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Note: #7 has been updated to NOT include a 150-page minimum. The group I borrowed this challenge from has a 150-page minimum for most of their challenges, and I missed that little note on #7.
CFD's Library Adventure
July 2023 - December 2024
Roll #1
Start: Start Here
Rolled: 3
Landed on: 3 Go forward 4 spaces
Landed on: 7 Young Adult, Juvenile, or Children's book
Book:
July 2023 - December 2024
Roll #1
Start: Start Here
Rolled: 3
Landed on: 3 Go forward 4 spaces
Landed on: 7 Young Adult, Juvenile, or Children's book
Book:

Roll #1
Start Space: Start Here
Number Rolled: 5
Landed on: 5. Walk down your street. Read a book with a title that begins with one of the letters in STREET (ignore articles).
Book Read: The Sweet Life by Suzanne Woods Fisher (7-9-23)
How it fits: STREET

Roll #1
Start Space: Start Here
Number Rolled: 2
Landed on: 2. Wave to your neighbor. Read a book involving neighbors.
Book Read:

Two of the three main characters live on neighboring farms and look or walk across the field to the other’s house.

Start Space: Start Here
Number Rolled: 2
Landed on: 2. Wave to your neighbor. Read a book involving neighbors.
Book Read:

How it fits: Neighbors was involved in secrets and missing people.
Rolled 2 again
Roll #2
Start Space: Start Here
Number Rolled: 2
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:
How it fits:

Roll #2
Start Space: 2
Number Rolled: 3
Landed On: 5. Walk down your street. Read a book with a title that begins with one of the letters in STREET (ignore articles).
Book Read:


Roll #1
Start: Start Here
Rolled: 2
Landed on: #2 Wave to your neighbor. Read a book involving neighbors.
Book:

Roll#2:
Start Space #2
Rolled: 5
Landed on #7 Pass the SCHOOL - Read a Young Adult, Juvenile, or Children’s book
Book:

Roll #3:
Start Space: #7
Rolled: 6
Landed on: #13: Read a book set in a small town.
Book:

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:

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:

Roll #6:
Start Space: #21
Rolled: 5
Landed on #26: Cut through the PLAYGROUND. Read a book with a child on the cover
Book:

Roll #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:

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:

Roll: #11
Start Space: #39
Rolled: 5
Landed on: #44. NEWSAGENT - Read a book with a character who is a journalist.
Book:

Roll: #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:

Roll: #13
Start Space: #50
Rolled: 6
Landed On: #56 - SPORTS SHOP – Read a book with a character who is a professional athlete.
Book:

Roll: #14
Start Space: #56
Rolled: 5
Landed On: #61 - FLORIST - Read a book where a character receives flowers.
Book:

Roll: #15
Start Space: #61
Rolled: 6
Landed On: #67 - MUSIC STORE - Read a book with an instrument on the cover.
Book:

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:

Roll: #17
Start Space: #71
Rolled: 1
Landed On: #72 - Read a book where somebody takes a vacation.
Book:

Roll: #18
Start Space: #72
Rolled: 5
Landed On: #77 - CARDS & GIFTS – Read a book where somebody celebrates a birthday.
Book:

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:

Roll: #20
Start Space: #80
Roll: 5
Landed On: #85: BUS STOP - Catch the bus! GO DIRECTLY TO THE LIBRARY.
I'M FINISHED!!

Roll #1
Start Space: Start
Rolled: 1
Landed on: 1. Leave your house. Read a book with a house on the cover.
Book Read:On the Way to Christmas: Three Stories (8/3/23)

House on Cover
Roll #2
Start Space: 1
Rolled: 3
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: Life of a Hot Dog (8/3/23)

Dog on Cover
Roll #3
Start Space: 4
Rolled: 6
Landed on: 10 Pass the SCHOOL - Read a book with a character who is a teacher.
Book read: The Tutor's Daughter (8/15/23)

Emma's father is a tutor
Roll #4
Start Space: 10
Rolled: 5
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: In the Shadow of the River (8/20/23)

Steamship on cover
Roll #5
Start space: 21
Rolled: 4
Landed on: 25. Cut through the PLAYGROUND. Read a book with a main character who has children.
Book read: Mrs. Witherspoon Goes to War (8/24/23)

Mrs. Peggy Witherspoon has two daughters.
Roll#6
Start space: 25
Rolled: 5
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: The Hope of Azure Springs (8/30/23)

334 pages
Roll#7
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).
28. Take the long way around on the meandering sidewalk. Read a book that is longer than 300 pages.
Book read: When Love Calls (9/9/23)

338 pages
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).
28. Take the long way around on the meandering sidewalk. Read a book that is longer than 300 pages.
Book read: While Love Stirs (9/14/23)

352 pages
Roll#9
Start Space:28
Rolled: 4
Landed on: 32. ICE CREAM STAND - Read a book with an ice cream on the cover.
Book read: Ice Cream Before the Store (9/14/23)

Ice Cream on cover
Roll#10
Start Space: 32
Rolled: 6
Landed on: 38. SHOE STORE - Read a book with a pair of shoes on the cover.
Book read: Meet Me in the Margins (9/27/23)

Shoes on cover

Start Space: 38
Rolled: 6
Landed on: 44. NEWSAGENT - Read a book with a character who is a journalist.
Book read: A Picture of Hope (10/6/23)

Nellie is a journalist
Roll#12
Start space: 44
Rolled: 1
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:Orange Juice Before the Store (10/6/23)

Orange cover
Roll#13
Start Space: 41
Rolled: 2
Landed on: 43. NEWSAGENT – Read a nonfiction book.
Book read: Bethlehem, the Year Jesus Was Born: Unwrapping the Theology Behind Christmas (10/7/23)

Roll#14
Start space: 43
Rolled:5
Landed on: 48. COFFEE SHOP – Read a book with a title that starts with one of the letters in COFFEE (ignore articles).
Book read: French Fries (10/15/23)

Roll#15
Start space: 48
Rolled: 4
Landed on: 52. VENDING MACHINES - Read a book with any kind of drink on the cover.
Book read: Gatorade (10/15/23)

Gatorade on cover
Roll #16
Start space: 52
Rolled: 5
Landed on: 57. BEAUTY SALON – Read a book with a character who works in or visits a beauty salon or hairdresser, etc.
Book read: A Brush with Love: A January Wedding Story (10/27/23)

Ginger is a hairdresser
Roll#17
Start space: 57
Rolled: 3
Landed on: 60. FLORIST – Read a book with flowers on the cover.
Book read: A July Bride (10/28/23)

Flowers on cover
Roll#18
Start space: 60
Rolled: 6
Landed on: 66. MUSIC STORE – Read a book by an author whose initials are CD or LP.
Book read: Christmas Rescue Route (11/2/23)

LoRee Peery
Roll#19
Start Space: 66
Rolled: 1
Landed on: 67. MUSIC STORE - Read a book with an instrument on the cover.
Book read: In Tune with Love (12/29/23)

Violin on cover
Roll#20
Start space: 67
Rolled: 6
Landed on: 73. THRIFT SHOP – Read a book that you got secondhand or that you borrowed from somebody (not the library).
Book read: The Hero Code: Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived GM - (1/4/24)
Book borrowed from somebody
Roll#21
Start space: 73
Rolled: 3
Landed on: 76. SPECIALTY BAKERY - Read a book with cake on the cover (cupcakes and cheesecake count).
Book read: Wreck the Halls: Cake Wrecks Gets "Festive" GM - (1/5/24)

Cake on cover
Roll#22
Start space: 76
Rolled: 4
Landed on: 80. CAFÉ - Stop for a snack and a rest. GO BACK 4 SPACES (#76) OR DO A FORFEIT.
Forfeit: Rolled 6
6. Read a book by an author whose name contains an X, Y, or Z
Book read: The Pink Bonnet (1/11/24)

Author has Z in name LiZ Tolsma

Start space: 80
Rolled: 4
Landed on: 84. BANK - Read a book with the letters BANK in the title (in any order).
Book read: The Bizarre Origins of Kangaroo Court and Other Idioms (1/19/24)

The Bizarre Origins of Kangaroo Court and Other Idioms
Roll#24
Start space: 84
Rolled: 4
Landed on: 88. BOOKSTORE - Read a book by a new-to-you author.
Book read: Hazardous Duty (1/31/24)

New author to me - Christy Barritt
Roll #25
Start space: 88
Rolled: 2
Landed on: 90. BOOKSTORE - Your favorite author is doing a signing at the bookstore. The queue is long! GO BACK 4 SPACES (#86).
86. BOOKSTORE - Read a book by your favorite author.
Book read: The Bridge to Belle Island (2/13/24)

Roll#26
Start space: 86
Rolled: 2
Landed on: 88. BOOKSTORE - Read a book by a new-to-you author.
Book read: A Brilliant Night of Stars and Ice (2/22/24)

Roll #27
Start space: 88
Rolled: 4
Landed on: 92. BOOKSTORE - Read a book published in the last 12 months.
Book read: All's Fair in Love and Christmas (3/28/24)

Published - September 1, 2023
Roll#28
Start space: 92
Rolled: 1
Landed on: 93. You help an old lady safely across the road. GO FORWARD 3 SPACES (#96).
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: The Wish Book Christmas (4/13/24)

Bobby and Harry's grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Barrett
Roll #29
Start space: 96
Rolled: 3
Landed on: 99. You trip on the steps outside the library. GO BACK 5 SPACES (#94) OR DO A FORFEIT.
Forfeit: Rolled 6
6. Read a book by an author whose name contains an X, Y, or Z

Author has Z in name Linda S. GlaZ
Roll# 30
Start Space: 99
Rolled: 3
100. THE LIBRARY! Congratulations you have successfully returned your book
🎉

July 2023 - December 2024
The Game
Forfeits
Roll #1
Start Space: Start Here
Rolled: 2
Landed On: 2 - Read a book involving neighbors.
Book Read: Obsessed by Margaret Daley (7/11/23)
Roll #2
Start Space: 2
Rolled: 3
Landed On: 5 - Read a book with a title that begins with one of the letters in STREET (ignore articles).
Book Read: Trapped by Margaret Daley (7/12/23)
Roll #3
Start Space: 5
Rolled: 4
Landed On: 9 - Read a book by an author whose first AND last initials appear in the word SCHOOL.
Book Read: Ranger Redemption by Lynn Shannon (7/25/23)
Roll #4
Start Space: 9
Rolled: 6
Landed On: 15 - GO FORWARD 6 SPACES (#21)
Landed On: 21 - Read a book with any mode of transportation on the cover.
Book Read: Heir to Edenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson (8/15/23)

Roll #5
Start Space: 21
Rolled: 2
Landed On: 23 - Read a book with a title that starts with one of the letters in BENCH (ignore articles).
Book Read: Bram by L.L. Muir (8/16/23)
Roll #6
Start Space: 23
Rolled: 2
Landed On: 25 - Read a book with a main character who has children.
Book Read: Romance on the Reef by Jess Mastorakos (8/18/23)
Roll #7
Start Space: 25
Rolled: 3
Landed On: 28 - Read a book that is longer than 300 pages.
Book Read: Forest of Scarlet by Tara Grayce (8/22/23) - 359 pages
Roll #8
Start Space: 28
Rolled: 2
Landed On: 30 - GO BACK 2 SPACES (#28)
Landed On: 28 - Read a book that is longer than 300 pages.
Book Read: True Princess by Kayla Eshbaugh (8/24/23) - 374 pages
Roll #9
Start Space: 28
Rolled: 3
Landed On: 31 - 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: Magic Redeemed by K.M. Shea (11/23/23)
Roll #10
Start Space: 31
Rolled: 6
Landed On: 37 - Read a book that is between 150 and 200 pages.
Book Read: Single All the Way by Kate Watson (12/10/23) - 186 pages
Roll #11
Start Space: 37
Rolled: 5
Landed On: 42 - Read a book with some kind of food on the cover OR in the title.
Book Read: Hansel and the Gingerbread Queen by Lea Doué (3/26/24)
Roll #12
Start Space: 42
Rolled: 4
Landed On: 46 - Read a book with jewelry on the cover.
Book Read: Pearls of Salt and Sacrifice by Everly Haywood (4/3/24)

Roll #13
Start Space: 46
Rolled: 2
Landed On: 48 - Read a book with a title that starts with one of the letters in COFFEE (ignore articles).
Book Read: The Order of Blood and Ruin by K.M. Shea (4/20/24)
Roll #14
Start Space: 48
Rolled: 1
Landed On: 49 - GO FORWARD 3 SPACES
Landed On: 52 - Read a book with any kind of drink on the cover.
Book Read: Mr. Fernley and the Lady by Angela Johnson (4/3/24)

Roll #15
Start Space: 52
Rolled: 4
Landed On: 56 - Read a book with a character who is a professional athlete.
Book Read: A Groom of One's Own by Emma St. Clair (6/17/24)
Roll #16
Start Space: 56
Rolled: 5
Landed On: 61 - Read a book where a character receives flowers.
Book Read: Birdie and the Beastly Duke by Sofi Laporte (8/3/24)
Roll #17
Start Space: 61
Rolled: 6
Landed On: 67 - Read a book with an instrument on the cover.
Book Read:

Start Space: 2
Number Rolled: 2
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:

How it fits: Dog on cover
Ok . . . I've been on the fence on this one for a few weeks now, but I'm officially 'in'. This looks like so much fun!
Roll #1
Start Space: Start Here
Number 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: Snowpea the Puppy Queen
{GM mid-grade clean} (finished 30 July 2023)
How it fits: adorable dogs on the cover!
Roll #2
Start Space: 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).
Number Rolled: 4
Landed on: 8. Pass the SCHOOL – Read a book that takes place in a school.
Book Read: These Are My Words: The Residential School Diary of Violet Pesheens
{GM mid-grade clean} (finished 9 August 2023)
How it fits: takes place in the Residential School system in Canada in the late 1960s
Roll #3
Start Space: 8. Pass the SCHOOL – Read a book that takes place in a school.
Number Rolled: 3
Landed on: 11. Pass the SCHOOL - Read a book where the main characters are a group of friends.
Book Read: Authentically Izzy
(finished 5 September 2023)
How it fits: in this epistolary novel, Izzy regularly includes her cousin-siblings Luke, Penelope, and Josephine in her correspondence about her life . . . and from the very first email, I could tell that their relationship was far more than familial . . . that they were her very best friends!
Roll #4
Start Space: 11. Pass the SCHOOL - Read a book where the main characters are a group of friends.
Number Rolled: 2
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: Whenever You Come Around
(finished 10 September 2023)
How it fits: Kings Meadow, the setting of the story, is a small town, and the heroine of the story actually muses upon the smallness of the town during the first few chapters of the book
Roll #5
Start Space: 13. A woman in a car waves at you, and you smile in return. Read a book set in a small town.
Number Rolled: 3
Landed on: 16. Pass the CHURCH – Read a book where a wedding, funeral, or other church service takes place.
Book Read: The Light Princess
(finished 11 September 2023)
How it fits: the princess' christening is a pivotal moment in this story
Roll #6
Start Space: 16. Pass the CHURCH – Read a book where a wedding, funeral, or other church service takes place.
Number Rolled: 1
Landed on: 17. Pass the CHURCH – Read a book with a cross, steeple, Bible, or church building on the cover.
Book Read: Love Finds You in Lonesome Prairie, Montana
(finished 18 October 2023)
How it fits: there is a church building with a steeple (and what looks to be a cross as well!) to the right side of the background of the cover
Roll #7
Start Space: 17. Pass the CHURCH – Read a book with a cross, steeple, Bible, or church building on the cover.
Number Rolled: 2
Landed on: 19. Pass the POST OFFICE – Read a book where a letter or parcel is important to the plot.
Book Read: Hope Between the Pages
(finished 4 November 2023)
How it fits: The historical timeline features several letters written between the hero and heroine, which letters play a crucial role in the outcome of the present day timeline.
Roll #8
Start Space: 19. Pass the POST OFFICE – Read a book where a letter or parcel is important to the plot.
Number Rolled: 3
Landed on: 22. You enter the PARK. Read a book with a green cover or a tree on the cover.
Book Read: Trial and Error
(finished 10 November 2023)
How it fits: The cover features 2 trees flanking the courthouse building.
Roll #9
Start Space: 22. You enter the PARK. Read a book with a green cover or a tree on the cover.
Number Rolled: 5
Landed on: 27. Take a moment to smell the flowers. Read a book with the name of a flower in the title.
Book Read: Code Name Edelweiss
(finished 27 November 2023)
How it fits: 'Edelweiss' is a beautiful mountain flower
Roll #10
Start Space: 27. Take a moment to smell the flowers. Read a book with the name of a flower in the title.
Number Rolled: 4
Landed on: 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: A Christmas Memory
{GM} (finished 14 December 2023)
How it fits: title initials are capitalised in the words iCe creAM
Roll #1
Start Space: Start Here
Number 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: Snowpea the Puppy Queen

How it fits: adorable dogs on the cover!
Roll #2
Start Space: 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).
Number Rolled: 4
Landed on: 8. Pass the SCHOOL – Read a book that takes place in a school.
Book Read: These Are My Words: The Residential School Diary of Violet Pesheens

How it fits: takes place in the Residential School system in Canada in the late 1960s
Roll #3
Start Space: 8. Pass the SCHOOL – Read a book that takes place in a school.
Number Rolled: 3
Landed on: 11. Pass the SCHOOL - Read a book where the main characters are a group of friends.
Book Read: Authentically Izzy

How it fits: in this epistolary novel, Izzy regularly includes her cousin-siblings Luke, Penelope, and Josephine in her correspondence about her life . . . and from the very first email, I could tell that their relationship was far more than familial . . . that they were her very best friends!
Roll #4
Start Space: 11. Pass the SCHOOL - Read a book where the main characters are a group of friends.
Number Rolled: 2
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: Whenever You Come Around

How it fits: Kings Meadow, the setting of the story, is a small town, and the heroine of the story actually muses upon the smallness of the town during the first few chapters of the book
Roll #5
Start Space: 13. A woman in a car waves at you, and you smile in return. Read a book set in a small town.
Number Rolled: 3
Landed on: 16. Pass the CHURCH – Read a book where a wedding, funeral, or other church service takes place.
Book Read: The Light Princess

How it fits: the princess' christening is a pivotal moment in this story
Roll #6
Start Space: 16. Pass the CHURCH – Read a book where a wedding, funeral, or other church service takes place.
Number Rolled: 1
Landed on: 17. Pass the CHURCH – Read a book with a cross, steeple, Bible, or church building on the cover.
Book Read: Love Finds You in Lonesome Prairie, Montana

How it fits: there is a church building with a steeple (and what looks to be a cross as well!) to the right side of the background of the cover
Roll #7
Start Space: 17. Pass the CHURCH – Read a book with a cross, steeple, Bible, or church building on the cover.
Number Rolled: 2
Landed on: 19. Pass the POST OFFICE – Read a book where a letter or parcel is important to the plot.
Book Read: Hope Between the Pages

How it fits: The historical timeline features several letters written between the hero and heroine, which letters play a crucial role in the outcome of the present day timeline.
Roll #8
Start Space: 19. Pass the POST OFFICE – Read a book where a letter or parcel is important to the plot.
Number Rolled: 3
Landed on: 22. You enter the PARK. Read a book with a green cover or a tree on the cover.
Book Read: Trial and Error

How it fits: The cover features 2 trees flanking the courthouse building.
Roll #9
Start Space: 22. You enter the PARK. Read a book with a green cover or a tree on the cover.
Number Rolled: 5
Landed on: 27. Take a moment to smell the flowers. Read a book with the name of a flower in the title.
Book Read: Code Name Edelweiss

How it fits: 'Edelweiss' is a beautiful mountain flower
Roll #10
Start Space: 27. Take a moment to smell the flowers. Read a book with the name of a flower in the title.
Number Rolled: 4
Landed on: 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: A Christmas Memory

How it fits: title initials are capitalised in the words iCe creAM
Roll #11
Start 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)
Number Rolled: 2
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: A Flood of Love
(finished 8 January 2024)
How it fits: book is by Tracie Peterson whose initials are T. P.
Roll #12
Start Space: 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).
Number Rolled: 1
Landed on: 34. You take what you think is a shortcut. You’re correct. GO FORWARD 3 SPACES (#37).
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: Desert Rescue
(finished 12 January 2024)
How it fits: the e-book edition I read is listed as 192 pages on GoodReads
Roll #13
Start Space: 37. In the PARK - You finally reach the other end of the park. Read a book that is between 150 and 200 pages.
Number Rolled: 2
Landed on: 39. DEPARTMENT STORE - Read an anthology of short stories.
Book Read: Once Upon an Eid
{GM mid-grade} (finished 19 February 2024)
How it fits: this is a collection of short stories and poems about tweens experiencing the joy of Eid celebrations
Roll #14
Start Space: 39. DEPARTMENT STORE - Read an anthology of short stories.
Number Rolled: 1
Landed on: 40. ANTIQUE SHOP – Read a book published before 2000.
Book Read: Bedtime for Frances
{GM children's} (finished 25 February 2024)
How it fits: original publication year is 1960
Roll #15
Start Space: 40. ANTIQUE SHOP – Read a book published before 2000.
Number Rolled: 2
Landed on: 42. GROCERY STORE - Read a book with some kind of food on the cover OR in the title.
Book Read: Tacos for Two
(finished 11 March 2024)
How it fits: Not only does the title contain a food word, said tacos are shown on the cover!
Roll #16
Start Space: 42. GROCERY STORE - Read a book with some kind of food on the cover OR in the title.
Number Rolled: 1
Landed on: 43. NEWSAGENT – Read a nonfiction book.
Book Read: Christmas
{GM children's} (finished 7 April 2024)
How it fits: a nonfiction children's book about Christmas
Roll #17
Start Space: 43. NEWSAGENT – Read a nonfiction book.
Number Rolled: 3
Landed on: 46. JEWELER – Read a book with jewelry on the cover.
Book Read: To Spark a Match
(finished 12 April 2024)
How it fits: We can see one of Adelaide's lovely chandelier earrings on the cover.
Roll #18
Start Space: 46. JEWELER – Read a book with jewelry on the cover.
Number Rolled: 4
Landed on: 50. CINEMA - Read a book that has been made into a film OR with a character who is an actor.
Book Read: Charlotte’s Web
(finished 26 April 2024)
How it fits: Charlotte's Web has been made into a movie at least twice.
Roll #19
Start Space: 50. CINEMA - Read a book that has been made into a film OR with a character who is an actor.
Number Rolled: 2
Landed on: 52. VENDING MACHINES - Read a book with any kind of drink on the cover.
Book Read: Season of My Enemy
(finished 11 May 2024)
How it fits: Fannie is holding a drink in a red cup on the cover.
Roll #20
Start Space: 52. VENDING MACHINES - Read a book with any kind of drink on the cover.
Number Rolled: 4
Landed on: 56. SPORTS SHOP – Read a book with a character who is a professional athlete.
Book Read: In This Moment
(finished 22 May 2024)
How it fits: Maggie's 'love interest' in 2001's father is a retired NFL player with the Carolina Panthers
Start 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)
Number Rolled: 2
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: A Flood of Love

How it fits: book is by Tracie Peterson whose initials are T. P.
Roll #12
Start Space: 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).
Number Rolled: 1
Landed on: 34. You take what you think is a shortcut. You’re correct. GO FORWARD 3 SPACES (#37).
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: Desert Rescue

How it fits: the e-book edition I read is listed as 192 pages on GoodReads
Roll #13
Start Space: 37. In the PARK - You finally reach the other end of the park. Read a book that is between 150 and 200 pages.
Number Rolled: 2
Landed on: 39. DEPARTMENT STORE - Read an anthology of short stories.
Book Read: Once Upon an Eid

How it fits: this is a collection of short stories and poems about tweens experiencing the joy of Eid celebrations
Roll #14
Start Space: 39. DEPARTMENT STORE - Read an anthology of short stories.
Number Rolled: 1
Landed on: 40. ANTIQUE SHOP – Read a book published before 2000.
Book Read: Bedtime for Frances

How it fits: original publication year is 1960
Roll #15
Start Space: 40. ANTIQUE SHOP – Read a book published before 2000.
Number Rolled: 2
Landed on: 42. GROCERY STORE - Read a book with some kind of food on the cover OR in the title.
Book Read: Tacos for Two

How it fits: Not only does the title contain a food word, said tacos are shown on the cover!
Roll #16
Start Space: 42. GROCERY STORE - Read a book with some kind of food on the cover OR in the title.
Number Rolled: 1
Landed on: 43. NEWSAGENT – Read a nonfiction book.
Book Read: Christmas

How it fits: a nonfiction children's book about Christmas
Roll #17
Start Space: 43. NEWSAGENT – Read a nonfiction book.
Number Rolled: 3
Landed on: 46. JEWELER – Read a book with jewelry on the cover.
Book Read: To Spark a Match

How it fits: We can see one of Adelaide's lovely chandelier earrings on the cover.
Roll #18
Start Space: 46. JEWELER – Read a book with jewelry on the cover.
Number Rolled: 4
Landed on: 50. CINEMA - Read a book that has been made into a film OR with a character who is an actor.
Book Read: Charlotte’s Web

How it fits: Charlotte's Web has been made into a movie at least twice.
Roll #19
Start Space: 50. CINEMA - Read a book that has been made into a film OR with a character who is an actor.
Number Rolled: 2
Landed on: 52. VENDING MACHINES - Read a book with any kind of drink on the cover.
Book Read: Season of My Enemy

How it fits: Fannie is holding a drink in a red cup on the cover.
Roll #20
Start Space: 52. VENDING MACHINES - Read a book with any kind of drink on the cover.
Number Rolled: 4
Landed on: 56. SPORTS SHOP – Read a book with a character who is a professional athlete.
Book Read: In This Moment

How it fits: Maggie's 'love interest' in 2001's father is a retired NFL player with the Carolina Panthers
Roll #21
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: Three Little Words
(finished 23 May 2024)
How it fits: main character Seth opens 'The Red Door' restaurant, and his 'executive chef' is a woman named Shan
Roll #22
Start Space: 62. BAKERY - Read a book with a character who cooks for a living.
Number Rolled: 6
Landed on: 68. MUSIC STORE - Read a book with a music related word in the title (for example: song, melody, rhythm).
Book Read: Silver Bells
(finished 9 June 2024)
How it fits: 'bells' are a musical instrument
Roll #23
Start Space: 68. MUSIC STORE - Read a book with a music related word in the title (for example: song, melody, rhythm).
Number Rolled: 1
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: Explorer Academy Vela: The Sailor Cipher
{GM mid-grade clean} (finished 12 June 2024)
How it fits: Sailor and her team discover that her sister has been kidnapped by Hydrus, a global animal trafficking ring.
Roll #24
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
(finished 17 June 2024)
How it fits: Jared and Ketura get hot dogs and sodas from a stand at the baseball field during their first date.
Roll #25
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
(finished 27 July 2024)
How it fits: A guitar is prominently featured on the cover.
Roll #26
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 🙂
Roll #27
Start Space: 71. TRAVEL AGENCY – Read a book set in a different country from where you live.
Number Rolled: 4
Landed on: 75. You took too long. The library has closed. GO HOME.
Number Rolled: 1
Landed on: 1. Leave your house. Read a book with a house on the cover.
Book Read: There's No Such Thing as a Dragon
(finished 23 August 2024)
How it fits: a house on the cover (complete with dragon! lol)
Roll #28
Start Space: 1. Leave your house. Read a book with a house on the cover.
Number Rolled: 4
Landed on: 5. Walk down your street. Read a book with a title that begins with one of the letters in STREET (ignore articles).
Book Read: The Trellis and the Seed: A Book of Encouragement for All Ages
(finished 10 September 2024)
How it fits: ignoring the word 'the', the book title starts with a 'T' for 'Trellis'
Roll #29
Start Space: 5. Walk down your street. Read a book with a title that begins with one of the letters in STREET (ignore articles).
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: The Librarian's Journey: 4 Historical Romances
(finished 8 October 2024)
How it fits: One of the authors in this collection is Cynthia Hickey whose initials are in the word 'sCHool'.
Roll #30
Start Space: 9. Pass the SCHOOL - Read a book by an author whose first AND last initials appear in the word SCHOOL.
Number Rolled: 5
Landed on: 14. You forgot to put the cat out before you left. GO HOME.
Start Space: 14. You forgot to put the cat out before you left. GO HOME.
Number 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.
Book Read: Best Friends for Frances
(finished 12 October 2024)
How it fits: a classic children's book
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: Three Little Words

How it fits: main character Seth opens 'The Red Door' restaurant, and his 'executive chef' is a woman named Shan
Roll #22
Start Space: 62. BAKERY - Read a book with a character who cooks for a living.
Number Rolled: 6
Landed on: 68. MUSIC STORE - Read a book with a music related word in the title (for example: song, melody, rhythm).
Book Read: Silver Bells

How it fits: 'bells' are a musical instrument
Roll #23
Start Space: 68. MUSIC STORE - Read a book with a music related word in the title (for example: song, melody, rhythm).
Number Rolled: 1
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: Explorer Academy Vela: The Sailor Cipher

How it fits: Sailor and her team discover that her sister has been kidnapped by Hydrus, a global animal trafficking ring.
Roll #24
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.
Roll #25
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.
Roll #26
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

How it fits: the story is set in New York City, USA, and I live in Canada 🙂
Roll #27
Start Space: 71. TRAVEL AGENCY – Read a book set in a different country from where you live.
Number Rolled: 4
Landed on: 75. You took too long. The library has closed. GO HOME.
Number Rolled: 1
Landed on: 1. Leave your house. Read a book with a house on the cover.
Book Read: There's No Such Thing as a Dragon

How it fits: a house on the cover (complete with dragon! lol)
Roll #28
Start Space: 1. Leave your house. Read a book with a house on the cover.
Number Rolled: 4
Landed on: 5. Walk down your street. Read a book with a title that begins with one of the letters in STREET (ignore articles).
Book Read: The Trellis and the Seed: A Book of Encouragement for All Ages

How it fits: ignoring the word 'the', the book title starts with a 'T' for 'Trellis'
Roll #29
Start Space: 5. Walk down your street. Read a book with a title that begins with one of the letters in STREET (ignore articles).
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: The Librarian's Journey: 4 Historical Romances

How it fits: One of the authors in this collection is Cynthia Hickey whose initials are in the word 'sCHool'.
Roll #30
Start Space: 9. Pass the SCHOOL - Read a book by an author whose first AND last initials appear in the word SCHOOL.
Number Rolled: 5
Landed on: 14. You forgot to put the cat out before you left. GO HOME.
Start Space: 14. You forgot to put the cat out before you left. GO HOME.
Number 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.
Book Read: Best Friends for Frances

How it fits: a classic children's book
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