C: Raggedy Wraiths

[Judith]

That's hilarious. I love this for your monster wheel team. LOL

[Sammy]

I've just added one for the first task, but the pages are quite pathetic. It's one I might be able to find a longer one for. If I do, I'll swap it out. 😁

[Judith]

I have a long audio on there so I’ll likely be last again to get done

[Sammy]

I can't start my loooooong books until the end of november, but I'll make up for it with gusto! 😆

[Lexi]

This technically ends at the end of Nov

[Sammy]

Does it? wow, that seems quick! Feels like we only just started 😆

[Sammy]

I will pencil in a 1000-pager for that last week 😆

[Sammy]

I managed to replace the first task with a 300-pager, so at least a couple of extra points.

Will be a few days finishing my last one, as I can't fit it into this turf round.

[Judith]

Shockingly it looks like I’m done first! Go me 🙂

[Sammy]

Woo!

I'll be finishing mine tomorrow as soon as the next turf round starts.

[Lexi]

Am I reading, quite a bit. Am I reading anything that helps with this challenge. Not at all so far.

[Judith]

😂

[Sammy]

I'm reading tons of "out of comfort zone" stuff. Unfortunately they're all around 100-200 pages 😄

[Sammy]

And that's me done too. Managed to up my other 1-pointer to a 300-pager too.

[Lexi]

Checked us in

[Sammy]

Awesome! Fingers crossed the 1000-pager I've just started will fit one of the tasks! 😁

[Donna, Curator of Challenge Terrors]

10. Gabby Gabby

Gabby Gabby is a vintage pull-string doll introduced in Toy Story 4. Manufactured in the 1950s, she has a classic look: wide blue eyes, golden blonde curls tied with a bow, a yellow dress with puffed sleeves, and a soft, sweet voice. Her outward appearance radiates charm and innocence, but beneath that lies a deep sense of longing and sorrow.

Gabby Gabby lives in an antique store, surrounded by eerie ventriloquist dummies who serve as her henchmen. Unlike many of the series' villains, Gabby isn’t motivated by malice, but by a broken voice box and a desire to be loved. She envies toys like Woody, who have known the joy of being cherished by a child. Her initial actions, like trying to take Woody’s voice box, come from desperation, not cruelty. In other words, she is sweet but manipulative.

What makes Gabby Gabby stand out is her emotional depth and eventual redemption. Once she gets a chance to bond with a lonely child, she transforms from an antagonist into a symbol of healing, belonging, and second chances.

Gabby Gabby’s story is bittersweet, showing that even forgotten or “broken” toys still have value and the capacity to find love again.

She’s sweet. She’s patient. She’s waiting in the antique store with a soft voice and an empty chest where her voice box used to be. Gabby Gabby doesn’t mean to be scary. She just wants what you have. Your voice. Your attention. Your love.

And if she has to take it?

That’s just part of being a doll.

Complete the following tasks:

1. Say Her Name
She likes things that come in twos.
Read a chain of 3 books by an author whose first or last name includes a double letter (like ll, nn, ee, etc.).

3. The Name on the Box
Every doll has a name. Some are too sweet to trust.
Read a chain of 3 books with a title that could belong to a doll—something pretty, delicate, or just unsettling enough (Baby Teeth, Little Eyes, Sweet Girl, etc.).

5. There’s Something Under the Numbers
She doesn’t move. But she’s always there, just out of sight.
Read a chain of 3 books where the page count and/or publication date contains the digits 1, 9, 8, and 2 (in any order).

[Lexi]

I think I am going to name a doll Small Favors and someone that sounds bad

[Judith]

How about Enchanted Greenhouse?

[Lexi]

Seems less creepy than my option

[Sammy]

Do we think Autumn could work? I think it's a pretty name (and I knew one many, many years ago that I would not have been surprised if she turned out to be posessed! 😂)

ETA: actually, it works for the first task. Yay!

[Sammy]

Finished my first 2, but will be 3 days with the last one as it doesn't fit this turf round.

[Lexi]

I’m at a conference this week. Presentation went well today but pretty sure I won’t get another book done until my flight home on Thursday.

[Sammy]

Looks like it doesn't fit next round either, so I'm going to try and cram it in today.

The challenge Gods are not lining things up nicely for me right now 😆

[Judith]

I’m glad your presentation went well!

[HOB, ALL HOB MODS]

Sammy wrote: "Looks like it doesn't fit next round either, so I'm going to try and cram it in today.

The challenge Gods are not lining things up nicely for me right now 😆"

“Oh, darling, the Challenge Gods rarely line things up nicely—they prefer chaos, confusion, and the occasional cackle from yours truly 😈✨. Consider it a test of your devotion... or perhaps just their wicked sense of humor!”

[Sammy]

I have noticed this!! 😆

I have also heard the cackles. It's something you have in common with Judith (I just know she's gleefully contemplating an upcoming music mini... 😂)

[Judith]

👀 😈

[HOB, ALL HOB MODS]

We don't even conspire. Our challenges just naturally cause chaos and confusion for you.

[Judith]

I'm done for this one :)