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You and three friends are about to embark on a perilous journey. You will be traveling by wagon from Independence, Missouri, to the Willamette Valley, Oregon. It is going to be a long, long 1,960-mile walk.

You will face wildlife, starvation, disease, thieves, severe weather, accidents, and worst of all, no libraries :)

But you can do it together with your companions. (I promise you will not die of dysentery.)

Team 6
christene_littlelibrary
Michelle
Brittany
Lori
Priya

* miles traveled - 1,680

*Supply Cards available*


*Supply Cards used*

For Week 1 each team member will read for one (1) Supply Card.

Supply Cards
Medicine - read a book with "doctor" found in the text
Spare Parts - read a book that is in a series, but is NOT the first
Clothes - read a book with one fully clothed person on the cover
Clean Water - read a book that is set along a lake, sea, or ocean (50% of the time)
Food - read a book with double letters in a word in the title.

For Weeks 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10, you will be traveling. Each team member will read a book that will get you 70 miles along the trail.

To go 70 miles, read a book:
with the numbers 7 and 0 in the publication date - OR -
written by an author whose first, middle, or last initial can be found in MILES - OR -
with a title that begins with a letter found in THE OREGON TRAIL (you can use or ignore 'A', 'An', 'The')

For Weeks 4 and 7, you can read any 140+ page book you'd like.

First of all, pick a name for your family, group, or company.

Second, decide who will read for which Supply Card.

Third, decide who will make the team's Completion Posts. (It can be one person, or you can take turns. The team's Completion Post can be posted as soon as everyone has reported. The latest the team Completion Post can be posted is early Monday morning.)

Fourth, sit back and wait for Day One of the most incredible journey.

Hi there:

Lori here checking in. Looking forward to getting to know y'all.
We should all come up with some team names and then see what we all like best.

Hi Checking in. Nice meeting you all. I'm not really good with names. But here's some of my suggestions.

Story Seekers
Well-Read Wanderers
Plotline Pioneers

Hi everyone.

Checking in and saying hi.

For Names I like:

Well-Read Wanderers
Plotline Pioneers

I can read for food. Or any really. if anyone want it just comment here

I like Plotline Pioneers best.

If nobody else wants to I would be happy to do our team completions. Or, if y'all would prefer we can take it in turns.

I would prefer to read for Clothes. Second choice would be Spare Parts

I can read for any of the tasks.

This is Week 1 of your journey West to Oregon. Each team member will read for a Supply Card. You need to decide which Supply Cards you want to begin your journey with, and who will read for which Card.

Supply Cards
Medicine - read a book with "doctor" found in the text
Spare Parts - read a book that is in a series, but is NOT the first
Clothes - read a book with one fully clothed person on the cover
Clean Water - read a book that is set along a lake, sea, or ocean (50% of the time)
Food - read a book with double letters in a word in the title.

Calamities
Broken Arm (needs Medicine card)
Snake Bite (needs Medicine card)
Starvation (needs Food card)
Extreme Cold (needs Clothes card)
Bad Water (needs Clean Water card)
Broken Wheel (needs Spare Parts card)


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.

Which supply card do we give up? --

Medicine should always be our prio i think

I'm still up to read for Food.

Hi everyone! I read a ton of series books that would fit spare parts

I am sure I can find something for medicine as well, several of my series have doctors in them :)

Plotline Pioneers is fun!

So this challenge starts 13 Jan? Just want to make sure I am tracking it properly

Brittany wrote: "So this challenge starts 13 Jan? Just want to make sure I am tracking it properly"

Yes this will start jan 13

thanks!

Are we settled on Plotline Pioneers? if so I can let Lanelle know so she can change it.

Works for me

WEEK 1

Medicine - Michelle
Spare Parts - read a book that is in a series, but is NOT the first
Clothes - read a book with one fully clothed person on the cover
Clean Water - Brittany
Food - Christene

Who wants to read for what?

I know up above Lori said she wanted to read for clothes. Christene wanted to read for food. Do you both want to stick to those tasks?

I can read for any of the tasks, so I will claim one after everyone has chosen.

Michelle wrote: "Who wants to read for what?

I know up above Lori said she wanted to read for clothes. Christene wanted to read for food. Do you both want to stick to those tasks?

I can read for any of the tasks..."

Yes i'm sticking to food. I'm reading

The book I just started today works for Clean Water - read a book that is set along a lake, sea, or ocean (50% of the time)

I'm going to read for Medicine.

Completion Post - Week 1 - Supply Card

Book - Two Can Keep a Secret
Author - Karen M. McManus
Date Read - 1/13/25
Pages - 329
Task - Medicine - read a book with "doctor" found in the text
How it fits - Pg. 319 - "That's What the doctors say, anyway."

Week 1

Team Name: Plotline Pioneers
Supply Card(s) Requested
MEDICINE - Michelle - /topic/show/...
CLEAN WATER - Brittany - /topic/show/...
FOOD - Christene - /topic/show/...
Lori - /topic/show/...

Completion Post - Week 1 - Supply Card

Book - Egg Drop Dead
Author - Vivien Chien
Date Read - 1/15
Pages - 320
Task - Food - read a book with double letters in a word in the title.
How it fits - eGG

Completion Post - Week 1 - Supply Card

Book -
Author - Margaret Renkl
Date Read - 1/15/25
Pages - 270
Task - Clean Water - read a book that is set along a lake, sea, or ocean
How it fits -Set along a lake

Lori might not be getting notifications

Brittany wrote: "Lori might not be getting notifications"

Someone should reach out to Lori and make sure she's okay.

Sorry ladies. I was supposed to be in Texas visiting my new grandson but his dad went to the Philippines on business so between worrying about him and helping my friend whose husband passed away I totally forgot about challenges...but....I have been reading.

I read for Spare Parts

Completion Post
Week 1 - Supply Card
Book:
Author H. M. Shander
Date read: 01/17/2024
Task: Spare Parts - read a book that is in a series, but is NOT the first
How it fits: This book is part of the 3rd Coffee Loft Series and is the 2nd or 3rd book released.

Hi Team::

I did my completion Post and I also took the liberty of checking us in.

Lori wrote: "Hi Team::

I did my completion Post and I also took the liberty of checking us in."

Thanks!

For Week 2 of your journey West to Oregon, each team member will read a book that will take them 70 miles.

To go 70 miles, read a book:
with the numbers 7 and 0 in the publication date - OR -
written by an author whose first, middle, or last initial can be found in MILES - OR -
with a title that begins with a letter found in THE OREGON TRAIL (you can use or ignore 'A', 'An', 'The')



You received the Broken Arm Calamity Card.

Hopefully you will have earned the Supply Card that blocks this Calamity in Week 1.

If you don't have the Supply Card, one team member will need to read the task to counteract the Calamity. You will miss out on the 70 miles that that team member's book would add to the total mileage for that week.

Option 2 - a team member can read two (2) books during the week to make up the 70 miles that the person reading for the Supply Card will not accomplish. The two books must both meet the criteria for traveling the 70 miles.

Option 3 - two or more team members can 'buddy read' a book. The book must meet the criteria for traveling or the Supply Card for the Calamity. The one (1) book will counteract the Calamity and travel the necessary 70 miles.


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.

Michelle read for Medicine, and we also had spare parts thanks to Lori, so we should be good on the Calamity, right?

We are good because of medicine....phew.

Yes we are. I'm readingOnyx Storm for week 2

I am read Lowcountry Lost by T.I. Lowe for week 2

Oh no I was about to post my next book haha

I'm reading The Blood Princess for this week.

Completion Post - Week 2 - To Go 70 miles

Book - Lowcountry Lost
Author - T. I. Lowe
Date Read - 01/22/2025
Pages - 368
Task - a title that begins with a letter found in THE OREGON TRAIL (you can use or ignore 'A', 'An', 'The')
How it fits: The title of this book begins with an "L" which is found in TRAIL in The Oregon TraiL

Completion Post - Week 2 - 70 miles

Book -
Author - Michael Crichton
Date Read - 1/23/25
Pages - 672
Task - with the numbers 7 and 0 in the publication date
How it fits -Published December 7, 2004

Completion Post - Week 2 - 70 miles

Book - Onyx Storm
Author - Rebecca Yarros
Date Read - 1/23
Pages - 779
Task - a title that begins with a letter found in THE OREGON TRAIL (you can use or ignore 'A', 'An', 'The')
How it fits: starts with "O"

Completion Post - Week 2 - 70 Miles

Book - The Blood Princess
Author - Dylan Keefer
Date Read - 1/24/25
Pages - 225
Task - read a book with the numbers 7 and 0 in the publication date
How it fits - Published January 28, 2017

Week 2
Team Name: Plotline Pioneers
Supply Card(s) Used - Medicine

Lori - /topic/show/...
Brittany - /topic/show/...
Christene - /topic/show/...
Michelle - /topic/show/...

I have checked us in for week 2

Thank you Michelle!

Thanks for the check in Michelle!

Ladies, this is a really fun team.

This is Week 3 of your journey West to Oregon. Each team member will read a book that will take them 70 miles.

To go 70 miles, read a book:
with the numbers 7 and 0 in the publication date - OR -
written by an author whose first, middle, or last initial can be found in MILES - OR -
with a title that begins with a letter found in THE OREGON TRAIL (you can use or ignore 'A', 'An', 'The')



You received the Broken Wheel Calamity Card.

Hopefully you will have earned the Supply Card that blocks this Calamity in Week 1.

If you don't have the Supply Card, one team member will need to read the task to counteract the Calamity. You will miss out on the 70 miles that that team member's book would add to the total mileage for that week.

Option 2 - a team member can read two (2) books during the week to make up the 70 miles that the person reading for the Supply Card will not accomplish. The two books must both meet the criteria for traveling the 70 miles.

Option 3 - two or more team members can 'buddy read' a book. The book must meet the criteria for traveling or the Supply Card for the Calamity. The one (1) book will counteract the Calamity and travel the necessary 70 miles.


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.