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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.
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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.
Hello Everyone! So excited to get started. Here are a few team names that AI helped me create:
You Have Died of Two Much Reading
Second Wagon Survivors
Two Miles to Go
Twogether on the Trail
For the Supply Cards, I can easily read for:
Medicine - read a book with "doctor" found in the text
by A.E. Via (Pg 45: the Navy doctor said)Spare Parts - read a book that is in a series, but is NOT the first
by J.J. Harper (Bar 28 #2)Clothes - read a book with one fully clothed person on the cover
Food - read a book with double letters in a word in the title.
by Jay HoganI can find the other if needed, but these are already on my TBR for next week.
Aww I like Twogether on the trail!! For supplies I can read - Spare Parts - read a book that is in a series, but is NOT the first
I don’t know how to check in for the week but can learn if needed
And lastly, howdy y’all
I just messaged the other two that I think are on the team. I'm excited to get started.You can go ahead and take the Spare Parts. There are enough other options for everyone else.
Hi everyone Emeli checking inFor team name i like
Twogether on the Trail
I can read for food
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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.
Do we start this coming Monday? Or are we finishing books Sunday?
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The challenge begins this coming Monday, and you have until Sunday night to finish and report your book.
Awesome, I’ll hold off starting the one I’ve just picked up to start
Checking in, sorry I'm late. didn't check Goodreads for a couple of days.
OK. We've got Food, Water and Spare Parts. Anyone have a preference for what else we need? I can easily read for Medicine or Clothes....
2 of the mentioned Calamities need medicine so maybe start there.
Week 1: 
Scottish Loch Summer RomanceAuthor: De-ann Black
Task: Clean Water - read a book that is set along a lake, sea, or ocean (50% of the time)
Pages: 153
Date Read: 1/15-25
How it fits: Setting is a wee village near a loch and the female MC lives next to the loch.
Grizzly Adam (The Little Ad
A. Little
152 pages
Finished 18/1
Food - read a book with double letters in a word in the title.
See title
Task: Medicine - read a book with "doctor" found in the textBook: Night's Fall
Author: M.A. Church
Pages: 253 Pages
Date Read: 1/18/2025
How it Fits: Pg 4: I left the doctor's office
Task: Spare Parts - read a book that is in a series, but is NOT the firstBook: Crochet and Cauldrons
Author: Nancy Warren
Pages: 236 Pages
Date Read: 1/19/2025
How it Fits: 3rd in series
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Thank you.
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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')
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You received the Starvation 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.
Emeli has the food card, so we don't have to worry about Starvation. Each one of us has to 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')
Task: a title that begins with a letter found in THE OREGON TRAILBook: Losing My Rejection
Author: Blake R. Wolfe
Pages: 199 Pages
Date Read: 1/20/2025
How it Fits: Starts with L
Week 2: 
Her Cowboy's Reluctant Heart Author: Faith Landon
Task: written by an author whose first, middle, or last initial can be found in MILES
Pages: 200
Date Read: 1/22-25
How it fits: Author last name Landon
Week 2: Task: a title that begins with a letter found in THE OREGON TRAIL
Book: Glimmer of Death
Author: Heather G. Harris
Pages: 290
Date Read: 1/22/2025
How it Fits: Starts with G
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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.
The book I’m currently on doesn’t fit any of these, I’ll see what I can find next
I have like 3 books planned this week that work for the tasks, so if we need someone to read two, I can do that easily.
We have the supply card to counteract the calamity
Task: with the numbers 7 and 0 in the publication dateBook: Undercover Star
Author: Jackie Keswick
Pages: 158 Pages
Date Read: 1/27/2025
How it Fits: First published November 21, 2017
Week 3: 
Unafraid Author: Melody Grace
Task: written by an author whose first, middle, or last initial can be found in MILES
Pages: 233
Date Read: 1/29-25
How it fits: Author first name Melody
Satan's Little Helpers
Athena Steller
206 pages finished 30/1
Author last initial can be found in miles
I’ll be done tomorrow before deadline :)
Week 3:Oath Sworn
Author: K.N. Banet
Task: with a title that begins with a letter found in THE OREGON TRAIL (you can use or ignore 'A', 'An', 'The')
Pages: 356
Date Read: 2/2
How it fits: Title begins with O
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This is Week 4 of your journey West to Oregon. You have reached Challengeville. It's time to rest. You can read any book you choose that is at least 140 pages or more.
Your team also needs to decide which Supply Card you will restock. No one needs to read the task for the Card. Just let me know which Card you picked in your Team's Completion Post.
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.
Task: Any Book over 140 PagesBook: Death Eternal
Author: Richard Amos
Pages: 310 Pages
Date Read: 2/4/2025
Week 4: 
Silver Borne Author: Patricia Briggs
Task: Any Book over 140 Pages
Pages: 351
Date Read: 2/4-25
How it fits: 351 pages
We also need to decide which supply card to restock.We had:
Clean Water
Medicine
but we have used spare parts and food.
We need to chose from: Spare Parts, Food or Clothes
I vote food, but depends on next weeks challenge?
CassieCruel wrote: "I vote food, but depends on next weeks challenge?"Me too but unfortunately we have to chose before we know
but we are able to read an extra book if we haven't got the right card.
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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 2
CassieCruel
MN Lisa
Jane
Emeli
* miles traveled - 1,680
*Supply Cards available*
*Supply Cards used*