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Nov 09, 2025 11:03AM
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Charlotte can you do it. I am out of town…can not access a computer to mid week.
I just realized that the book I just read didn't fit the task (for some reason I thought it did!), so now I need to find and read another book in the next few days!!
I have a question. Do we couth "The" as part of the title? My book counts either way. I am reading The Goodbye Cat. I should finish tomorrow.
Yes you can…but both “T” and “G” work for the task
Completion Post, Week 7Book: The Goodbye Cat
Author: Hiro Arikawa
Pages: 245
Date read: 13/11/25
Task: read a book with a title that begins with a letter in GIFT (you can ignore 'A' and 'An')
How it fits: Title starts with T
Is the word 'gratitude' or 'grateful' in the text of your book? Yes
"Hiromi was not sure why, but he didn't feel sad. Just grateful" page 40
I've rolled for the final week!!!Row 6, column 4 (+2 points - read a book with '2' in the page count or publication date; your team gains 2 points)
It's a good one to finish off on!
Completion Post Week 7Book is:
Gift I am most thankful for : my locket with a picture of my mom and dad after his passing.
Book and Author: In the Likely Event by Rebecca Yarros
Pages: 545 Large Print
Date Read: 11/14/25
Task: read a book with a title that begins with a letter in GIFT (you can ignore 'A' and 'An')
How it fits: The first word in title is In - letter "I" can be found in GIFT
Is the word 'gratitude' or 'grateful' in the text of your book? Yes
Hopefully the rafts could pick up more of us, especially the ones who couldn't swim, but I was grateful that the people around us all seemed to be forging in forward. p85
Charlotte wrote: "I've rolled for the final week!!!Row 6, column 4 (+2 points - read a book with '2' in the page count or publication date; your team gains 2 points)
It's a good one to finish off on!"
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Completion post week 7 Gift I am most grateful for: my grandma knitted me a wonderful cardigan more than 50 years ago. I still keep it in my chloset.
Book: Inés, vrouw van mijn hart
Author: Isabel Allende
Read: 14 november
Pages: 414
How it fits: starts with I from gift
Grateful/gratitude in text?
‘een bewijs van zijn liefde en zijn dankbaarheId’ in ch. 5 ‘a proof of his love and gratitude’
Book and Author: The Curious Inheritance of Blakely House Joanna Davidson PolitanoPages: 395
Date Read: 11/16/25
Task: read a book with a title that begins with a letter in GIFT (you can ignore 'A' and 'An')
How it fits: Starts with a T
Is the word 'gratitude' or 'grateful' in the text of your book? (If so, quote the phrase and page or location in the book for an additional point.)
ch13 (37%) - gratitude - "...express my gratitude for your..."
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Row 6, column 4 Book:
The Lost BookshopAuthor: Evie Woods
Read: 18 november
Pages: 444 p.
How it fits: published June 22, 2023
‘Gratitude/grateful in text?
‘I am very grateful for your kind message’ ch.22 Opaline
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Okay. Thank you.
I'll be finishing my book probably tomorrow, but if not, definitely by Sunday morning. This is my completion post just in case I don't check in before then. I can confirm afterwards that I finished it before midnight Sunday if I don't check in!
Book and Author: That's Not My Name Megan Lally
Pages: 297 pages
Date Read: 11/21/25
Task: read a book with '2' in the page count or publication date
How it fits: 2 in page count
Is the word 'gratitude' or 'grateful' in the text of your book? (If so, quote the phrase and page or location in the book for an additional point.)
gratitude - ch20 (63%) - "...filled with gratitude that..."
Completion PostBook: Run the World: My 3,500-Mile Journey Through Running Cultures Around the Globe
Author: Becky Wade
Pages: 288
Date read: 18/11/25
Task: read a book with '2' in the page count or publication date
How it fits: Published August 2, 2016 and 288 pages
Is the word 'gratitude' or 'grateful' in the text of your book? Yes
"I couldn't help but feel grateful for the opportunities available to elite runners pursuing a professional career in the United States"
Chapter 3
Confirming that I finished my book today (Sunday 23. Nov).Mrs. W, when you finish your book, can you check us in? You are the last one to post a completion post!
Completion Post Week 8Book is:
Book and Author: Wreck the Halls by Tessa Bailey
Pages: 351
Date Read: 11/23/25
Task: read a book with '2' in the page count or publication date
How it fits: This book was published October 3, 2023 - there is 2 "2's" in the publish date
Is the word 'gratitude' or 'grateful' in the text of your book? Yes
Sunshine tumbled in through the open door, wreathing him in a halo of glory, pedestrians retracting their umbrellas and tipping their hats in gratitude. p 1
I checked us in. We ended with a total of 74 points.It was nice playing with everyone, until another challenge. Happy reading ☺️
Thanks for a great time everyone!! It was fun to get to know all of you!
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Here are the teams' scores:
Team 5 - 74
Team 8 - 73
Team 3 - 72
Team 7 - 69
Team 11 - 68
Team 2 - 64
Team 4 - 63
Team 6 - 62
Team 10 - 62
Team 12 - 59
Team 9 - 58
Team 1 - 57
Nice job Blessing Brigade we came in first 🥇
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