – Read a book where somebody celebrates a birthday.
Book:
Britt's birthday is celebrated in this book. (Finished 3/19/25)Roll: #19
Start Space: #77
Rolled: 3
Landed On: #80: CAFÉ - Stop for a snack and a rest. GO BACK 4 SPACES (#76) OR DO A FORFEIT.
I chose to forfeit. Rolled a 4 - Read a book with a title that begins with J, U, X, or Z.
Book:
Book title starts with a U. (Finished 4/17/25)Roll: #20
Start Space: #80
Roll: 5
Landed On: #85: BUS STOP - Catch the bus! GO DIRECTLY TO THE LIBRARY.
I'M FINISHED!!
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Start Space: 60. FLORIST – Read a book with flowers on the cover.
Number Rolled: 3
Landed on: 63. Time’s running out. Start jogging! GO FORWARD 7 SPACES (#70).
Landed on: 70. WORKOUT PLAZA - Read a book where a character does some sort of exercise (physical sports count).
Book Read: Midnight on the Scottish Shore
(finished 20 April 2025)How it fits: Several of the characters use bicycles to get around the island where much of this book is set.
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Start Space: 70. WORKOUT PLAZA - Read a book where a character does some sort of exercise (physical sports count).
Number Rolled: 1
Landed on: 71. TRAVEL AGENCY – Read a book set in a different country from where you live.
Book Read: Morning Star
(finished 20 April 2025)How it fits: set in Missouri, in the United States (I live in Canada)
Roll #2Start Space: 7
Rolled: 3
Landed on: 10
Pass the SCHOOL - Read a book with a character who is a teacher.
Read: The Waiting by Suzanne Woods Fisher
Finished: 4/22/25
How it fits: Jorie is the teacher of an Amish one room school.
Roll #3Start Space: 10
Rolled: 2
Landed on: 12
Pass the SCHOOL - Read a book with a main character who is under 18 years old.
Read: The Search by Suzanne Woods Fisher
Finished: 4/25/25
How it fits: Bess, one of the main characters, is 15 years old.
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Roll #4Start Space: 12
Rolled: 2
Landed on: 14
You forgot to put the cat out before you left. GO HOME.
Roll #5
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).
Read: Fugitive Search by Dana Mentink
Finished: 4/28/25
How it fits: There is a dog on the cover.
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Start Space: 71. TRAVEL AGENCY – Read a book set in a different country from where you live.
Number Rolled: 3
Landed on: 74. PIZZA PLACE – Read a book set in Italy or with an Italian character.
Book Read: Ciao, Sandro!: A Picture Book
(finished 1 May 2025)How it fits: set in Venice, Italy
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Roll #51
Start Space: 74. PIZZA PLACE – Read a book set in Italy or with an Italian character.
Number Rolled: 6
Landed on: 80. CAFÉ - Stop for a snack and a rest. GO BACK 4 SPACES (#76) OR DO A FORFEIT.
Do a Forfeit. Number Rolled: 3 (Read a book by an author whose name contains a Q, U, or V.)
Book Read: First Light in Morning Star
(finished 22 May 2025)How it fits: the author, Charlotte Hubbard, has a 'U' in her last name
Roll #52
Start Space: 80. CAFÉ - Stop for a snack and a rest. GO BACK 4 SPACES (#76) OR DO A FORFEIT.
Number Rolled: 4
Landed on: 84. BANK - Read a book with the letters BANK in the title (in any order).
Book Read: Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You
{GM children's} (finished 16 June 2025)How it fits: the letters B-A-N-K are in the title (just AsK!: Be differeNt, be brave, be you)
Roll #53
Start Space: 84. BANK - Read a book with the letters BANK in the title (in any order).
Number Rolled: 4
Landed on: 88. BOOKSTORE - Read a book by a new-to-you author.
Book Read: The White Christmas Inn
{GM 'inspirational'} (finished 12 July 2025)How it fits: this is the first book I've read by Colleen Wright
Roll #54
Start Space: 88. BOOKSTORE - Read a book by a new-to-you author.
Number Rolled: 6
Landed on: 94. You witness a fender bender. Read a book where a character is involved in an accident.
Book Read: More Than Meets the Eye
(finished 18 July 2025)How it fits: the 3 Hamilton 'siblings' are in a train accident at the beginning of the book which sets in motion everything that comes thereafter
Roll #55
Start Space: 94. You witness a fender bender. Read a book where a character is involved in an accident.
Number Rolled: 2
Landed on: 96. An elderly couple and a young child step out of a building and nearly bump into you. Read a book that involves grandparents OR with a main character who is over 60.
Book Read: A Day with Yayah
{GM children's} (finished 28 July 2025)How it fits: some children spend time with their grandmother, learning about their Indigenous heritage
Roll #56
Start Space: 96. An elderly couple and a young child step out of a building and nearly bump into you. Read a book that involves grandparents OR with a main character who is over 60.
Number Rolled: 1
Landed on: 97. ART GALLERY – Read a book with a character who is an artist.
Book Read: Yesterday's Gone
How it fits: Eliza is an artist that creates quilts, one of which becomes pivotal to the story
Roll #57
Start Space: 97. ART GALLERY – Read a book with a character who is an artist.
Number Rolled: 3
Landed on: 100. THE LIBRARY! Congratulations you have successfully returned your book!
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Kate, I’ll add a link for that when I’m doing my updates later today.
Roll #6Start Space: 4
Rolled: 2
Landed on: 6
The neighbour’s scary dog is out of the yard. GO BACK 2 SPACES (#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).
Read: Battle Tested by Laura Scott
Finished: 5/2/25
How it fits: There are puppies and 1 adult dog on the cover!
It's good that I have plenty of books with dogs on the cover!
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Roll #7Start 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.
Read: Lawman-in-Charge by Laura Scott
Finished: 5/20/25
How it fits: The author's initials, LS, appear in the word SCHOOL.
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Start Space: 74. PIZZA PLACE – Read a book set in Italy or with an Italian character.
Number Rolled: 6
Landed on: 80. CAFÉ - Stop for a snack and a rest. GO BACK 4 SPACES (#76) OR DO A FORFEIT.
Do a Forfeit. Number Rolled: 3 (Read a book by an author whose name contains a Q, U, or V.)
Book Read: First Light in Morning Star
(finished 22 May 2025)How it fits: the author, Charlotte Hubbard, has a 'U' in her last name
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