Lopsided Library Wagon (4)

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

Great, thank you!

[Jill]

👣 Completion Post - Week 9 👣
Book: The Broken One
Author: Ruth Cardello
Pages: 246
Task: Read a book with a title that begins with a letter found in THE OREGON TRAIL
How Book Qualifies: The Broken One
Date Read: 03/11/25

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

The last few weeks I've been thinking about the tasks I had planned for Week 10. It was just the same old tasks that you had done for almost the whole challenge.

It seems anticlimactic not to do something special to accomplish a great journey. So, I have adjusted the tasks.

I didn't want to surprise you with new tasks on Monday morning, so I have posted them in the Q &A thread. Here's a link to the post: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Now you'll have time to think about what you'd like to do.

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

Team, what do you think? Any preference for which option to take? I should be able to find a book for any of the tasks, so I'll be happy to go with what everyone else prefers. :)

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

Completion Post - Week 9 (1/2)
Book/Author: League of Dragons by Naomi Novik
Pages: 396
Date Read: 11 Mar 2025
Task: 70 miles - read a book with a title that begins with a letter found in THE OREGON TRAIL
How It Fits: Title begins with L

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

Hm, I am leaning more toward leaving the wagon behing with the second where we read for four tasks

But I am open to Tagged Fairy, Fae, etc., also if needed.

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

COMPLETION POST - WEEK 9
BOOK: ➤ There's a Murder Afoot
EDITION READ: ➤ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
AUTHOR: Vicki Delaney
DATE READ: 03/12/25
PAGES 299 | ★★★★☆
TASK: 📔 numbers 7 and 0 in the publication date
HOW IT FITS: January 7, 2020

[Jill]

I've already found books for all tasks so I'm okay with whatever the majority wants to do.

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

Completion Post - Week 9 (2/2)
Book/Author: Assassins Anonymous by Rob Hart
Pages: 308
Date Read: 16 Mar 2025
Task: 70 miles - read a book with a title that begins with a letter found in THE OREGON TRAIL
How It Fits: Title begins with A

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

Week 9 Completion Post

Denise - Travel
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Denise - Supply Card: Spare Parts
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Erin - 70 Miles
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Jill - 70 Miles
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

I need to head to bed, almost midnight, checked us in.

Checked us in for final path of The Barlow Road

[Lynnette]

Completion Post - Week 9
Book/Author: Bonded in Death J.D. Robb
Pages: 13’50”
Date Read: March 16, 2025
Task: Spare Parts Card
How It Fits: In a series, but not the first

[Lynnette]

I can read for 50% white!

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

The Barlow Road was built in 1846 by Sam Barlow and Philip Foster, and served as the last overland segment of the Oregon Trail.
a. Read a book with two numbers of 1846 in the book's publication date.
- Erin

The Barlow Road begins at Wascopam Mission and heads south to Tygh Valley.
b. Read a book with all the letters of SOUTH in the author's name.

The road then turns west and roughly parallels the White River.
c. Read a book with a cover that is at least 50% white.
link to tineye color extractor - https://labs.tineye.com/color/
- Lynette

The road then follows the Sandy River for some way and finally leads into Oregon City.
d. Read a book set in a place that begins with an O or C.

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

i can cover

a. Read a book with two numbers of 1846 in the book's publication date.

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

This is Week 10 of your journey to Oregon. (You won't get a Calamity Card this week.)

I'm sorry to say this, but the last 70 miles of your journey is actually the most difficult. There is no easy way into the Willamette Valley. (Yet. The last part of the Oregon Trail won't be completed for another year or so.)

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You have two different ways to complete your journey. The options are:

1) - You can take the expensive and dangerous ferry on the Columbia River into the Valley. You will have dismantle your wagon so it will fit on the ferry. There is a 10-day wait for the ferry.

To do so, all members of the team will need to read a book that is tagged "Fairy", "Faery", or "Fairytale(s)".

- OR -

2) - You can take the almost completed Barlow Road over the heavily forested and rocky volcanic Mount Hood. This Pass is not suitable for wagons, so you will have to leave it behind.

To do so, each member of your team will need to read for one of The Barlow Road tasks. All four tasks must be read for.

The Barlow Road was built in 1846 by Sam Barlow and Philip Foster, and served as the last overland segment of the Oregon Trail.
a. Read a book with two numbers of 1846 in the book's publication date.

The Barlow Road begins at Wascopam Mission and heads south to Tygh Valley.
b. Read a book with all the letters of SOUTH in the author's name.

The road then turns west and roughly parallels the White River.
c. Read a book with a cover that is at least 50% white.
link to tineye color extractor - https://labs.tineye.com/color/

The road then follows the Sandy River for some way and finally leads into Oregon City.
d. Read a book set in a place that begins with an O or C.


Rules
You can't begin reading your book until Monday morning, 12:01 a.m. your time.
You must finish and report your book by Sunday night 11:59 p.m. your time.
Books must be 140 pages or more.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.
Graphic Novels must be at least 200 pages.

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

I can take all letters of SOUTH in author's name.
Jill, does the remaining task work for you?

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

If we go with that, updated

The Barlow Road was built in 1846 by Sam Barlow and Philip Foster, and served as the last overland segment of the Oregon Trail.
a. Read a book with two numbers of 1846 in the book's publication date.
- Erin

The Barlow Road begins at Wascopam Mission and heads south to Tygh Valley.
b. Read a book with all the letters of SOUTH in the author's name.
- Denise

The road then turns west and roughly parallels the White River.
c. Read a book with a cover that is at least 50% white.
link to tineye color extractor - https://labs.tineye.com/color/
- Lynette

The road then follows the Sandy River for some way and finally leads into Oregon City.
d. Read a book set in a place that begins with an O or C.
- Jill

[Jill]

👣 Completion Post - Week 10 👣
Book: Hail Mary
Author: Nicola Rendell
Pages: 339
Task: Read a book set in a place that begins with an O or C.
How Book Qualifies: Set in Chicago
Date Read: 03/20/25

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

COMPLETION POST - Week 10
BOOK: ➤ Windfall
AUTHOR: Nora Roberts
DATE READ: 03/22/25
PAGES/RATING: 297 | ★★☆☆☆
TASK: 📔a. Read a book with two numbers of 1846 in the book's publication date.

HOW IT FITS: published January 1, 1989

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

Completion Post - Week 10
Book/Author: The Blanket Cats by Kiyoshi Shigematsu
Pages: 301
Date Read: 23 Mar 2025
Task: b. Read a book with all the letters of SOUTH in the author's name.
How It Fits: Kiyoshi Shigematsu

[Lynnette]

Completion Post - Week 10
Book/Author: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Pages: 416
Date Read: March 23, 2025
Task: Barlow Road
How It Fits: 50% white cover

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

COMPLETION POST - FINAL WEEK

Team 4 / Lopsided Library Wagon
TEAM THREAD: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
TASKS: We traveled over Barlow Road

1. Beginning of Barlow Road - Erin at the wheel
2. Denise heads south toward Tygh Valley.
3. Taking over, Lynette now brings us west.
4. Surviving (barely on this unfinished road), Jill brings us home to Oregon City.

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

Checked us in.

It was lengthy, laborous, and somewhat perilous, but we made it gals!

Had fun with you all, snakes aside :)

We ended the game with Two Spare Clean Waters.

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Erin, you had fun with that final Completion Post, didn't you?

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

(Isn't the Willamette Valley beautiful?)

Congratulations on a successful journey. It was tough, but you made it. Well done!

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

Lanelle wrote: "Erin, you had fun with that final Completion Post, didn't you?"

I did. Was feeling especially creative LOL

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

This was great fun! We made a pretty good team, didn't we? All challenges successfully overcome. :)

[Jill]

Great team ladies.

[Lynnette]

Had a great time. See you at the next adventure